Władysław Dobrowolski (2 January 1896 – 25 February 1969) was a Polish fencer and track and field athlete and major of the Polish Army in the defense of Warsaw during World War II. During the interwar period, he won a bronze medal in the team sabre event at the 1932 Summer Olympics.
As a young man, active in the independence movement, Dobrowolski was a member of the Polish Military Organization. He fought in the Polish–Soviet War and in the September Campaign of World War II. He was held by the Germans in the Oflag X-A, Oflag X-B, Oflag X-C and Oflag VI-B prisoner-of-war camps.
He was decorated in post-war Poland in 1947.Monitor Polski (24 February 1947), Uchwaly Prezydium Krajowej Rady Narodowej. Dziennik Urzędowy Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej, No. 25. Warszawa.
Honours and awards Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari Cross of Independence Cross of Valour Silver Cross of Merit
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