| Wacław Stachiewicz | |
|---|---|
| November 19, 1894 – November 12, 1973 (aged 78) | |
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| Place of birth | Lemberg, Austria-Hungary |
| Place of death | Montreal, Canada |
| Allegiance | Poland |
| Years of service | from 1912 |
| Rank | Generał brygady |
| Awards |       |
Brigadier General Wacław Stachiewicz (1894-1973) was an officer of the Polish Army, geologist and a Polish writer. Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Lviv ( Ukrainian: Львів, L’viv, Lwów Lemberg Львов L'vov; see also other names) is a major city in western Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Generał brygady (literally General of a Brigade, abbreviated gen Polish Land Forces (Wojska Lądowe RP is a branch of Poland 's Armed Forces. Brother to General Julian Stachiewicz and husband to Gen. Brigadier General Julian Stachiewicz (1890-1934 was an officer of the Polish Army, Polish historian and writer Roman Abraham's sister, Stachiewicz was the Chief of General Staff of the Polish Army during the Polish Defensive War and one of the authors of the plans for that war. Roman Abraham (1891-1976 was a Polish cavalry general a participant of the Invasion of Poland in September 1939 and took part General Staff of the Polish Army (Sztab Generalny Wojska Polskiego was created in 1918 The Invasion of Poland (1939 precipitated World War II. It was carried out by Nazi Germany, the Soviet Union, and a small German-allied
Wacław Stachiewicz was born November 19, 1894 in Lwów (Lemberg) in Austro-Hungarian Galicia. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Oath crisis ( Polish Kryzys przysięgowy) refers to a political conflict between the Austro-Hungarian Army command and the Józef Piłsudski Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Lviv ( Ukrainian: Львів, L’viv, Lwów Lemberg Львов L'vov; see also other names) is a major city in western Galicia (Галичина ( Halychyna) Galicja is a historical region in East Central Europe, currently divided between Poland and Ukraine, After graduating from one of local gymnasiums, he entered the geological faculty at the University of Lwów. History Beginnings The University was founded on January 20 1661 when the King John II Casimir of Poland issued the diploma granting the city's In 1912 he joined the underground Związek Strzelecki, where he received military training and graduated from NCO and officer courses. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Związek Strzelecki "Strzelec" (Riflemen's Association "Rifleman" was a Polish Paramilitary cultural and educational organization created After the outbreak of the Great War, in August of 1914 he joined the Polish Legions, where he became a platoon commander in the 1st Regiment. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Polish Legions ( Polish Legiony Polskie) was the name of Polish armed forces created in August 1914 in Galicia. On October 9 he was promoted to Second Lieutenant and sent with a secret mission to the other side of the Russo-Austrian front to help in creation of Polish underground organizations in the territory still under Russian occupation. Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Second Lieutenant is the lowest commissioned officer Military rank in many Armed forces. In 1915 he was moved to the newly-formed 5th Regiment, where he commanded the 4th company. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Wounded in the battle of Konary, he was moved to various staff duties, among others he served as an aide to the chief of staff of the regiment. Konary is a small village in the region of Sandomierz Uplands, near the town of Klimontów. In March of 1917 he graduated from an officer course of the General Staff and was to be promoted. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year A military staff is a group of officers and enlisted personnel that provides a bi-directional flow of information between a commander and subordinate units
However, in the effect of the Oath Crisis of 1917 he was drafted into the Austro-Hungarian Army, demoted to sergeant and sent to the Italian Front. The Oath crisis ( Polish Kryzys przysięgowy) refers to a political conflict between the Austro-Hungarian Army command and the Józef Piłsudski Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Austro-Hungarian Army was the ground force of the Austro-Hungarian Dual Monarchy (1867 - 1918 In March of the following year he defected from the army, returned to Poland and joined the secret Polish Military Organization. Polish Military Organisation (Polska Organizacja Wojskowa POW was a secret military organization created by Józef Piłsudski in August 1914 and officially named in November He headed that organization's central branch based in Warsaw. Warsaw (Warszawa; also known by other names) is the Capital and Largest city of Poland. After Poland regained her independence, Stachiewicz's organization became one of the cores of the reborn Polish Army. Polish Land Forces (Wojska Lądowe RP is a branch of Poland 's Armed Forces. Initially serving as the head of the I Detachment of the General Staff and the deputy chief of staff of the Warsaw military district, Stachiewicz soon became a staff officer of Gen. Stanisław Haller de Hallenburg's Army. Stanisław Haller (born 26 April 1872, murdered in April 1940 was a Polish politician and general and cousin of General Józef Haller de Hallenburg He also served in a number of roles in the Polish Ministry of War Affairs. During the battle of Warsaw of 1920 he served as a deputy chief of staff and chief of operations of Gen. The Battle of Warsaw (Russian Варшáвское сражéние Polish: Bitwa Warszawska sometimes referred to as the Miracle at the Vistula, Polish Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Kazimierz Sosnkowski's Volunteer Army. Kazimierz Sosnkowski ( Warsaw, 1885 – 1969 Arundel, Canada) was a Polish independence fighter After the end of hostilities and the Peace of Riga, Stachiewicz returned to the ministry. The Peace of Riga, also known as the Treaty of Riga; (Ри́жский ми́рный договóр -- Romanisation Rízhsky Mírny dogovór --, Rīgas
In 1921 he was sent to Paris, where he graduated from Ecole Supérieure de Guerre in late 1923. Field Marshal William Edmund Ironside 1st Baron Ironside GCB, CMG, CBE, DSO ( 6 May 1880 - 22 September Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city The École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr ( ESM, literally the "Special Military School of St Cyr" is the foremost French Military academy. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Upon his return he became a professor of tactics at the Wyższa Szkoła Wojenna in Warsaw. Wyższa Szkoła Wojenna (English Higher War School) was the most important Polish Military academy in the period between the world wars. Warsaw (Warszawa; also known by other names) is the Capital and Largest city of Poland. In April of 1926 he started a year of practice at the post of head of 1st detachment of the Polish General Staff and in June of the following year he became the 1st Officer of the Staff of the General Inspectorate of Armed Forces. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In January of 1928 he completed his practice as the commanding officer of the Częstochowa-based 27th Infantry Regiment. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Częstochowa is a city in south Poland on the Warta River with 248894 inhabitants (2004 Finally, after a year of training there he became the chief of infantry in the elite 1st Legions Infantry Division in Wilno. Polish 1st Legions Infantry Division ( 1 Dywizja Piechoty Legionów) was a tactical unit of the Polish Army between the World Wars In December of 1933 he returned to Częstochowa, this time as a commanding officer of the entire 7th Infantry Division and in 1935 he was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The 7th Infantry Division (7 Dywizja Piechoty 7 DP was the name of several units of the Polish Army. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Brigadier General is the lowest ranking General Officer in some countries usually sitting between the ranks of Colonel and Major General. After the death of Marshal of Poland Józef Piłsudski, his place was taken by General Edward Rydz-Smigły who nominated Stachiewicz for the post of the Chief of Staff of the Polish Army. Marshal of Poland ( Marszałek Polski) is the highest rank in the Polish Army. Edward Rydz-Śmigły ( pronounced rɨts ɕmigwɨ sometimes Edward Śmigły-Rydz ( March 11 1886 The chief of staff is the chief aide to the Commander of larger military Formations and Units It is sometimes the case that the chief of staff is more directly
One of the most promising staff officers in the Polish military, Stachiewicz was the author of various military plans, among them the Plan Zachód, the Polish plan of operations in case of a war with Nazi Germany and the Plan Wschód, a similar plan in case of a war against the Soviet Union. Plan Zachód (Plan West was a Military plan of the Polish Army of the Second Polish Republic, for defence against invasion from Nazi Germany Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers Plan Wschód ( Plan East) was a Polish defensive Military plan, created in the 1920s and 1930s in case of war with the Soviet Union The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 He was also the officer to prepare the Polish mobilization. In late 1939 he supervised the mobilization which was successfully accomplished despite the fact that it had to be called off due to British and French pressure. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. After the outbreak of the Polish Defensive War he automatically became the Chief of Staff of the headquarters of the Polish commander-in-chief. The Invasion of Poland (1939 precipitated World War II. It was carried out by Nazi Germany, the Soviet Union, and a small German-allied However, due to lack of communication he lost any influence on the conflict and withdrew together with Rydz-Śmigły to south-eastern Poland. After the Soviets joined the war on the side of the Nazis, on September 18 he crossed the border with Romania in order to continue the struggle abroad in France. Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. However, due to internal struggle for power among the Polish emigrees, the French pressured the Romanian authorities and both Stachiewicz and his superior were interned.
In January of 1940 Wacław Stachiewicz managed to escape from captivity and through Bucharest and Yugoslavia reached French-held port of Algiers. Edward Rydz-Śmigły ( pronounced rɨts ɕmigwɨ sometimes Edward Śmigły-Rydz ( March 11 1886 Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bucharest ( Romanian: Bucureşti) is the Capital city, industrial and commercial centre of Romania. See also Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian Algiers (الجزائر Algerian Arabic: Dzayer ( (From kabyle pronunciation Kabyle: Ledzayer, Alger) is the Capital and largest However, due to Gen. Władysław Sikorski's insistence he was again interned, this time by the French, and it was not until 1943 that he finally reached London. Władysław Eugeniusz Sikorski (May 20 1881 – July 4 1943 pronounced) was a Polish military and political leader Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. There he spent the remaining part of the war, without any assignment. After the World War II he was deprived of the Polish citizenship by the Allied-backed communist authorities of Poland and had to remain in exile. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including In 1948 he moved to Montreal in Canada. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Blamed by many for the Polish defeat in the war, Stachiewicz devoted himself to writing and was an author of several books on the Polish preparations for the war of 1939. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He died November 12, 1973. Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. The Polish Library of the McGill University is named after him.
Bibliography
- Wacław Stachiewicz (1998). Wierności dochować żołnierskiej. Warsaw, RYTM, 832. ISBN 8386678712.
- Wacław Stachiewicz (1977). Pisma (Works), Tom 1: Przygotowania wojenne w Polsce 1935-1939 (Part 1: War Preparations in Poland), Paris, Instytut Literacki, 239.
- Wacław Stachiewicz (1979). Pisma (Works), Tom 2: Rok 1939 (Part 2: 1939), Paris, Instytut Literacki.
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