Stanislaw Wycech
Stanisław Wycech (born June 27, 1902 in Sadoleś ; † January 12, 2008 in Warsaw ) was a Polish participant in the First World War . In February 1917 he became a soldier of the Polish underground organization Polska Organizacja Wojskowa (POW). Wycech worked as a courier for the organization from 1915 . In February 1917 he was assigned to the POW troops.
On the day he died, he was the last surviving Polish veteran of that war. Wycech was also the youngest survivor of the First World War on the day of his death.
Web links
- Article in the Süddeutsche Zeitung, January 18, 2008
- AFP report (Engl.) ( Memento of 16 June 2008 at the Internet Archive )
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| SURNAME | Wycech, Stanislaw |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish veteran of the First World War |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 27, 1902 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sadoleś |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 12, 2008 |
| Place of death | Warsaw |