Józef Kowalski
Józef Kowalski (2 February 1900? – 7 December 2013)[1] was the last Polish veteran who served just after World War I, and believed to be the oldest living military veteran in the world, following the death of Gertrude Noone.[2][3]
| Józef Kowalski | |
|---|---|
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| Born | 2 February 1900? Smerekivka, Lviv, Austria-Hungary (now Ukraine) |
| Died | 7 December 2013 (aged 113 years, 308 days?) |
| 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 |
He fought in the Polish-Soviet War which was linked to World War I and lasted from 1919 to 1921.
He lived in Tursk, near Sulęcin, in a care home.[4] He died on 7 December 2013, just 8 weeks and one day before his claimed 114th birthday, and claimed to be the oldest living man for around a half-year after 116-year-old Japaneseman Jiroemon Kimura's death in early-summer of 2013 (although the GRG and the Guinness World Records never verified him as the oldest living man).
References
- ↑ (in pl) Zmarł najstarszy Europejczyk. Kpt. Józef Kowalski miał 113 lat. TVN. 10 December 2013. https://tvnwarszawa.tvn24.pl/informacje,news,zmarl-najstarszy-europejczykbr-kpt-jozef-kowalski-mial-113-lat,108158.html. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ↑ "Pan Józef ma 107 lat i czuje się znakomicie" (in Polish). Wirtualna Polska 2007-02-02. 2 February 2007. Retrieved 2010-03-30.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "200 lat dla pana Józefa! Najstarszy Lubuszanin mieszka w Tursku" (in Polish). Gazeta Lubuska 2009-02-02. 2 February 2009. Retrieved 2010-03-30.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Pan Józef ma 107 lat i czuje się znakomicie" (in Polish). Wirtualna Polska. 2 February 2007. Retrieved 2007-03-16.
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