Ryszard Białous
Ryszard Białous | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | April 4, 1914 Warsaw, Kingdom of Poland |
| Died | March 24, 1992 (aged 77) Neuquén, Argentina |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Polish Armed Forces Home Army |
| Branch/service | Zośka Battalion |
| Rank |  Kapitan (Captain) |
| Battles/wars | Warsaw Uprising |
Ryszard Białous codename: Jerzy (b. 4 April 1914 in Warsaw - 24 March 1992 in Neuquén, Argentina) was a Polish scoutmaster (harcmistrz) captain of the AK-Szare Szeregi. Commander of the Batalion Zośka before and during the Warsaw Uprising. He was also known under the noms de guerre "Zygmunt" and "Taran".[1]
Promotions
Podporucznik (Second lieutenant) - January 1941
Porucznik (First lieutenant) - May 1943- Kapitan (Captain) - September 1944
Awards
Silver Cross of Virtuti Militari
Commander's Cross with Star of Order of Polonia Restituta ( posthumously,31 July 2019) [2]
Knight's Cross of Order of Polonia Restituta (3 May 1966) [3]_3r_BAR.svg.png)
Krzyż Walecznych (three times)
Golden Cross of Merit for ZHP (posthumously 19 July 2019)
References
- ^ "Ryszard Białous ps. „Jerzy”"
- ^ (in Polish) Dowódca słynnego Batalionu "Zośka" Ryszard Białous spoczął na Powązkach [online], Onet Wiadomości, 31 lipca 2019 [dostęp 2019-08-01] (pol.).
- ^ (in Polish) Komunikat o nadaniu Orderu Odrodzenia Polski. „Dziennik Ustaw Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej”, s. 22, Nr 5 z 25 października 1966.