Bolesław Roja
Bolesław Roja | |
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| Born | 4 April 1876 |
| Died | 27 May 1940 (aged 64) |
| Allegiance | Austria-Hungary (1899–1905, 1914–1918) Second Polish Republic (1918–1922) |
| Branch | Austro-Hungarian Army Polish Legions Polish Army |
| Service years | 1899–1905 1914–1922 |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Conflicts | First World War Polish–Soviet War |
| Awards | Order of Virtuti Militari Cross of Independence Cross of Valour (4 times) |
Brigadier General Bolesław Jerzy Roja (4 April 1876 − 27 May 1940) was an officer of the Polish Legions in World War I, a general, and a politician in the Second Polish Republic, recipient of some of the highest Polish military awards including Virtuti Militari. He opposed Józef Piłsudski and his Sanacja regime in the 1920s. After the German invasion of Poland in 1939 he was arrested and murdered by the Nazis in Sachsenhausen concentration camp.