Stanisław Szeptycki
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(1904/5)Stanisław Maria Jan Teofil Szeptycki[1] (3 November 1867 – 9 October 1950) was a Polish count, general and military commander.
Biography
Born in 1867 in
Metropolitan Archbishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
(Stanisław was a Catholic of the Latin rite, his brother Andrey/Andrzej was also initially of the Latin Rite, but instead followed Greek Catholicism).
Szeptycki joined the
Chief of the General Staff
, a post that he held until March 1919.
During the
Commander-in-Chief, Józef Piłsudski, which cost him his post, and joined the National Democratic opposition to Piłsudski. From June to December 1923 he was Minister of Military Affairs; during that time he challenged Piłsudski to a duel
for a perceived slight (Piłsudski refused the challenge).
After Piłsudski's May 1926 Coup d'État, Szeptycki was dismissed from active service. After World War II, from 1945 to 1950, he headed the Polish Red Cross (Polski Czerwony Krzyż).
He died in
Korczyna
in 1950.
Promotions
Leutnant (Second lieutenant) - 1888
Oberleutnant (First lieutenant) - 1892
Hauptmann (Captain) - 1900
Major (Major) - 1 November 1907
Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant colonel) - 1 May 1911
Oberts (Colonel) - 1 May 1914
Generalmajor (Brigadier general) - 28 April 1917
Generał dywizji (Major general) - 4 November 1918
Generał broni (Lieutenant general) - 21 April 1920
Honours and awards
- Polish:
Commander's Cross of the Virtuti Militari (1922)
Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari (1921)
Commander's Cross with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta (7 November 1925)
Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (1921)
Cross of Valour, four times
Golden Cross of Merit
Commemorative Medal for the War of 1918–1921
Medal of the Tenth Anniversary of Regained Independence
- Austro-Hungarian:
Order of the Iron Crown, 2nd Class (1916)
Order of the Iron Crown, 3rd Class (1905)
Order of Leopold, 2nd Class (1914)
Order of Franz Joseph, 1st Class (1918)
Military Merit Cross, 2nd and 3rd Class (1916, 1915)
Decoration for Services to the Red Cross
Karl Troop Cross
1898 Jubilee Medal
1908 Jubilee Cross
- Other:
Order of the Crown, 2nd Class (1909, Prussia)
Iron Cross, 2nd Class (Prussia)
Military Merit Order, 2nd Class (Württemberg)
Order of Saint George, 2nd Class (1900, Bavaria)
Military Merit Order, 2nd Class (Bavaria)
Commander of Legion of Honour (1922, France)
Chevalier of Legion of Honour (1906, France)
Order of the Bath, CB (1921, United Kingdom)
Grand Cross of Order of the Star of Romania (1923, Romania)
Grand Cross of Order of St. Sava (1923, Yugoslavia)
Knight Grand Cross of Order of the Crown of Italy (1923, Kingdom of Italy)
Cross of Liberty, 2nd Class (1922, Estonia)
Order of Lāčplēsis, 2nd class (1921, Latvia)[2]
Order of Saint Stanislaus, 2nd Class (1905, Russian Empire)
Golden Weapon for Bravery (1908, Russian Empire)
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Further reading
- Andrzej Wojtaszak, General Broni Stanislaw Szeptycki (1867-1950) (University of Szczecin 2000)
References
- ^ "Stanisław Maria Jan hr. Szeptycki z Przyłbic h. wł". Sejm-Wielki.pl. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
- OCLC 38884671.
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