Maria Mirecka-Loryś

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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]

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