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Person    | Male  Born 1891  Died 1993

Count Edward Raczynski

Categories: Politics & Administration

Countries: Poland

Count Edward Raczynski

Polish statesman, Ambassador to Great Britain. At Rafal Heydel-Mankoo writes:
A marvellous monocled character (he married for the third time at the age of 99) he held the dubious honour of being the first person to inform Churchill that the Second World War had started, telephoning him at Chartwell to notify him that the Germans had crossed the border.

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Count Edward Raczynski

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