Elżbieta Zawacka
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General professor Elżbieta Zawacka (known also by her war-time nom de guerre Zo; born 19 March 1909) was a Polish university professor, Scouting instructor and a freedom fighter during the World War II. She is also a Brigadier General of the Polish Army (the second and last in the history). The only woman among the Cichociemni, she served as a courier for the Home Army, carrying letters and other documents from Nazi-occupied Poland to the Polish government in exile and back. Her regular trail ran from Warsaw through Berlin and Sweden to London. She was also responsible for organizing trails for other couriers of the Home Army.
After the war she was arrested and tortured by Służba Bezpieczeństwa. She was sentenced to 10 years in prison for treason and espionage. After the release from the prison, she got her doctorate degree from Gdansk University.
Awards for Elżbieta Zawacka include: Virtuti Militari, Order of the White Eagle and Krzyż Walecznych.
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