Kazimierz Raszewski
Kazimierz Raszewski | |
|---|---|
 Kazimierz Raszewski | |
| Born | 29 February 1864 Jasień, Kingdom of Prussia |
| Died | 14 January 1941 (aged 76) Poznań, occupied Poland |
| Buried | Górczyn Cemetery, Poznań |
| Allegiance |  Kingdom of Prussia (1885–1918) Second Polish Republic (1918–1925) |
| Service |  Imperial German Army Armia Wielkopolska Polish Army |
| Years of service | 1885–1925 |
| Rank |  Generał broni (Lieutenant general) |
| Battles / wars | First World War Greater Poland uprising Polish–Soviet War |
| Awards | () |
| Spouse(s) |
Olga Luchs (m. 1892) |
| Children | Lambert (born 1893) Izabela (1894–1917) |
Kazimierz Raszewski (29 February 1864 – 14 January 1941) was a lieutenant general of the Polish Army.
Early life
Raszewski was born 29 February 1864 in a small village called Jasień near Poznań (Czempiń Municipal), in the Province of Posen in the Kingdom of Prussia. Kazimierz was the second son of a szlachta (Polish landed gentry) Ignacy Raszewski and Józefa Koczorowska. An ancestor, Kazimierz Turno, was a general of the Army of the Duchy of Warsaw.[1]
In 1827, he started attending the Real School in Poznań. He later moved to the Saint Mary Magdalene School. In 1884, he finished school in Bolesławiec.[2]
Military career
He started his military career in 1885 by joining the 2. Schlesische Husaren-Regiment Nr. 6 in Prudnik.[2] The commander of the Regiment in Prudnik was lieutenant Rosenberg, a friend of Raszewski's father with whom he served in the Husaren-Regiment Nr. 1 in Milicz. Due to Raszewski's Polish descent, he was being mocked by other soldiers. After many years, in his autobiography, he stated that he wouldn't become an officer without the support he received from Rosenberg while in Prudnik.[1]
After graduating from military school in Nysa in 1887, he came back to Prudnik as a second lieutenant and became the commander of the platoon. In 1892, he married Olga Luchs. The couple had a son Lambert (born 1893) and a daughter Izabela (1894–1917).[2]
In 1894, he was moved to 1. Schlesische Husaren-Regiment Nr. 4 in Oława. In 1913, he joined the Husaren-Regiment Nr. 16 in Schleswig. During World War I, he served on Western and Eastern Front.[2]
In 1918, he joined the Armia Wielkopolska to fight in the Greater Poland uprising. He later participated in the Polish–Soviet War.[3]
Promotions
Leutnant (Second lieutenant) - 1887
Oberleutnant (First lieutenant) - 1895
Rittmeister (Rittmaster) - 1901
Major (Major) - 1913
Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant colonel) - 21 Januray 1918
Pułkownik (Colonel) - 1919
Generał brygady (Brigadier general) - 1 April 1919
Generał dywizji (Major general) - 3 May 1922
Generał broni (Lieutenant general) - 28 May 1928
Honours and awards
Silver Cross of Virtuti Militari (1921)[4]
Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2 May 1923)[5]
Cross of Valour (twice)
Cross on the Silesian Ribbon of Valor and Merit, 2nd Class
Gold Cross of Merit
Commemorative Medal for the War of 1918–1921
Medal of the 10th Anniversary of Regained Independence
Iron Cross, 2nd Class (German Empire)
Grand Officer of the Order of St. Sava (Yugoslavia)
Commandeur of the Legion of Honour (France)
Officier of the Legion of Honour (France, 1921)[6]
Knight of the Order of Merit (Chile)
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References
- ^ a b Kazimierz, Raszewski (1938), Wspomnienia z własnych przeżyć do końca roku 1920 (Raszewski Kazimierz), J. Liczbiński, Poznań, retrieved 2020-08-18
- ^ a b c d http://www.ipsb.nina.gov.pl:8080/a/biografia/kazimierz-raszewski [dead link]
- ^ O kawalerii polskiej XX wieku p. 56
- ^ Decree of the commander-in-chief L. 2763 15 March 1921 r. (Dziennik Personalny z 1921 r. Nr 13, poz. 409).
- ^ Order of Polonia Restituta. Triennial of the First Chapter 1921–1924. Warsaw: Presidium of the Council of Ministers. 1926. p. 20.
- ^ Order of the Minister of Military Affairs L. 1717 28 May 1921 r. (Personal Journal 1921 r. Nr 29, pos. 1208).
- 1864 births
- 1941 deaths
- Polish generals of the Second Polish Republic
- Commanders of the Order of Polonia Restituta
- Recipients of the Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari
- Recipients of the Cross of Valour (Poland)
- Recipients of the Gold Cross of Merit (Poland)
- Recipients of the Iron Cross (1914), 1st class
- Great Officers of the Order of St. Sava
- Commanders of the Legion of Honour
- Officers of the Legion of Honour
- Polish people of World War I
- Polish monarchists
- 19th-century Polish nobility
- Greater Poland Uprising (1918–1919) participants
- Polish people of the Polish–Soviet War
- Military personnel from Poznań
- 20th-century Polish nobility