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Rytka, Marian

Date of birth:
August 10th, 1914 (Warsaw, Russian Empire)
Date of death:
December 5th, 1942
Buried on:
Polish War Graves Northwood
Plot: H. Grave: 341.
Nationality:
Polish (1918-1939, IInd Republic)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Pilot Officer
Unit:
No. 302 (Poznan) Squadron, Royal Air Force
Awarded on:
1941
"For special services"
"This officer was shot down in aerial combat on May 21st 1941 and landed by parachute in Northern France. Effected very rapid and succesful escape through France and eventually across the Pyrenees. On reaching the station at Barcelona he and some Englishmen were arrested by the Spanish police. P/O. Rytka managed to escape across the railway and to make his way to the Polish consulate. In view of the fact that he is the first Polish officer to have escaped from France, it is suggested that the award be, in this case, agreed to. Rytka was never captured by the Germans. Recommended for the Military Cross."
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Flying Officer
Unit:
No. 302 (Poznan) Squadron, Royal Air Force
Awarded on:
1942
Order Wojenny Virtuti Militari - Krzyz Srebrny

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