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.

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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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Sucharski hasNotableBearer Henryk Sucharski
Gręboszów birthplaceOf Henryk Sucharski
Gręboszów hasNotableResident Henryk Sucharski