Irena Anders

Irena Renata Anders, born Iryna Renata Jarosiewicz (Yarosevych) (12 May 1920 – 29 November 2010) was a Polish stage actress and singer. During World War II she performed with Henryk Wars' troupe and later with the Polska Parada (Polish Parade) band, entertaining the Polish Armed Forces in the West (commanded by General Władysław Anders, her future husband). She was one of the first singers to perform the anthem, Czerwone maki na Monte Cassino (The Red Poppies on Monte Cassino).