The photo shows doctor lieutenant jerzy bujalski during his service in the polish legions. The photo was taken between june and september 1916. Jerzy bujalski (born 1885, died 1942) before world war i belonged to "pet", "zet" and the jan kiliński association. In 1911 he obtained a medical diploma. From 1908, he was active in the national league and was also the commander-in-chief of the polish military association. After the outbreak of world war i, he became the commissioner of the national government for the tarnów district, and then was delegated to the polish legions as a doctor of the 2nd cavalry squadron. Later he became a doctor of the 2nd cavalry division of the polish legions. After 1918, in civilian life, he still took part in the polish-bolshevik war. In the interwar period, an activist of the national workers' union. From march 29, 1922, he was the deputy minister of public health, and from july 5 to november 28, 1923, he was the head of the ministry in the office of prime minister witos. Member of the supreme medical chamber, from 1928 an inspector in the association of sickness funds. In 1939, he was mobilized into the polish army and during the occupation he cooperated with the government delegation for poland. On january 8, 1942, he was arrested by the germans and imprisoned in pawiak. On april 17, he was sent to auschwitz, where he died on september 7, 1942. He was awarded kn, polonia restituta, kw 2x. Jerzy bujalski's uniform consists of: a rogatywka cap and an austrian uhlan-style jacket, with sewn-on chest pockets fastened with three-pronged flaps. Typical lieutenant insignia worn in the 2nd brigade are sewn on the collar (a white tab (doctors) cut into teeth, with two stars sewn vertically). A round badge and a whistle string are visible on the left chest. A white armband with an invisible red cross is worn on the left sleeve. The hilt of an austrian saber is visible on the left hand. Date: 1916.
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