Roszek, Jan Stanislaw

Date of birth:: June 5th, 1896 (Zakopane)
Date of death:: 1972 (Brent, United Kingdom)
Nationality:: Polish

Biography

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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Kapitan (Captain)
Unit:: HQ, Polish II Corps, Polish Armed Forces in the West
Awarded on:: August 13th, 1945

"Captain Roszek commenced his duty in the Ordnance Service in the first half of 1942, in his capacity of DADOS, he contributed to a great degree to the organisation of the Corps Ordnance Service. Thanks to his energy, skill in planning, Initiative and devotion to his work, 2 Polish Corps was always supplied with battle requirements, throughout the Italian Campaign. Regardless of conditions, often extremely difficult, he always kept his balance of mind, setting a good example to his subordinates. During the preparations for the Spring Offensive on the River Senio and during the battle itself he greatly contributed to a proper preparation of all equipment so the units were able to carry out their task, having all their requirements supplied."