Stefan Rowecki

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Stefan Paweł Rowecki
Stefan Rowecki in the early 1930s
Nickname(s)	Grot, Rakoń, Grabica, Inżynier, Jan, Kalina, Tur
Born	(1895-12-25)25 December 1895 Piotrków Trybunalski, Congress Poland
Died	2 August 1944(1944-08-02) (aged 48) Sachsenhausen concentration camp, Oranienburg, Nazi Germany
Allegiance	Second Polish Republic
Service / branch	Austro-Hungarian Army Polish Legions Polish Army
Years of service	1914–1943
Rank	Major general
Unit	Commander-in-chief of Union of Armed Struggle and Home Army
Battles / wars	World War I Polish–Soviet War World War II
Awards	Order of the White Eagle Virtuti Militari (Golden Cross) Virtuti Militari (Silver Cross) Polonia Restituta (Officer's Cross) Cross of Valour (8 times) Gold Cross of Merit (twice)

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Stefan Paweł Rowecki (pseudonym: Grot, "Spearhead", hence the alternate name, Stefan Grot-Rowecki; 25 December 1895 – 2 August 1944) was a Polish general, journalist and the leader of the Armia Krajowa. He was murdered by the Gestapo in prison on the personal order of Heinrich Himmler.^[1]