Jan Józef Fitzke
1909–1940 (age 31)
Biography
Jan Józef Fitzke was a Polish military officer who served with distinction during the interwar period. His career was cut short by the tragic events of World War II.
Fitzke perished in 1940, a victim of the Katyn massacre, one of the most devastating losses of Polish military leadership during the war. He is remembered as part of the thousands of Polish officers who lost their lives in this tragedy.