Valerian Tevzadze
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Valerian Tevzadze (Georgian: ვალერიან თევზაძე) (? – died 1987) was a Georgian military officer in the service of the Democratic Republic of Georgia (1918-1921). After the Soviet forces occupied the country, he left for Poland and joined the Polish army as a colonel. During the Nazi invasion of 1939, he took part in the northern defense of Warsaw. He was later awarded with the Silver Cross for Military Valor. After the Red Army took control of Poland, Valerian Tevzadze joined the Polish underground against the communists until his death 1987.
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