Henryk Sucharski
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Henryk Sucharski was a Polish military officer best known for commanding the heroic defense of the Westerplatte peninsula during the opening days of World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Henryk Sucharski canonical | 4 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Polish military officer
ⓘ
World War II prisoner of war ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegiance | Second Polish Republic ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Cross of Valour (Poland)
ⓘ
Virtuti Militari ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Westerplatte cemetery of the defenders
ⓘ
surface form:
Westerplatte
|
| capturedBy | Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | illness ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
monuments at Westerplatte
ⓘ
streets named after him in Poland ⓘ |
| conflict |
Invasion of Poland
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth |
Austro-Hungarian Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Austria-Hungary
|
| countryOfCitizenship | Poland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1898-11-12 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1946-08-30 ⓘ |
| detainedIn | German prisoner-of-war camp ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Poles ⓘ |
| familyName | Sucharski ⓘ |
| genreOfNotability | military history ⓘ |
| givenName | Henryk ⓘ |
| hasPartInNarrative |
Invasion of Poland
ⓘ
surface form:
Polish September Campaign
|
| hasRoleIn | symbol of Polish resistance in 1939 ⓘ |
| memorializedIn |
Polish literature about Westerplatte
ⓘ
films about the defense of Westerplatte ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Polish Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
captain
ⓘ
major ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Polish ⓘ |
| notableFor |
German attack on Westerplatte
ⓘ
surface form:
defense of Westerplatte
|
| occupation |
military officer
ⓘ
soldier ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Polish–Soviet War
ⓘ
German attack on Westerplatte ⓘ
surface form:
defense of Westerplatte
|
| placeOfBirth | Gręboszów ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Naples
ⓘ
surface form:
Neapol
|
| positionHeld | commandant of the Military Transit Depot at Westerplatte ⓘ |
| serviceEnd | 1945 ⓘ |
| serviceStart | World War I era ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.