Maria Mirecka-Loryś

Maria Mirecka-Loryś
Mirecka-Loryś in 2016
Born(1916-02-07)7 February 1916
Ulanów, Galicia and Lodomeria, Cisleithania, Austria-Hungary (now Poland)
Died29 May 2022(2022-05-29) (aged 106)
AllegiancePolish Underground State
Years of service1939–1946
RankMajor
UnitPolish II Corps
Battles / warsSecond World War
Anti-communist resistance in Poland
AwardsOrder of Polonia Restituta
Cross of Merit
Partisan Cross
Armia Krajowa Cross
Pro Patria Medal

Maria Mirecka-Loryś (7 February 1916 – 29 May 2022)[1] was a Polish World War II Resistance member. She was a member of the National Military Organization, Commander in Chief of the Women's National Military Union, member of the Union of Polish Women in America, and director of the National Board of the American Polish Congress.[2][3]

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  1. ^ Zmarła Maria Mirecka-Loryś. - Wszystko, co robiłam w życiu, robiłam z myślą o Polsce - mówiła (in Polish)
  2. ^ Rodecki, Jacek. "Mirecka-Loryś Maria". Stalowka.NET Encyclopedia (in Polish). Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  3. ^ Starzomski, Adrian (10 February 2016). "Maria Mirecka Loryś skończyła 100 lat" [Maria Mirecka Loryś is 100 years old]. Gmina i Miasto Nisko (in Polish).
  4. ^ Zmarła Maria Mirecka-Loryś. - Wszystko, co robiłam w życiu, robiłam z myślą o Polsce - mówiła (in Polish)
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