Aleksander Waszkiewicz, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Soviet general
Date of Birth: 28-Aug-1901
Place of Birth: Białowieża, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland
Date of Death: 22-Apr-1945
Profession: military personnel
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About Aleksander Waszkiewicz
- Major General Aleksander Waszkiewicz (Belarusian: ????????? ????????????? ????????, Russian: ????????? ????????, often transliterated as Vashkevich; 1901–1945) was a Soviet military officer of Polish descent.
- He served in the Red Army as commander of the 793rd Rifle Regiment during 1942–1944 and later as Deputy Commander of the 116th Rifle Division in 1944.
- Transferred to Polish LWP in 1944 and assigned as commander of the 5th Infantry Division of the LWP.
- He died in the Battle of Bautzen (1945).
- According to some sources, he was captured and tortured before his death.
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