Ryszard Białous Explained

Ryszard Białous
Birth Date:	April 4, 1914
Birth Place:	Warsaw, Kingdom of Poland
Death Place:	Neuquén, Argentina
Allegiance:	Polish Armed Forces Home Army
Branch:	Zośka Battalion
Rank:	Kapitan (Captain)
Battles:	Warsaw Uprising

Ryszard Białous codename: Jerzy (b. 4 April 1914 in Warsaw - 24 March 1992 in Neuquén, Argentina) was a Polish scoutmaster (harcmistrz) captain of the AK-Szare Szeregi. Commander of the Batalion Zośka before and during the Warsaw Uprising. He was also known under the noms de guerre "Zygmunt" and "Taran".^[1]

Promotions

• Podporucznik (Second lieutenant) - January 1941
• Porucznik (First lieutenant) - May 1943
• Kapitan (Captain) - September 1944

Awards

• • Silver Cross of Virtuti Militari Commander's Cross with Star of Order of Polonia Restituta (posthumously,31 July 2019) ^[2]
• Knight's Cross of Order of Polonia Restituta (3 May 1966) ^[3]
• Krzyż Walecznych (three times)
• Golden Cross of Merit for ZHP (posthumously 19 July 2019)

Notes and References

1. https://histmag.org/Ryszard-Bialous-ps.-Jerzy-2851 "Ryszard Białous ps. „Jerzy”"
2. Dowódca słynnego Batalionu "Zośka" Ryszard Białous spoczął na Powązkach [online], Onet Wiadomości, 31 lipca 2019 [dostęp 2019-08-01] (pol.).
3. Komunikat o nadaniu Orderu Odrodzenia Polski. „Dziennik Ustaw Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej”, s. 22, Nr 5 z 25 października 1966.