Edmund Knoll-Kownacki
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Promotions
- Warrant officer – September 15, 1913
- Lieutenant – May 15, 1915
- Captain – November 1, 1916
- Major – October 13, 1918
- Colonel – June 1, 1919
- Brigadier-general – January 15, 1927
Honours and awards
- Silver Cross of the Order of Virtuti Militari (1921)
- Commander's Cross with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta, previously awarded the Commander's Cross and the Officer's Cross
- Cross of Independence
- Cross of Valour (six times)
- Gold Cross of Merit
- Commemorative Medal for War 1918-1921
- 10 Years of Independence medal
- Military Merit Medal (Austria-Hungary)
- Commander of the Legion of Honour
- Order of the Crown of Romania, 2nd class
Categories:
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- 1891 births
- 1953 deaths
- People from Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki County
- Polish generals
- Polish Rifle Squads members
- Polish people of World War I
- Polish people of the Polish–Soviet War
- World War II prisoners of war held by Germany
- Commanders of the Legion of Honour
- Moscow State University alumni
- Polish prisoners of war in World War II
- Recipients of the Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari
- Recipients of the Cross of Independence
- Commanders with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta
- Recipients of the Cross of Valour (Poland)
- Recipients of the Gold Cross of Merit (Poland)
- Grand Officers of the Order of the Crown (Romania)
- Polish emigrants to the United Kingdom