List of World War II aces from Poland

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A

Name	Kills	Notes
Adamek, Mieczyslaw	8	KIA 18 May 1944
Akenamdy, Prince Stefan
Arct, Bogdan Stanislaw	5

B

Name	Kills	Notes
Bargielowski, Jakub	8
Bartlomiejczyk, Czewlaw	7
Belc, Marian	7	KIA 27 August 1942
Beyer, Andrzej	8
Blok, Stanislaw	6
Brzeski, Stanislaw	12

C

Name	Kills	Notes
Chalupa, Stanislaw Jozef	7
Cholajda, Antoni "Ghandi"	8
Chudek, Aleksandr	9	KIA 23 June 1944
Cwynar, Michal	13
Czerwubski, Tadeusz	7

D

Name	Kills	Awards	Notes
Drobinski, Boleslaw H "Ski"	7
Dudwal, Hieronim	6		KIA in France 7 June 1940

F

Name	Kills	Awards	Notes
Falkowski, Jan Pavel	9
Ferić, Mirosław "Ox" Miroslaw Feric Mirosław Ferić or Ferič , was a Polish fighter pilot, a flying ace of World War II.-Early life:Ferić was born in Travnik in Bosnia, his father was Croatian , and his mother was Polish. In 1919 his family moved to Poland...	10	VM, KW**, DFC	KIFA 14 February 1942
Feruga, Jozef	5

G

Name	Kills	Awards	Notes
Gabreski, Francis Stanley "Gabby"		DSC, DSM, LM, DFC, AM	(Polish-American)
Gabszewicz, Aleksander Klemens Aleksander Gabszewicz Aleksander Klemens Gabszewicz was a Polish fighter pilot and a World War II fighter ace, with a score of 9½ confirmed and 2 probable kills.-Biography:...	11	DFC, DSO, CdG, VM
Gładych, Bolesław Michal "Mike" Boleslaw Gladych Bolesław Michal Gładych was a Polish fighter pilot, a flying ace of the World War II. He was born in Warsaw.-Polish Air Force:...	18	VM*, DFC, AM*, CdG
Glowacki, Antoni Antoni Glowacki Antoni Glowacki DFC, DFM, was a Polish Second World War fighter pilot flying with Polish Squadrons attached to the RAF, who is notable for shooting down five German aircraft on 24 August 1940 during the Battle of Britain, becoming one of only two pilots who gained "Ace-in-a-day" status during that...	9	DFC, DFM, VM, KW***	Became an ace in 1 day
Glowczynski, Czeslaw	6
Gnyś, Władysław Wladyslaw Gnys Władysław Gnyś was a Polish pilot of the Polish Air Force and probably the first Allied victor in aerial combat in World War II.In 1931, Wladyslaw Gnys entered military service with the Polish Air Force...		CdG, DFC, KW*, VM

H

Name	Kills	Awards	Notes
Henneberg, Zdzislaw Karol	9		MIA 12 April 1941
Horbaczewski, Eugeniusz 'Dziubek' Eugeniusz Horbaczewski Eugeniusz Horbaczewski was a Polish fighter pilot, a flying ace of the World War II, also known as "Dziubek" . According to official lists, Horbaczewski was the third highest scoring Polish fighter ace, with 16.5 confirmed kills and one probable kill...	16.5	VM, KW*, DSO, DFC	KIA 18 August 1944

I

Name	Kills	Awards	Notes
Idrain, Ryszard	6

J

Name	Kills	Notes
Jankowski, Tadeusz	13	KIA 20 September 1944
Janus, Stefan	6
Jastrzebski, Franciszek	6	KIA 25 October 1940
Jeka, Jozef	8	KIA 13 April 1958

K

Name	Kills	Awards	Notes
Kalinowski, Victor	12
Karnkowski, Stefan	7
Karubin, Stanislaw	7		KIFA 12 August 1941
Klawe, Wlodzimierz	7
Koc, Tadeusz	6
Kosinski, Kazimierz Bronislaw	5		KIA 26 January 1942
Kotz, Tadeusz Tadeusz Kotz Tadeusz Kotz - was a Polish pilot and fighter ace of World War II. He was awarded several decorations, including Poland's Virtuti Militari, four times Cross of Valour and the British Distinguished Flying Cross. After war he published his memoirs....		VM, DFC
Kowalski Roch, Julian	5
Kremski, Jan Bernard	9
Krol, Waclaw Szczepan	9

L

Name	Kills	Awards	Notes
Lanowski, Witold Aleksander	7
Lapkowski, Waclaw	7		KIA 2 July 1941
Lokuciewski, Witold "Tolo" Witold Lokuciewski Witold Łokuciewski was a Polish fighter ace of the Polish Air Force in World War II....	8	VM, KW***, PR, DFC, CdG

M

Name	Kills	Notes
Maciejowski, Michal Miroslaw	11	POW 1943
Majewski, Longin	7
Mielnecki, Jerzy Andrzej	7
Mumler, Mieczyslaw	9
Murkowski, Antoni	7

N

Name	Kills	Notes
Nowak, Tadeusz	5	KIA 21 September 1951
Nowakiewicz, Eugenieusz Jan Adam	6
Tadeusz Nowierski	5
Nowoczyn, Witold	6

P

Name	Kills	Awards	Notes
Paszkiewicz, Ludwik Witold "Paszko"	6		KIA 27/09/1940
Pietrasiak, Adolf	11		29/11/1943
Pietrzak, Aleksander	9		02/08/1945
Pietrzak, Henryk J Henryk Pietrzak Henryk Pietrzak was a Polish fighter ace of the Polish Air Force in World War II-Biography:Pietrzak joined the Polish Air Force in 1933, and during the Invasion of Poland, piloted PZL.23 Karaś light bombers and later flew fighters with the Free French Air Force's GC III/9 squadron.He joined No...	14	DFC, KW***, VM
Piotrowski, Maciej	6
Pisarek, Marian Marian Pisarek Marian Pisarek , was a Polish fighter pilot, a flying ace of the World War II, with 11 planes confirmed shot down and an additional three probable.-Biography:...	13		29/04/1942
Pniak, Karol	8
Pomietlarz, Jan	5
Popek, Mieczyslaw	5		15/01/1944
Jerzy Poplawski	5
Potocki, Wladyslaw Jan	6

R

Name	Kills	Awards	Notes
Radomski, Jerzy	5
Rogowski, Jan Aleksander	7
Rudowski, Stanislaw	12
Rutkowski, Kazimierz	6

S

Name	Kills	Awards	Notes
Schmidt, Jerzy	6		KIA 6 December 1944
Siekierski, Jan	11
Siwek, Kazimierz	11
Stanisław Skalski Stanislaw Skalski Stanisław Skalski DSO, DFC plus two bars, was a Polish fighter ace of the Polish Air Force in World War II, later rising to the rank of generał brygady. Stanisław Skalski was the top Polish fighter ace of WW II and the first Allied fighter ace of the war, credited, according to official list, with...	21	DSO, DFC*, VM, KW***
Smigielski, Jan	5
Sologub, Grzegorz "George"	5
Sporny, Kazimierz	5
Surma, Franciszek	5		KIA 8 November 1941
Szaposznikow, Eugeniusz Miroslaw	9
Szczesny, Henryk "Sneezy"	11
Sztramko, Kazimierz	7
Szymankiewicz, Teofil	7
Szymanski, Tadeusz	10

T

Name	Kills	Awards	Notes
Tronczynski, Stefan	6

U

Name	Kills	Awards	Notes
Urbanowicz, Witold Aleksander Witold Urbanowicz Witold Urbanowicz was a Polish fighter ace of the Second World War. According to the official record, Witold Urbanowicz was the second highest-scoring Polish fighter ace, with 17 confirmed wartime kills and 1 probable, not counting his pre-war victory...	17	VM, DFC

W

Name	Kills	Notes
Wczelik, Antoni	5	KIA 14 April 1942
Wesolowski, Marian	6
Witorzenc, Stefan	6
Wiza, Franciszek	6
Wlasnowolski, Boleslaw Andrzej	6	KIA 1 November 1940
Wojciechowski, Miroslav Ignacy	5
Wunsche, Kazimierz	6

Z

Name	Kills	Awards	Notes
Zalebski, Jozef	10
Zumbach, Jan Eugeniusz Ludwig Jan Zumbach Jan Eugeniusz Ludwig Zumbach was a Polish fighter pilot who became an ace during the Second World War.-Early years:...	14
Zurakowski, Janusz	6

Key to Awards Abbreviations

Abbreviation	Award
AFC	Air Force Cross
AM	Air Medal Air Medal The Air Medal is a military decoration of the United States. The award was created in 1942, and is awarded for meritorious achievement while participating in aerial flight.-Criteria:...
CdG	Croix de Guerre Croix de guerre The Croix de guerre is a military decoration of France. It was first created in 1915 and consists of a square-cross medal on two crossed swords, hanging from a ribbon with various degree pins. The decoration was awarded during World War I, again in World War II, and in other conflicts...
DFC	Distinguished Flying Cross Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) The Distinguished Flying Cross is a military decoration awarded to personnel of the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force and other services, and formerly to officers of other Commonwealth countries, for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying in active operations against...
DFM	Distinguished Flying Medal Distinguished Flying Medal The Distinguished Flying Medal was a military decoration awarded to personnel of the Royal Air Force and the other services, and formerly also to personnel of other Commonwealth countries, below commissioned rank, for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying in active...
DSC	Distinguished Service Cross Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom) The Distinguished Service Cross is the third level military decoration awarded to officers, and other ranks, of the British Armed Forces, Royal Fleet Auxiliary and British Merchant Navy and formerly also to officers of other Commonwealth countries.The DSC, which may be awarded posthumously, is...
DSM	Distinguished Service Medal
DSO	Distinguished Service Order Distinguished Service Order The Distinguished Service Order is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other parts of the British Commonwealth and Empire, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.Instituted on 6 September...
KW	Krzyż Walecznych Krzyz Walecznych The Cross of Valor is a Polish military decoration. It was first introduced by the Council for Defense of the State on 11 August 1920. It is awarded to an individual who "has demonstrated deeds of valor and courage on the field of battle." It may be awarded to the same person up to four times... (Polish Cross of Valor)
LM	Legion of Merit Legion of Merit The Legion of Merit is a military decoration of the United States armed forces that is awarded for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements...
PR	Polonia Restituta Polonia Restituta The Order of Polonia Restituta is one of Poland's highest Orders. The Order can be conferred for outstanding achievements in the fields of education, science, sport, culture, art, economics, defense of the country, social work, civil service, or for furthering good relations between countries... (Order of Poland Reborn)
VM	Virtuti Militari Virtuti Militari The Order Wojenny Virtuti Militari is Poland's highest military decoration for heroism and courage in the face of the enemy at war... (Polish Medal: "To Military Valour")

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