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
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Pilot Officer
- Unit:
- No. 302 (Poznan) Squadron, Royal Air Force
- Awarded on:
- 1941
"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."
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Flying Officer
- Unit:
- No. 302 (Poznan) Squadron, Royal Air Force
Order Wojenny Virtuti Militari - Krzyz Srebrny
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Flying Officer
- Unit:
- No. 302 (Poznan) Squadron, Royal Air Force
- Awarded on:
- 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Unit:
- No. 302 (Poznan) Squadron, Royal Air Force
- Awarded on:
- 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Unit:
- No. 302 (Poznan) Squadron, Royal Air Force
- Awarded on:
- 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Pilot Wing
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
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