Teresa Suchecka-Nowak
Teresa Suchecka-Nowak (1926–2011), was Polish World War II underground fighter, member of Home Army and participant of the Warsaw Uprising.[1][2]
During the Warsaw Uprising, she was a nurse and a soldier of the 3rd platoon, company B-3 of the "Bałtyk" battalion of the Home Army "Baszta" regiment. For her participation in the attack and capture of a German ammunition car, she was promoted to the rank of senior gunner and awarded the Cross of Valour.[3]
In 1997, she became the godmother of the banner of the Regiment of Protection. Maj. Gen. Boleslaw Wieniawa-Dlugoszowski.[4]
Awards and decorations[edit]
Her awards and decorations include:[1]
- Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta
- Armia Krajowa Cross
- Warsaw Cross of the Uprising
- Cross of Valour (Poland)
References[edit]
- ^ a b Obituary
- ^ TERESA SUCHECKA-NOWAK „GRENADIER”, at the Museum of Spoken History of the Warsaw Uprising Museum
- ^ "Powstańcze Biogramy - Teresa Suchecka". www.1944.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2022-11-29.
- ^ "Matką chrzestną sztandaru Pułku Ochrony jest Pani Teresa SUCHECKA-NOWAK - żołnierz Pułku Armii Krajowej Baszta". archiwum-pochr.wp.mil.pl. Retrieved 2022-11-29.