Capt. pilot
Leopold Pamuła (1898–1940) – lieutenant colonel pilot of the Polish Army, officer of the 2nd Aviation Regiment in Kraków. After completing secondary school in 1916 in Kraków he joined the Austro-Hungarian army, where he underwent officer training and served in infantry units before being assigned to the Italian front. After Poland regained independence he joined the Polish Army, initially serving in the railway troops and taking part in the Polish-Bolshevik War. In 1923 he completed a piloting course and was assigned to the 2nd Aviation Regiment in Kraków. In subsequent years he held command positions in fighter units, including as commander of the 113th Fighter Squadron, gaining experience in operational aviation. In the 1930s he held command positions in the fighter aviation structures of the Polish Army, and in 1937 was transferred to Warsaw, where he served as commander of a fighter group. During the September Campaign of 1939 he was among the key commanders of fighter aviation. He was killed on 9 August 1940 in Nocton, Great Britain.
