Jan Karcz

Jan Karcz (b. 16 October 1892 in Modlica near Kraków - 25 January 1943 in Auschwitz) was a Polish Army Colonel, posthumously promoted to the rank of a Brigadier General.

During the Second World War he was murdered in the German concentration camp Auschwitz.

Awards

 * Virtuti Militari, Silver Medal
 * Cross of Valour, four times
 * Polonia Restituta, Officer Cross
 * Cross of Merit, Golden Cross
 * Order of the Star of Romania, Officer Cross
 * Latvian Commemorative Medal