Maria Mirecka-Loryś
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Maria Mirecka-Loryś | |
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Born | Ulanów, Galicia and Lodomeria, Cisleithania, Austria-Hungary (now Poland) | 7 February 1916
Died | 29 May 2022 | (aged 106)
Allegiance | Polish Underground State |
Years of service | 1939–1946 |
Rank | Major |
Unit | Polish II Corps |
Battles / wars | Second World War Anti-communist resistance in Poland |
Awards | Order 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]
Awards and honours
[edit]- Cross of Merit
- Cross of Valour
- Pro Patria Medal
- Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Zmarła Maria Mirecka-Loryś. - Wszystko, co robiłam w życiu, robiłam z myślą o Polsce - mówiła (in Polish)
- ^ Rodecki, Jacek. "Mirecka-Loryś Maria". Stalowka.NET Encyclopedia (in Polish). Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ^ Starzomski, Adrian (10 February 2016). "Maria Mirecka Loryś skończyła 100 lat" [Maria Mirecka Loryś is 100 years old]. Gmina i Miasto Nisko (in Polish).
- ^ Zmarła Maria Mirecka-Loryś. - Wszystko, co robiłam w życiu, robiłam z myślą o Polsce - mówiła (in Polish)
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