Wacław Micuta
Wacław Micuta | |
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Micuta (left) receiving the Polonia Restituta medal from Polish President Lech Kaczyński, 10 April 2007 | |
| Nickname(s) | Wacek |
| Born | December 6, 1915 Petrograd, Petrograd Uyezd, Petrograd Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | September 21, 2008 (aged 92) Geneva, Republic and Canton of Geneva, Switzerland |
| Allegiance | |
| Branch | Zośka Battalion |
| Rank | Lieutenant colonel |
| Unit | Radosław Group |
| Battles / wars | |
| Awards | |
| Other work | The Renewable Energies Development Institute |
Wacław Micuta (pseudonym Wacek; 6 December 1915, in Petrograd, Russia – 21 September 2008, in Geneva, Switzerland) was a Polish economist, World War II veteran, and United Nations functionary.
He took part in the September 1939 defense of Poland and, in the 1944 Warsaw Uprising, commanded one of two tanks that had been captured from the Germans.