Maria Mirecka-Loryś

Polish freedom fighter (1916–2022)

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Maria Mirecka-Loryś
Mirecka-Loryś in 2016
Born	(1916-02-07)7 February 1916 Ulanów, Galicia and Lodomeria, Cisleithania, Austria-Hungary (now Poland)
Died	29 May 2022(2022-05-29) (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

Cross of Merit
Cross of Valour
Pro Patria Medal
Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta^[4]

References

^ 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)