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NKVD camp No. 179 in Diaghilev
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Notable inmates
WÅadysÅaw Filipkowski1892–1950 · military officerWÅadysÅaw Filipkowski (noms de guerre Cis and Janka; 1 May 1892 â 17 April 1950) was a Polish military commander and a professional officer of the Polish Army.
- Edward Pacewicz1888–1962 · military officer
Leon BazaÅa1904–1983 · military officer
Stefan CzerwiÅski1895–1971 · military officer
Tadeusz Sztumberk-Rychter1907–1972 · military officer
Stefan Wendorff1895–1969
Adam Åwitalski1894–1952 · military officer
Ludwik Bittner1892–1960 · military officer
Aleksander Krzyżanowski1895–1951 · military officerAleksander Krzyżanowski nom de guerre "Wilk" (18 February 1895 â 29 September 1951) was an artillery colonel of the Polish Army, officer of the Service for Poland's Victory, Union of Armed Struggle, commander of the Vilnius District of the Home Army and political prisoner of the Stalinist period.
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Sources
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- Wikidata (Q11795504)
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World Prisons. (2026). NKVD camp No. 179 in Diaghilev. Retrieved July 23, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/nkvd-camp-no-179-in-diaghilev
Chicago
"NKVD camp No. 179 in Diaghilev." World Prisons. Accessed July 23, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/nkvd-camp-no-179-in-diaghilev.
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@misc{worldprisons-nkvd-camp-no-179-in-diaghil,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {NKVD camp No. 179 in Diaghilev},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/nkvd-camp-no-179-in-diaghilev},
urldate = {2026-07-23}
}