Born: July 26 1906, Germany
Died: October 4 1943
Country most active: Poland
Also known as: NA
Irena Morzycka-Iłłakowicz was a intelligence agent and second lieutenant of Poland’s National Armed Forces, which fought against Nazi Germany and communist partisans during World War II. She was also a polyglot who spoke seven languages: Polish, French, English, Persian, Finnish, German and Russian. Irena was murdered in unknown circumstances during the war; the following year, she was posthumously promoted to second Lieutenant. In 1995 she was awarded the military Krzyż Narodowego Czynu Zbrojnego (Cross of the National Armed Forces).