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Aleksander Litwinowicz
Aleksander Litwinowicz
Born	1879 Saint Petersburg
Died	1948
Allegiance	Poland
Service / branch	Polish Legions
Years of service	1914–1918
Rank	General Second Deputy Minister of War and Chief of Army Administration
Battles / wars	World War I
Awards	Silver Cross of Virtuti Militari

Aleksander Litwinowicz (1879–1948) was a Polish general who was a member of Polish Independence Organizations before World War I and a member of the Polish Legions during the war. Litwinowicz was promoted to general in 1924. From 1936 to 1939 he was the Second Deputy Minister of War and Chief of Army Administration.

In 1920, he became the first president of the Legia Military Sports Club.

Honours and awards

• Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari
• Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta
• Cross of Independence
• Order of the Cross of the Eagle, Class II (Estonia, 1935)

References

1. "Aleksander Litwinowicz". Generałowie II Rzeczypospolitej (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-11-09.

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