Józef Unrug
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Józef Unrug was a Polish naval officer and admiral renowned for his leadership in the early stages of World War II and his steadfast resistance during the German invasion of Poland.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Polish military personnel
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admiral ⓘ naval officer ⓘ person ⓘ |
| allegiance | Second Polish Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Cross of Valour (Poland)
NERFINISHED
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Order of Polonia Restituta NERFINISHED ⓘ Order of the White Eagle (posthumously) NERFINISHED ⓘ Virtuti Militari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthCountry | German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1884-10-07 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Brandenburg an der Havel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Polish Navy Cemetery in Gdynia-Oksywie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship |
German Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Polish September Campaign
NERFINISHED
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World War I ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfExile | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathCountry | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1973-02-28 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Lailly-en-Val NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| detainedBy | Nazi Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| education | Imperial German Naval Academy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Polish ⓘ |
| familyName | Unrug NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Tadeusz Unrug NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Józef NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
French
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German ⓘ Polish ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Imperial German Navy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Polish Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
kontradmirał
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vice admiral ⓘ |
| mother | Isabella von Bünau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Józef Michał Hubert Unrug NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
command of Polish naval forces during the German invasion of Poland in 1939
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defense of the Hel Peninsula in 1939 ⓘ refusal to speak German to his German captors during World War II ⓘ |
| placeOfDetention |
Oflag II-C Woldenberg
NERFINISHED
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Oflag VII-A Murnau NERFINISHED ⓘ Oflag VIII-E Johannisbrunn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Commander of the Naval Coast Defence (Obrona Wybrzeża Morska)
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Commander of the Polish Navy ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| remainsRepatriated | 2018 ⓘ |
| residence |
France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Morocco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Zofia Unrug NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasPrisonerOfWar | true ⓘ |
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