Franciszek Błażyca ([{{IPA|frant͡ɕʂɛk bwaʐɨt͡sa}}]; 30 September 1887 – 1940) was a Silesian Voivodeship Police Commander, one of the victims of the Katyn massacre.
He was born in Suszec as the son of Jan and Karolina Kwok. From 1919 to 1921, he was a member of the Polish Military Organisation of Upper Silesia, and took part in the Silesian Uprisings. From 24 June 1922, he was a member of the Silesian Provincial Police, service number 1470.[1] He served in the Świętochłowice, and in September 1939 in the Lipiny Police Station.
After the USSR's aggression against Poland in 1939, he found himself in Soviet captivity in a special NKVD camp in Ostashkov. He was murdered by the NKVD in spring 1940 as one of the victims of Katyn massacre. He was buried in Miednoje.
In 1948, Paulina Błażyca, not knowing the fate of her husband, sent a letter dated 14 March 1948, to the Polish Embassy in Moscow requesting the release of Franciszek Błażyca from a camp.[2]
On 4 October 2007 Franciszek Błażyca was posthumously promoted to the rank of State Police aspirant.[3]