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.

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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