Ryszard Białous
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Personal details | |
Born | Warsaw, Kingdom of Poland | April 4, 1914
Died | March 24, 1992 Neuquén, Argentina | (aged 77)
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
[edit]- Podporucznik (Second lieutenant) - January 1941
- Porucznik (First lieutenant) - May 1943
- Kapitan (Captain) - September 1944
Awards
[edit]- 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]
- Krzyż Walecznych (three times)
- Golden Cross of Merit for ZHP (posthumously 19 July 2019)
References
[edit]- ^ "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.