Aleksander Krzyżanowski
1895–1951
- Nationality
- Poland
- Occupation
- military officer
Aleksander Krzyżanowski nom de guerre "Wilk" (18 February 1895 – 29 September 1951) was an artillery colonel of the Polish Army, officer of the Service for Poland's Victory, Union of Armed Struggle, commander of the Vilnius District of the Home Army and political prisoner of the Stalinist period.
Incarceration history
- Butyrka prisonDates unknown
- Mokotów PrisonDates unknown
- NKVD camp No. 179 in DiaghilevDates unknown
Biography
Aleksander Krzyżanowski nom de guerre "Wilk" (18 February 1895 – 29 September 1951) was an artillery colonel of the Polish Army, officer of the Service for Poland's Victory, Union of Armed Struggle, commander of the Vilnius District of the Home Army and political prisoner of the Stalinist period. In 1994 he was posthumously promoted to the rank of brigade general.