Tadeusz Kurcyusz | |
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Born | Warsaw, Russian Empire | 15 October 1881
Died | 22 April 1944 Warsaw | (aged 62)
Service | Imperial Russian Army, Polish Armed Forces, Secret Polish Army, Confederation of the Nation, Union of Armed Struggle, Home Army, National Armed Forces |
Rank | Colonel |
Battles / wars | World War I Polish–Soviet War World War II |
Awards | Cross of Valour, Cross of Merit, Order of the Crown of Romania, Order of the White Eagle, Order of the White Lion, Legion of Honour, 1914–1918 Inter-Allied Victory medal |
Tadeusz Kurcyusz (pseudonyms: Fiszer, gen. Mars, Morski, Żegota) (15 October 1881, Warsaw - 22 or 23 April 1944) was a colonel of the Polish Army. He was in command of the National Armed Forces (NSZ) from August 1, 1943 until his death in April 1944. He was posthumously given the rank of Brigadier General.