Zbigniew Ścibor-Rylski
Appearance
Zbigniew Ścibor-Rylski | |
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Nickname | Motyl, Stanislaw |
Born | Brovki-Pershi, Russian Empire | 10 March 1917
Died | 3 August 2018 Warsaw, Poland | (aged 101)
Allegiance | Poland, Armia Krajowa |
Service/branch | Aviation, infantry |
Years of service | 1936–1945 |
Rank | Brigadier General |
Unit | 27 Volhynian Infantry Division |
Battles/wars | World War II (Battle of Kock, Warsaw Uprising) |
Awards | Virtuti Militari, Order of Polonia Restituta, Cross of Valor, Partisan Cross, Warsaw Cross of the Uprising |
Zbigniew Ścibor-Rylski (10 March 1917 – 3 August 2018)[1] was a Polish brigadier general and aviator. He was a participant of the Warsaw Uprising during the World War II. He was a Polish Air Force officer.
Ścibor-Rylski retired with the rank of brigadier general in the Polish Land Forces. He was rewarded several Polish awards and decorations, including Virtuti Militari. He was Chairman of the Association of Warsaw Insurgents.[2]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Pietrzak, oprac. Karolina (3 August 2018). "Gen. Zbigniew Ścibor-Rylski nie żyje. Miał 101 lat". wiadomosci.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ↑ (in Polish) Biography of Zbigniew Ścibor-Rylsk, at the Memorial Association of the 1944 Warsaw Uprising; retrieved June 14, 2010