Historical FigureMale
Izydor Rudolf Modelski
1889 – 1962
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryIzydor Modelski was a Polish spy and a lieutenant general of the Polish Army. Modelski also completed a doctorate in philosophy at the University of Lviv in 1917. In 1946, he was sent to the United States to establish a spy ring. Defying an order to return to Poland in 1948, he testified about his actions to the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1949.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
May 10, 1889
Lviv
Date of death
September 25, 1962
Washington, D.C.
Citizenship
Second Polish Republic
Occupations & fields
military officer
Awards & honours
Cross of IndependenceCommemorative Medal for the War of 1918–1921Officer of the Order of Polonia RestitutaSilver Cross of the Virtuti MilitariCross of Valour (1920)Grand Officer of the Order of the White Lion
- Field and occupation
- Polský filozof a důstojník, vládní činitel, vojenský atašé.
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