Tadeusz Lutak

Tadeusz Lutak
Born (1917-08-29) 29 August 1917
AllegianceSecond Polish Republic
Provisional Government of National Unity
Branch
Service years1937–1945: Second Polish Republic
1945–1946: Provisional Government of National Unity
Rank
ConflictsWorld War 2
Awards

Capt. Tadeusz "Pancerz" Lutak (born 29 August 1917) is a Polish soldier and member of the World War 2 independence underground.[1] He is currently the oldest living man in Poland and the oldest surving soldier of the Home Army.[2]

Decorations

Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta 2017
Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta 1987
Cross of the Home Army 1981 & 1998
Partisan Cross 1973
Army Medal for War x4; 1948
Medal of Victory and Freedom 1945 1968
Medal "For Participation in the Defensive War of 1939" 1982
Medal for Long Marital Life 1993
Medal of the Centenary of Regained Independence 2018
Pro Bono Poloniae Medal 2018

References

  1. ^ "Por. Tadeusz Lutak, ps. "Pancerz" skończył 105 lata – żołnierz Armii Krajowej, uczestnik kampanii wrześniowej, najstarszy czołgista Wojska Polskiego i Świadek Historii IPN". Instytut Pamięci Narodowej - Rzeszów.
  2. ^ Sobol, Urszula (8 September 2024). "KPT. Tadeusz Lutak to najstarszy mężczyzna w Polsce. Niedawno obchodził 107. Urodziny [ZDJĘCIA, WIDEO]" (in Polish). Retrieved 12 July 2025.