Jozef Kowalski
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| Józef Kowalski | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 February 1900 (age 113 years, 110 days) Smerekivka, Lviv, Austria-Hungary (now Ukraine) |
| Allegiance |  Poland |
| Service/branch | Polish Army |
| Years of service | 1919–1921; 1939 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit |  Polish Army 22nd Regiment Ułanów |
| Battles/wars | Polish-Soviet War September Campaign |
| Awards | Order of Polonia Restituta; "Pro Memoria" Medal |
Jozef Kowalski (born 2 February 1900) is the last Polish veteran who served just after the First World War. He is the oldest verified military veteran in the world, following the death of Gertrude Noone.[1][2]
He fought in the Polish-Soviet War that was linked to the First World War. It lasted from 1919 to 1921. He is the only living person who is known to have definitely fought in that war.
He lives in Tursk, near Sulęcin, in a care home.[3]
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- ↑ "Pan Józef ma 107 lat i czuje się znakomicie" (in Polish). Wirtualna Polska 2007-02-02. http://wiadomosci.wp.pl/wiadomosc.html?wid=8714409&ticaid=132ac. Retrieved 2010-03-30.
- ↑ "200 lat dla pana Józefa! Najstarszy Lubuszanin mieszka w Tursku." (in Polish). Gazeta Lubuska 2009-02-02. http://www.gazetalubuska.pl/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090202/POWIAT12/535624281. Retrieved 2010-03-30.
- ↑ "Pan Józef ma 107 lat i czuje się znakomicie" (in Polish). Wirtualna Polska. http://wiadomosci.wp.pl/wiadomosc.html?wid=8714409&ticaid=132ac. Retrieved 2007-03-16.
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