Help on several Polish divisional commanders in 1939

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Re: Help on several Polish divisional commanders in 1939

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Post by Kelvin » 13 Jun 2014, 18:29

henryk wrote:Further data shows Płk Dypl. B.M. Krzyzanowski in the 26th.
http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaros%C5%82aw_Szafran
Google translation:
In September Campaign 1939 commanded the 35 th Infantry Division (reserve) . After the surrender of the crew Defence Lviv got into Soviet captivity. He lived in a camp in Starobilsk . Spring of 1940, was murdered by the NKVD in Kharkiv and was buried in Piatichatki . From June 17, 2000 rests with the Cemetery of the Victims of Totalitarianism in Kharkov .

By order of the President of the Republic No. 112-48-07 Lech Kaczynski of October 5, 2007, he was promoted posthumously to the rank of brigadier general [4] . Promotion was announced November 9, 2007 in Warsaw , during the ceremony "Katyn remember - Celebrate the Memory of the Heroes".
http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tadeusz_Ka ... wski[quote]
Tadeusz Kalina-Zieleniewski
During the 1939 defensive war commanded the 33 Infantry Division reserve . He fought with the 33 Division, including the battles of Różan ii Włodawa . After the surrender of the Army "Modlin" General Operational Group commander Przedrzymirskiego own name (September 25 - October 2) in the battles of Janow and Frampol . After the dissolution of the Group, through Hungary escaped to France.

In the years 1939-1945 the Polish Armed Forces in the West , including commanded the 3 Infantry Division in France (4 - June 19, 1940) and 1 Grenadier Division (HR) in Scotland. He was an inspector for the country at the Supreme Chief . He was a lecturer at the Military Academy courses in Great Britain. In 1947 he returned to Polish, settled in Warsaw and worked as a researcher at the University of Warsaw . In the years 1950 - 1961 he was an assistant professor at the Faculty of Geodesy and Cartography. He took an active part in the work ZBoWiD . He died in Warsaw. Buried in the cemetery Powązki
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Hi, Henryk, thank for your data on 33 and 35. Divisions, very helpful. :) But I don't know what you mean in your first sentence about 24th division commander ?

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Re: Help on several Polish divisional commanders in 1939

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Post by henryk » 13 Jun 2014, 21:08

There were two 24th division commanders in the September Campaign.
Slightly polished Google translations:
http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/24_Dywizja ... ty_(II_RP)
24 Infantry Division under the command of Colonel. Bolesław Maria Krzyzanowski in the initial period of the war remained in reserve of the Supreme Commander......
Dawn on September 7th regiments took the collection and march took place in broad daylight. A few hours later, marching regiments were surprised at Tuchów by the German 4 dlek., which smashed and scattered three infantry battalions of 17 and 38 regiments of Infantry . Commander of the 24 DP therefore fallen into a state of total depression and lost the ability to effectively command troops. As a result, he resigned from the command, explaining poor health, and gave them into the hands of the commander of a division infantry colonel. Bolesław Schwarzenberg-Czerny.
September 8th division instead of defending Wisłok began the retreat for San , heading Frysztak and Strzyżów . Sept. 9 for arbitrary change of command Col. B. Krzyzanowski and his chief of staff have been sidelined from command by the commander of the Army.
http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boles%C5%8 ... i[quote]As commander of the 24 Infantry Division he participate in the September campaign in the Army "Karpaty" . On 9 September 1939 , as a result of failures in the fight and mental breakdown passes command of the division, Colonel. Dipl. Boleslaw Schwarzenbergowi-Czernemu and reported for disposition to the commander of the Army "Karpaty" Gen. Kazimierz Fabrycego .

On 18 September 1939, he crossed the Romanian order and was interned. 8 February 1941 , he was handed over by the Romanian authorities to Germany and staying in succession in the POW camps: Oflag VIIC Laufen and Oflag VIB Doessel .
After his release from captivity in 1946 he returned to Poland and worked in the Museum of Tarnow in Tarnow . He died on November 5, 1951 in Tarnów and was buried there.[/quote]
http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boles%C5%8 ... uote]Until September 9, 1939, he was commander of the division infantry in the 24 Infantry Division in Jarosław. 9 September 1939 took over from Colonel. Dipl. Bolesław Krzyzanowski in command 24 DP . During the September campaign he was captured by the Soviets. He was imprisoned in a camp in Starobilsk . Murdered spring of 1940 at the headquarters of the NKVD in Kharkiv.

By order of the President of the Republic No. 112-48-07 Lech Kaczynski of October 5, 2007 he was promoted posthumously to the rank of Brigadier General [6] . Promotion was announced November 9, 2007 in Warsaw , during the ceremony "Katyn remember - Celebrate the Memory of the Heroes".
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Re: Help on several Polish divisional commanders in 1939

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Post by Kelvin » 14 Jun 2014, 15:02

Hi, Henryk, thank so much. :)

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