Changes: Stefan Modrzejewski

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Stefan Modrzejewski (18 August 1903 - 27 July 2012) was a Polish centenarian who was the oldest living man in Poland.

Biography

Stefan Modrzejewski was born in Poland on 18 August 1903. He took part in the 1920 Polish-Russian War. Young Stefan was returning from school and decided to join the fighters. There was only one problem: he was under 18 years old. He asked an accidental passer-by to sign that he was his father and agreed to his participation in the war. In this way he participated in the miracle on the Vistula. He was wounded during the fighting. He lived in Grabiszynek neighbourhood with his family since 1945. After the years, when Modrzejewski memorized his first memory from Wroclaw he said: "rubble and smoke".

Stefan Modrzejewski died in Wroclaw, Lower Silesia, Poland, on 27 July 2012, at the age of 108 years, 344 days.

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 '''Stefan Modrzejewski '''(18 August 1903 - 27 July 2012) was a Polish centenarian who was the oldest living man in Poland.
 ==Biography==
+Stefan Modrzejewski was born in Poland on 18 August 1903. He took part in the 1920 Polish-Russian War. Young Stefan was returning from school and decided to join the fighters. There was only one problem: he was under 18 years old. He asked an accidental passer-by to sign that he was his father and agreed to his participation in the war. In this way he participated in the miracle on the Vistula. He was wounded during the fighting. He lived in Grabiszynek neighbourhood with his family since 1945. After the years, when Modrzejewski memorized his first memory from Wroclaw he said: "rubble and smoke".
+Stefan Modrzejewski died in Wroclaw, Lower Silesia, Poland, on 27 July 2012, at the age of 108 years, 344 days.
 [[Category:Male centenarians]]
 [[Category:Polish centenarians]]