About Ewa Miszewska
Lived 1917 – 1972 (aged 54–55). Ewa Miszewska was a Polish military officer.
LCDR Ewa Zofia Miszewska ( Runge; 1917–1972) was an officer in the Polish Navy during World War II. She 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.
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Who was Ewa Miszewska?
Polish Navy officer
When was Ewa Miszewska born?
Ewa Miszewska was born in 1917 in Kyiv.
When did Ewa Miszewska die?
Ewa Miszewska died in 1972 in Mendoza.
What was Ewa Miszewska's occupation?
Ewa Miszewska was a military officer.
What nationality was Ewa Miszewska?
Ewa Miszewska was Polish.
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