Stanisław Świtalski
Stanisław Świtalski | |
|---|---|
16th Pomeranian Infantry Division | |
| Battles/wars | World War I Polish–Ukrainian War Polish–Soviet War |
| Alma mater | University of Lviv |
Stanisław Jan Ferdynand Świtalski was a Polish colonel who was a Certified officer that served in World War I, the Polish–Ukrainian War and in the Invasion of Poland.
Biography
He was the son of counselor Józef Świtalski and Helena née Chądzyńska. After graduating from the folk school in
From November 3, 1918,[3] he was serving in the Polish Armed Forces, he took part as the commander of the staff company of the Lwów Brigade in the Battle of Lemberg that year. He was wounded during the fighting.[2] During the Polish–Soviet War, he commanded a battalion in the 6th Infantry Regiment of the Legions, and then served as deputy commander of this regiment in the years 1920–1922.[3]
In the years 1922–1923 he was a student of the Training Course at the
On September 2, 1939, due to ineffective command, he was dismissed from the position of the division commander and placed at the disposal of the commander of the
Awards
- Virtuti Militari, Silver Cross (1921)[12]
- Cross of Independence (June 6, 1931)[13]
- Order of Polonia Restituta, Officer's Cross
- Cross of Valour (Awarded 4 times, 2nd Cross awarded in 1921)[14]
- Commemorative Medal for the War of 1918–1921[15]
- Medal of the Decade of Regained Independence
- Wound Decoration
- Commemorative Badge of the Inspector General of the Armed Forces (May 12, 1936)
Foreign Awards
References
- ^ The Personnel Journal of the Ministry of Military Affairs No. 1 of January 4, 1929, p. 1.
- ^ a b Heroes 1939. www.bohaterowie1939.pl. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
- ^ a b c d Jurga, Tadeusz. Defense of Poland 1939. p. 828.
- ^ Personnel Journal of the Ministry of Military Affairs No. 63 of September 27, 1923, p. 587.
- ^ Dz. Pers. MSWojsk., Nr 74 z 26 listopada 1923 roku, s. 688.
- ^ Personnel Journal of the Ministry of Military Affairs No. 44 of October 14, 1926, p. 354.
- ^ Personnel Journal of the Ministry of Military Affairs No. 11 of March 31, 1927, p. 98.
- ^ Personnel Journal of the Ministry of Military Affairs No. 7 of October 23, 1931, p. 324.
- ^ Personnel Journal of the Ministry of Military Affairs No. 14 of December 22, 1934, p. 254.
- ^ Infantry Colonels, Józef Piłsudski Institute of America, sign. 701/1. According to the information included in the list, it was drawn up in February 1939, before general promotions.
- ^ Wyszukiwarka cmentarna - Warszawskie cmentarze
- ^ Dekret Wodza Naczelnego L. 2630 z 16 lutego 1921 r. Dziennik Personalny z 1921 r. Nr 8 poz. 239
- ^ M.P. z 1931 r. Nr 132, poz. 199 „for work in the work of regaining independence".
- ^ Order of the Minister of Military Affairs L. 2142 z 1921 r. (Dziennik Personalny z 1922 r. Nr 1, s. 76)
- ^ M.P. z 1937 r. Nr 64, poz. 96 for merits in military service ". Personnel Journal of the Ministry of Military Affairs No. 1 of March 19, 1937, p. 1.
- ^ Dziennik Personalny MSWojsk Nr 12/1929, s. 238
Bibliography
- Personnel Journal of the Ministry of Military Affairs. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
- Officer's Yearbook 1923. Warsaw: Ministry of Military Affairs. 1923.
- Officer's Yearbook 1924. Warsaw: Ministry of Military Affairs. 1924.
- Officer's Yearbook 1928. Warsaw: Ministry of Military Affairs. 1928.
- Rocznik Oficerski 1932. Warsaw: Ministry of Military Affairs. 1932.
- List of certified officers (as of April 15, 1931) , Chief Staff of the Polish Army, Warsaw 1931, p. 11.
- Jurga, Tadeusz (1990). Defense of Poland 1939. Warsaw: PAX Publishing Institute. pp. 828–829. ISBN 83-211-1096-7.