Stanisław Skwarczyński
Stanisław Eugeniusz Skwarczyński (1888–1981) was a soldier of the
Skwarczynski was born on 17 November 1888 in the village of
In November 1918, Skwarczynski joined Polish Army, and soon afterwards, he became commandant of 3rd Battalion of 28th Kaniow Rifles Regiment. Together with his unit, he briefly fought against Czechoslovak forces in Cieszyn Silesia, to be transferred to Eastern Galicia, where Polish-Ukrainian conflict took place in late 1918 and 1919.
On 15 April 1920 Skwarczynski was named commandant of 2nd Battalion of 5th Legions Infantry Regiment. During the war with Soviet Union, he commanded 5th Legions Infantry Regiment, remaining in this post until 1926. On 14 February 1929 he was appointed commandant of
In late August 1939, Skwarczynski returned to active military service, and was appointed commandant of the so-called
Skwarczynski’s leadership in the
Honors and awards
- Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari (1921)
- Commander's Cross, Order of Polonia Restituta,
- Officer’s Cross, Order of Polonia Restituta,
- Cross of Independence,
- Cross of Valour (Poland) (four times),
- Gold Cross of Merit (Poland) (1930),
- commemorative medal “Poland to Her Defender”, for the wars of 1918–1921,
- Medal of Ten Years of Independent Poland,
- Officer Cross of the Legion of Honour.
Sources
- Tadeusz Kryska-Karski i Stanisław Żurakowski, Generałowie Polski Niepodległej, Editions Spotkania, Warszawa 1991
- Piotr Stawecki, Słownik biograficzny generałów Wojska Polskiego 1918–1939, Warszawa 1994
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