page_title: Władysław Kiełbasa
hierarchical_section_title: Władysław Kiełbasa
caption_attribution_description: English: Władysław Kiełbasa (1893-1939) - Lieutenant Colonel (Podpułkownik) of the Polish Army.
context_page_description: Władysław Kiełbasa was a Lieutenant Colonel of the Polish Army.
  He fought in the Polish-Soviet War, where he was seriously wounded, and later in World War II.
  On the first day of World War II, German troops invaded Upper Silesia from the directions of Gliwice. Władysław Kiełbasa was part of the "Silesia" operational group, which was in turn part of the Kraków Army. While leading a counterattack against German forces between the towns of Mikołów and Wyry, part of an operation to withdraw Polish units behind the Przemsza River, Kiełbasa was struck by shrapnel and killed.
  He was awarded several medals including the Virtuti Militari, Krzyż Niepodległości, Krzyż Kawalerski, Krzyż Walecznych twice, and the Cross of Merit twice.
context_section_description: Władysław Kiełbasa (born December 31, 1893 in Nowy Sącz – September 2, 1939 in Mikołów) was a Lieutenant Colonel (Podpułkownik) of the Polish Army.
  He fought in the Polish-Soviet War, where he was seriously wounded, and later in World War II.
  On the first day of World War II, German troops invaded Upper Silesia from the directions of Gliwice. Władysław Kiełbasa was part of the "Silesia" operational group, which was in turn part of the Kraków Army. While leading a counterattack against German forces between the towns of Mikołów and Wyry, part of an operation to withdraw Polish units behind the Przemsza River, Kiełbasa was struck by shrapnel and killed.
  
  He was awarded several medals including the Virtuti Militari (Class V and IV), Krzyż Niepodległości (Cross of Independence), Krzyż Kawalerski (Cavalier's Cross), Krzyż Walecznych (Cross of Valor) twice, and the Cross of Merit (Gold) twice.
caption: Władysław Kiełbasa
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