Okulicki, Leopold "Niedzwiadek"
- Date of birth:
- November 12th, 1898 (Bratucice, Austro-Hungary)
- Date of death:
- December 24th, 1946 (Moscow, Soviet Union)
- Buried on:
- Mass Graves Victims Communism New Cemetery Donskoye
- Nationality:
- Polish (1918-1939, IInd Republic)
Biography
Brigadier General Leopold Okulicki was a Polish officer, "Cichociemni" and the last commander of the Armia Krajowa (AK). He was murdered by the NKVD in 1946 and secretly buried.
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Silberne Tapferkeitsmedaille (Silberne Tapferkeitsmedaille II. Klasse)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- 1917
Order Wojenny Virtuti Militari - Krzyz Srebrny
- Period:
- Polish-Soviet War (1919-1921)
- Awarded on:
- 1921
- Period:
- Polish-Soviet War (1919-1921)
- Awarded on:
- 1922
- Period:
- Polish-Soviet War (1919-1921)
- Awarded on:
- 1922
- Period:
- Polish-Soviet War (1919-1921)
- Awarded on:
- 1932
Order Virtuti Militari Gold Cross
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General Brygadi (Brigadier)
- Awarded on:
- August 15th, 1967
No. 1. Posthumously awarded
Legion of Merit - Commander (LoM - C)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General Brygadi (Brigadier)
- Awarded on:
- August 17th, 1984
So, let us salute Stefan Rowecki, who led the Resistance until he was captured and executed by the Gestapo.
Next, his son will arise, the son of Bor-Komorowski, leader of the Warsaw uprising, who later died in near poverty in exile in London.
And finally, General Leopold Okulicki, who was lured into a trap and died under suspicious circumstances in Moscow.
These brave men and the courageous individuals who fought under their command represent the best of the human spirit. They risked all for their ideals, for their God and country, at a time when the odds were so much against them. They're now part of the inspiring legacy of the Polish people."
- Ronald Reagan at a White House Luncheon Marking the 40th Anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising
Posthumously awarded
Gwiazda Wytrwalosci
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General Brygadi (Brigadier)
- Awarded on:
- 1985
Posthumously awarded
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General Brygadi (Brigadier)
- Awarded on:
- 1995
Posthumously awarded
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General Brygadi (Brigadier)
- Unit:
- Cichociemni, Special Operations Executive (SOE), British Government
Sources
- - Kurtyka & Pawłowicz, General Leopold Okulicki 1898-1946 (2010)
- Remarks at a White House Luncheon Marking the 40th Anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising | Ronald Reagan
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