Photo: Władysław Miernicki, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons¹⁰

Melchior Wańkowicz

Polish army officer, writer, political journalist and publisher

Melchior Wańkowicz (10 January 1892 – 10 September 1974) was a Polish army officer, popular writer, political journalist and publisher. He is most famous for his reporting for the Polish Armed Forces in the West during World War II and writing a book about the battle of Monte Cassino.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Melchior Wańkowicz (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Jan 10, 1892, died Sep 10, 1974.¹

Companies

RójFounder⁹

Career

Occupation: writer, publisher, reporter, journalist, opinion journalist, politician, war correspondent.⁴

Date not recordedFounded Rój³

Personal life

BornJan 10, 1892, Kaliužyca⁵
DiedSep 10, 1974, Warsaw⁶
CitizenshipRussian Empire, Second Polish Republic, United States⁷

Awards

Date not recordedCommander of the Order of Polonia Restituta⁸
Date not recordedCross of Independence⁸
Date not recordedCross of Valour (1920)⁸
Date not recordedMonte Cassino Commemorative Cross⁸
Date not recordedOfficer of the Order of Polonia Restituta⁸
Date not recordedSilver Laurel of the Polish Academy of Literature‎⁸

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WikidataMelchior Wańkowicz on Wikidata
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WikipediaMelchior Wańkowicz on Wikipedia
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WikidataMelchior Wańkowicz: Founded Rój, on Wikidata
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WikidataMelchior Wańkowicz: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataMelchior Wańkowicz: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataMelchior Wańkowicz: place of death, on Wikidata
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WikidataMelchior Wańkowicz: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataMelchior Wańkowicz: award, on Wikidata
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WikidataRój, Founder
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Wikimedia CommonsMelchior Wańkowicz photo by Władysław Miernicki, Public domain

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