Leopold Okulicki | |
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Nickname(s) | Kobra, Niedźwiadek |
Born | 12 November 1898 Bratucice, Congress Poland, Russian Empire |
Died | 24 December 1946 (aged 48) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Awards | Order of Virtuti Militari (Gold Cross) Order of Virtuti Militari (Silver Cross) Cross of Valour (4 times) Cross of Merit with Swords (Gold) Commander of the Legion of Merit (USA) |
General Leopold Okulicki (noms de guerre Kobra, Niedźwiadek; 1898 – 1946) was a Polish Army brigadier general and the last commander of the anti-Nazi underground Home Army during World War II and the German occupation of Poland (1939–1945).
After the war he was arrested by the Soviet NKVD and died at Moscow's Butyrka prison.