Leonard Skierski | |
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| Born | 26 April 1866 Stopnica, Congress Poland, Russian Empire |
| Died | 1940 (aged 73–74) Katyn, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance |  Russian Empire (1887–1917) Second Polish Republic (1917–1939) |
| Service | Imperial Russian Army Polish Army |
| Years of service | 1887–1939 |
| Rank | General of Division |
| Battles / wars | First World War Polish–Ukrainian War Polish–Soviet War Second World War |
| Awards |  Order of Virtuti Militari Cross of Valour (4 times) |
Leonard Wilhelm Skierski (26 April 1866 – 1940) was a Polish military officer. He was a general of the Imperial Russian Army and then served in the Polish Army. He fought in World War I and in the Polish–Soviet War. He was one of fourteen Polish generals and one of the oldest military commanders to be murdered by the NKVD in the Katyn massacre of 1940.[1]
- ^ George Sanford, Katyn and the Soviet Massacre of 1940: Truth, Justice and Memory, Routledge, 2005, ISBN 0-415-33873-5, Google Print, p.50