Teresa Suchecka-Nowak

Teresa Suchecka-Nowak (1926–2011), was Polish World War II underground fighter, member of Home Army and participant of the Warsaw Uprising.[1][2]

During the Warsaw Uprising, she was a nurse and a soldier of the 3rd platoon, company B-3 of the "Bałtyk" battalion of the Home Army "Baszta" regiment. For her participation in the attack and capture of a German ammunition car, she was promoted to the rank of senior gunner and awarded the Cross of Valour.[3]

In 1997, she became the godmother of the banner of the Regiment of Protection. Maj. Gen. Boleslaw Wieniawa-Dlugoszowski.[4]

Awards and decorations

Her awards and decorations include:[1]

Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta
Armia Krajowa Cross
Warsaw Cross of the Uprising
Cross of Valour (Poland)

References

Obituary
TERESA SUCHECKA-NOWAK „GRENADIER”, at the Museum of Spoken History of the Warsaw Uprising Museum
"Powstańcze Biogramy - Teresa Suchecka". www.1944.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2022-11-29.
"Matką chrzestną sztandaru Pułku Ochrony jest Pani Teresa SUCHECKA-NOWAK - żołnierz Pułku Armii Krajowej Baszta". archiwum-pochr.wp.mil.pl. Retrieved 2022-11-29.

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[obit-1] Obituary

[2] TERESA SUCHECKA-NOWAK „GRENADIER”, at the Museum of Spoken History of the Warsaw Uprising Museum

[3] "Powstańcze Biogramy - Teresa Suchecka". www.1944.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2022-11-29.

[4] "Matką chrzestną sztandaru Pułku Ochrony jest Pani Teresa SUCHECKA-NOWAK - żołnierz Pułku Armii Krajowej Baszta". archiwum-pochr.wp.mil.pl. Retrieved 2022-11-29.