Roman Abraham

Roman Abraham 1938

Roman Abraham (1891 Lwów - 1976 Warsaw) was a Polish cavalry general, commander of Wielkopolska Cavalry Brigade during German and Soviet Invasion of Poland in September 1939, in Battle of Bzura commander of Polish cavalry (combined cavalry unit).

He studied at the Jesuit school Zakład Naukowo-Wychowawczy Ojców Jezuitów w Chyrowie. From 1939-45 he was a Prisoner of War in Oflag VII-A Murnau in Germany.

Decorations

Virtuti Militari, Golden Cross
Virtuti Militari, Silver Cross
Polonia Restituta, Officer's Cross
Cross of Independence with Swords
Cross of Valor 4 times
Cross of Merit, Gold Cross – 3x times
Lwów Defense Cross
Légion d'honneur, Knight's Cross (France)

References

http://www.generals.dk/general/Abraham/Roman/Poland.html

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 50073800 ISNI: 0000 0001 0970 0773

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.