Sendorek Jan

Jan Sendorek (1889–1932) – colonel pilot of the Polish Army, associated with the 2nd Aviation Regiment in Kraków, veteran of the Polish Legions and participant in the struggle for independence. In August 1914 he joined the Polish Legions, serving in the 2nd Brigade. In 1916 he was severely wounded on the Volhynian front, sustaining serious facial injuries. After treatment and return to service he continued his military career, and after Poland regained independence he remained in the Polish Army. After the Polish-Bolshevik War he transferred to aviation, where he completed the Lower and Advanced Pilot Schools and subsequently held instructor and command positions. He was commandant of the Advanced Pilot School and commander of the 2nd Aviation Regiment in Kraków, as well as the 1st Aviation Regiment in Warsaw. In 1929 he took up a position at the Ministry of Military Affairs as deputy head of Department IV. He died tragically on 20 March 1932 in Warsaw as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning. He was buried with military honours at the military cemetery in Kraków.