List of things named after Tadeusz Kościuszko

This is a list of things named after Tadeusz Kościuszko, in his commemoration.

Places

Australia

United States

Buildings, structures, and monuments

Poland

United States

Statue of Kościuszko on Northerly Island, Chicago

Hungary

  • Tadeusz Kościuszko Street, Budapest

Brazil

  • Tadeu Kosciusco Street, Rio de Janeiro

Serbia

  • Tadeuša Košćuška Street, Belgrade

Organizations

Military organizations

  • Kościuszko's Squadron, a Polish fighter squadron in the Polish-Soviet War of 1919–1921
  • No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron, known as the No. 303 "Kościuszko", was a Second World War Polish fighter squadron
  • Polish 1st Tadeusz Kościuszko Infantry Division, a Second World War unit, part of the 1st Polish Army
  • Polish 111th Fighter Escadrille, known as Kościuszko's squadron, was a Polish fighter squadron in the Invasion of Poland of 1939
  • Tadeusz Kościuszko Land Forces Military Academy in Wrocław, Poland

Ships

Airliners

  • When LOT Polish Airlines used Ilyushin Il-62s and Il-62Ms. 2 of them were named after Kościuszko. One of these (SP-LBG) tragically crashed on the 9th of May 1987, killing 188 people.
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References

  1. Henry, Gannett (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Government Printing Office. p. 177.
  2. "Kosciuszko Park". https://www.stamfordct.gov. Retrieved 15 June 2018. External link in |website= (help)

See also

LOT Polish Airlines Flight 5055. The plane that crashed was named Tadeusz Kosciuszko.

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