Józef Kowalski (2 February 1900? – 7 December 2013)[1] was a Polish supercentenarian claimant, who was the last surviving military veteran of the Polish-Soviet War.
On 23 February 2012 Kowalski was promoted to the rank of kapitan, and on 16 August 2012 he was nominated to become an honorary citizen of the city of Wołomin, having already become an honorary citizen of both Warsaw and Radzymin.[7]
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^"Zmarł najstarszy Europejczyk. Kpt. Józef Kowalski miał 113 lat" [The oldest European died. Captain Józef Kowalski was 113 years old.] (in Polish). TVN. 10 December 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
^ ab"Pan Józef ma 107 lat i czuje się znakomicie" (in Polish). Wirtualna Polska 2007-02-02. Retrieved 2010-03-30.
^ ab (in Polish). Radio Zachód S.A. 2008-02-02. Archived from the original on 8 January 2009. Retrieved 2010-03-30.
^ ab"200 lat dla pana Józefa! Najstarszy Lubuszanin mieszka w Tursku" (in Polish). Gazeta Lubuska 2009-02-02. Retrieved 2010-03-30.
^"Zmarł ostatni uczestnik bitwy warszawskiej" (in Polish). Polish Ministry of National Defence. 10 December 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
^ ab (in Polish). President's office, Poland. Archived from the original on April 29, 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-30.
^"Nowy, honorowy obywatel Wołomina" (in Polish). Wiesci.wolomin.com. 26 August 2012. Retrieved 2013-07-07.
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