Antoni Janusz, the Glossary
Antoni Janusz (30 January 1902 – 28 August 2000) was a Polish sportsman, soldier and pilot.[1]
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40 relations: Air Ministry, Babruysk, Battle of Warsaw (1920), Casablanca, Company (military unit), Cross of Merit (Poland), Cross of Valour (Poland), Defence Medal (United Kingdom), England, France, French Air and Space Force, German Empire, Gordon Bennett Cup (ballooning), Greece, Invasion of Poland, Jarocin, Leszno, Lieutenant colonel, Lodgement, London, No. 138 Squadron RAF, No. 1586 (Polish Special Duties) Flight, No. 301 Polish Bomber Squadron, Order of Polonia Restituta, Orders, decorations, and medals of Poland, Poland, Polish Air Force, Polish Land Forces, Polish–Soviet War, Province of Posen, Romania, Royal Air Force, Scotland, Second lieutenant, Soviet invasion of Poland, Tobruk, Toruń, War Medal 1939–1945, World War II, 14th Infantry Division (Poland).
- People from Leszno
- Polish aviators
- Polish balloonists
Air Ministry
The Air Ministry was a department of the Government of the United Kingdom with the responsibility of managing the affairs of the Royal Air Force, that existed from 1918 to 1964.
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Babruysk
Babruysk or Bobruysk (Babrujsk,; Бобруйск,; Bobroysk) is a city in Mogilev Region, Belarus.
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Battle of Warsaw (1920)
The Battle of Warsaw (Bitwa Warszawska; Варшавская битва, Varshavskaya bitva), also known as the Miracle on the Vistula (Cud nad Wisłą), was a series of battles that resulted in a decisive Polish victory in 1920 during the Polish–Soviet War.
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Casablanca
Casablanca (lit) is the largest city in Morocco and the country's economic and business centre.
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Company (military unit)
A company is a military unit, typically consisting of 100–250 soldiers and usually commanded by a major or a captain.
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Cross of Merit (Poland)
The Cross of Merit is a Polish civil state decoration established on 23 June 1923, to recognize services to the state.
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Cross of Valour (Poland)
The Cross of Valour (Krzyż Walecznych) is a Polish military decoration.
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Defence Medal (United Kingdom)
The Defence Medal is a campaign medal instituted by the United Kingdom in May 1945, to be awarded to citizens of the British Commonwealth for both non-operational military and certain types of civilian war service during the Second World War.
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England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.
France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe.
French Air and Space Force
The French Air and Space Force (Armée de l'air et de l'espace) is the air and space force of the French Armed Forces.
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German Empire
The German Empire, also referred to as Imperial Germany, the Second Reich or simply Germany, was the period of the German Reich from the unification of Germany in 1871 until the November Revolution in 1918, when the German Reich changed its form of government from a monarchy to a republic.
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Gordon Bennett Cup (ballooning)
The Gordon Bennett Cup (or Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett) is the world's oldest gas balloon race, and is "regarded as the premier event of world balloon racing" according to the Los Angeles Times.
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Greece
Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe.
Invasion of Poland
The Invasion of Poland, also known as the September Campaign, Polish Campaign, War of Poland of 1939, and Polish Defensive War of 1939 (1 September – 6 October 1939), was a joint attack on the Republic of Poland by Nazi Germany, the Slovak Republic, and the Soviet Union, which marked the beginning of World War II.
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Jarocin
Jarocin is a town in west-central Poland with 25,700 inhabitants (1995), the administrative capital of Jarocin County in Greater Poland Voivodeship.
Leszno
Leszno is a historic city in western Poland, seat of Leszno County within the Greater Poland Voivodeship.
Lieutenant colonel
Lieutenant colonel is a rank of commissioned officers in the armies, most marine forces and some air forces of the world, above a major and below a colonel.
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Lodgement
A lodgement or lodgment is an enclave, taken and defended by force of arms against determined opposition, made by increasing the size of a bridgehead, beachhead, or airhead into a substantial defended area, at least the rear parts of which are out of direct line of fire.
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London
London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.
No. 138 Squadron RAF
No.
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No. 1586 (Polish Special Duties) Flight
No.
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No. 301 Polish Bomber Squadron
No.
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Order of Polonia Restituta
The Order of Polonia Restituta (Order Odrodzenia Polski, Order of Restored Poland) is a Polish state order established 4 February 1921.
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Orders, decorations, and medals of Poland
The following is a list of medals, awards and decorations in use in Poland.
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Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe.
Polish Air Force
The Polish Air Force (Air Forces) is the aerial warfare branch of the Polish Armed Forces.
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Polish Land Forces
The Land Forces are the land forces of the Polish Armed Forces.
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Polish–Soviet War
The Polish–Soviet War (late autumn 1918 / 14 February 1919 – 18 March 1921) was fought primarily between the Second Polish Republic and the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic before it became a union republic in the aftermath of World War I and the Russian Revolution, on territories which were previously held by the Russian Empire and the Habsburg Monarchy following the Partitions of Poland.
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Province of Posen
The Province of Posen (Provinz Posen; Prowincja Poznańska) was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia from 1848 to 1920, occupying most of the historical Greater Poland.
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Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeast Europe.
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air and space force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies.
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Scotland
Scotland (Scots: Scotland; Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.
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Second lieutenant
Second lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer military rank in many armed forces.
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Soviet invasion of Poland
The Soviet invasion of Poland was a military conflict by the Soviet Union without a formal declaration of war.
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Tobruk
Tobruk or Tobruck (Ἀντίπυργος, Antipyrgos; Antipyrgus; Tobruch; Ṭubruq; also transliterated as Tobruch and Tubruk) is a port city on Libya's eastern Mediterranean coast, near the border with Egypt.
Toruń
Toruń is a city on the Vistula River in north-central Poland and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
War Medal 1939–1945
The War Medal 1939–1945 is a campaign medal which was instituted by the United Kingdom on 16 August 1945, for award to citizens of the British Commonwealth who had served full-time in the Armed Forces or the Merchant Navy for at least 28 days between 3 September 1939 and 2 September 1945.
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World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.
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14th Infantry Division (Poland)
14 Greater Poland Infantry Division (Polish: 14 Wielkopolska Dywizja Piechoty) was a unit of the Polish Army in the interbellum period, which took part in the Polish September Campaign.
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See also
People from Leszno
- Agnes Pihlava
- Albert Moll (German psychiatrist)
- Antoni Janusz
- Antoni Paweł Sułkowski
- Carl Friedrich Richard Förster
- Elżbieta Ratajczak
- Franz Ewald Theodor Bachmann
- Gerhard Weisser
- Haym Salomon
- Heinrich Fraenkel
- Helmut Grollmus
- Ilse Schwidetzky
- Karl Siegfried Günsburg
- Leo Baeck
- Leser Landshuth
- Ludwig Kalisch
- Ludwig Schulz
- Mirosław Handke
- Nahman Berlin
- Otto Schultzen
- Ottomar Anschütz
- Paul Cinquevalli
- Peter Lindbergh
- Rudolf Leonhard
- Solomon Eger
- Stanisław Grochowiak
- Stephen Born
- Wolfgang Martini
- Wolfgang Thomale
- Yaakov Lorberbaum
- Zbigniew Gorzelańczyk
- Zvi Hirsch Kalischer
Polish aviators
- Adamowicz brothers
- Airborne and Antigas Defence League
- Antoni Janusz
- Antoni Kocjan
- Antoni Mroczkowski
- Antoni Tomiczek
- Bolesław Orliński
- Czesław Zbierański
- Eugeniusz Pieniążek
- Franz Peter
- Henry Millicer
- Henryk Flame
- Józef Lewoniewski
- Józef Zając
- Jadwiga Piłsudska
- Jan Nagórski
- Jan Wnęk
- Janina Lewandowska
- Janusz Meissner
- Janusz Żurakowski
- Jerzy Bajan
- Jerzy Makula
- Jerzy Osiński
- Jerzy Wojnar
- Leon Aleksander Sapieha
- Ludomił Rayski
- Ludwik Idzikowski
- Maciej Pospieszyński
- Maria Wardasówna
- Mieczysław Garsztka
- Mirosław Hermaszewski
- Pelagia Majewska
- Ryszard Bartel
- Stanisław Grodzicki
- Stanisław Makula
- Stanisław Skarżyński
- Stanisław Targosz
- Stanisław Wigura
- Stefan Bastyr
- Stefan Sznuk
- Tadeusz Góra
- Tadeusz Wrona (aviator)
- Władysław Toruń
- Zbigniew Babiński
- Zbigniew Burzyński
- Zdzisław Harlender
- Zdzisław Henneberg
- Zygmunt Witymir Bieńkowski
Polish balloonists
- Antoni Janusz
- Beata Choma
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoni_Janusz
Also known as Antoni Janusz (pilot).