Stanisław Skalski

Military Person

1915 – 2004

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Who was Stanisław Skalski?

Stanisław Skalski DSO DFC** was a Polish fighter ace of the Polish Air Force in World War II, later rising to the rank of generał brygady. Stanisław Skalski was the top Polish fighter ace of the war and the first Allied fighter ace of the war, credited, according to official list, with 18 ¹¹/12 victories and two probable. Some sources, including Skalski himself, give a number of 22 ¹¹/12 victories.

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Born
Nov 27, 1915
Odessa
Nationality
  • Poland
Education
  • Kiev University
Died
Nov 12, 2004
Warsaw

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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