Stanisław Wycech (27 June 1902 – 12 January 2008) was, at age 105, the last Polish veteran of the First World War. At the time of his death, he was, at age 105, the youngest living veteran of the war. Wycech was underage when he enlisted in the Polish Military Organisation in 1917 aged only 15 and participated in the disarming of German troops on 10 November 1918. He did not participate in the Greater Poland Uprising due to contracting typhoid, but was also a veteran of the Polish-Soviet War. He fought during World War II and he took part in the Warsaw Uprising. He resided in Warsaw until his death at age 105.
Stanisław Wycech | |
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| Born | 27 June 1902 Sadoleś, Poland |
| Died | 12 January 2008 (aged 105) Warsaw, Poland |
| Allegiance |  Poland |
| Service | Polish Military Organisation |
| Years of service | February 1917 – November 1920 |
| Battles / wars | World War I Polish Soviet War World War II |
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- "Last Polish WWI veteran, 105, remembers his teenage soldiering", Agence France Presse
- Serwis Informacyjny Urzędu Miasta i Gminy w Radzyminie Archived 8 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine (in Polish)
- Kombatant (in Polish)
- Wieści Podwarszawskie Archived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine (in Polish)
- Gazeta.ie Archived 29 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine (in Polish)
- 2007 Serwis Informacyjny Urzędu Miasta i Gminy w Radzyminie Archived 18 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine (in Polish)
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