Edward Pfeiffer
Franciszek Edward Pfeiffer, nom-de-guerre Radwan was a Polish military commander, Brigadier General of the Polish Army, commander of the Region I Śródmieście of the Home Army during the Warsaw Uprising, cavalier of the Order of Virtuti Militari
Edward Pfeiffer was born in 1895 in a middle-class family in Łódź. He also attended high school there and between 1910 and 1912 he helped to found the Polish Scouting Association and a secret school organization "Collegial Self-Help" whose purpose was education in the Polish language and the study of Polish history. The group also distributed books which had been banned by the Tsarist censors.
Honours and awards
- Gold Cross of the Order of Virtuti Militari, previously awarded the Silver Cross
- Cross of Independence
- Cross of Valour - four times
- Gold Cross of Merit with Swords
- Order of Lāčplēsis, 3rd class