Ewa Miszewska Explained

Ewa Zofia Miszewska
Birth Date:1917
Death Date:1972
Nickname:Capitana Polaca
Allegiance:Poland
Branch:Polish Navy
Serviceyears:? - 1946
Rank:Lieutenant Commander (młodsza inspektorka)
Unit:Command of Women's Auxiliary Service
Directorate of Navy
Commands:Women's Naval Auxiliary Service
Superintendent
Battles:World War II

LCDR Ewa Zofia Miszewska, née Runge (1917–1972) - An officer of Polish Navy during World War II, she has organized and commanded the Women's Naval Auxiliary Service (WNAS).

Ewa Miszewska became superintendent of WNAS after its separation in 1943 from Women's Auxiliary Service. She was trained at British officers course in Mill Hill and at Royal Naval College, Greenwich. After the end of the war she was promoted to junior inspector (Lieutenant Commander) and discharged in 1946, when all Polish Armed Forces in the West with women's auxiliary services within the Polish Resettlement Corps were disbanded. She emigrated to Argentina and lived in Mendoza, where she was known as Capitana Polaca.