Aleksander Krzyżanowski

Aleksander Krzyżanowski
Aleksander Krzyżanowski
Nicknames	"Wilk", "Wesołowski", "Dziemido", "Jan Kulczycki"
Born	18 February 1895; Bryansk, Russian Empire
Died	29 September 1951 (aged 56); Warsaw, Poland
Allegiance	Russian Empire; Second Polish Republic; Home Army;
Service years	1914-1944
Rank	Colonel, Brigade general (after his death)
Conflicts	World War I; Polish-Soviet War Battle of Daugavpils; ; World War II Battle of the Bzura; Battle of Murowana Oszmianka; Operation Tempest; Operation Ostra Brama; ;

Aleksander Krzyżanowski nom de guerre "Wilk" (18 February 1895 – 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. In 1994 he was posthumously promoted to the rank of brigade general.