Major General Aleksander Waszkiewicz (Vashkevich) (1901–1945) was a Russian officer of the Polish descent.

He served in the Red Army

Red Army

The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army started out as the Soviet Union's revolutionary communist combat groups during the Russian Civil War of 1918-1922. It grew into the national army of the Soviet Union. By the 1930s the Red Army was among the largest armies in history.The "Red Army" name refers to...

 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)

Battle of Bautzen (1945)

The Battle of Bautzen was one of the last battles of the Eastern Front in World War II. It was fought on the extreme southern flank of the Spremberg–Torgau Offensive, seeing days of pitched street fighting between forces of the 2nd Polish Army and elements of the Soviet's 52nd Army and 5th Guards...

. According to some sources, he was captured and tortured before his death.

He received the status of the Hero of the Soviet Union

Hero of the Soviet Union

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