Jerzy Iwanow-Szajnowicz

Jerzy Iwanow-Szajnowicz
Jerzy Iwanow-Szajnowicz
Born	14 December 1911; Warsaw, Congress Poland, Russian Empire
Died	4 January 1943 (aged 31); Kaisariani, German-occupied Greece
Cause of death	Execution by firing squad
Burial place	Third Cemetery of Athens plot 1148 ; 37°58′48″N 23°40′1″E / 37.98000°N 23.66694°E
Occupation	Athlete
Awards	Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari (1945); George Cross (1962) ; Golden Cross of Valor (1976)
Military career
Other name	Nikolaos Tsenoglou
Allegiance	Poland (1939); Greece (1940–1943); United Kingdom (1940-1943);
Branch	Polish Armed Forces (1939); Special Operations Executive (1940-1943); Greek Resistance (1941–1943);
Service years	1939–1943
Rank	SOE Field Agent
Unit	Special Operations Executive
Conflicts	World War II Greek Resistance; ;

Jerzy Iwanow-Szajnowicz (Greek: Γεώργιος Ιβάνωφ-Σαϊνόβιτς, Georgios Ivanof-Sainovits; 14 December 1911 – 4 January 1943) was a Polish athlete who was active as a secret agent in Greece and was collaborating with the Greek Resistance during World War II before his execution by the Germans.