Juliusz Hibner | |
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| Birth name | Dawid Szwarc |
| Born | 11 October 1912 Grzymałów, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Austria-Hungary (now Hrymailiv, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine) |
| Died | 13 November 1994 (aged 82) Warsaw, Poland |
| Allegiance |  Poland |
| Service | International Brigades (1937–1939) Red Army (1941–1943) Polish People's Army (1943–1959) |
| Years of service | 1937–1959 |
| Rank |  Brigadier General |
| Unit | 20th International Battalion 1st Tadeusz Kościuszko Infantry Division 8th Infantry Division |
| Commands | 20th Battalion, International Brigades 32nd Infantry Regiment, Second Army Internal Security Corps |
| Battles / wars | Spanish Civil War World War II Anti-communist resistance in Poland |
| Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union Virtuti Militari (twice) |
Juliusz Hibner (real name Dawid Szwarc; 11 October 1912 – 13 November 1994) was a brigadier general in the Polish People's Army and recipient of the title of Hero of Soviet Union. He also served as the commander of the Internal Security Corps and later became a nuclear physicist.[1]
- ^ Egorov, Boris (2020-04-08). "10 foreigners who became Heroes of the Soviet Union". www.rbth.com. Retrieved 2021-07-14.