Stefan Rowecki

Stefan Paweł Rowecki (pseudonym: Grot, "Spearhead", hence the alternate name, Stefan Grot-Rowecki; 25 December 1895 – 2 August 1944) was a Polish general, journalist and the leader of the Armia Krajowa. He was murdered by the Gestapo in prison on the personal order of Heinrich Himmler.

Stefan Paweł Rowecki
Stefan Rowecki in the early 1930s
Nickname(s)Grot, Rakoń, Grabica, Inżynier, Jan, Kalina, Tur
Born(1895-12-25)25 December 1895
Piotrków Trybunalski, Congress Poland
Died2 August 1944(1944-08-02) (aged 48)
Sachsenhausen concentration camp, Oranienburg, Nazi Germany
Allegiance Second Polish Republic
Service/branch
Years of service1914–1943
Rank Major general
UnitCommander-in-chief of Union of Armed Struggle and Home Army
Battles/warsWorld War I
Polish–Soviet War
World War II
AwardsOrder of the White Eagle
Virtuti Militari (Golden Cross)
Virtuti Militari (Silver Cross)
Polonia Restituta (Officer's Cross)
Cross of Valour (8 times)
Gold Cross of Merit (twice)
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