Czesław Mączyński
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Col. Czesław Mączyński (9 July 1881 in Kaszyce - 15 July 1935 in Lwów) was a Polish officer, politician in the Second Polish Republic, and the Commander-in-chief of the Polish military contingent during the defense of Lwów – also called the Battle of Lemberg – throughout November 1918 (part of the Polish–Ukrainian War),[1] as well as the Polish–Soviet War of 1920. He was the recipient of some of the highest Polish military awards including Virtuti Militari, and a subject of the 2004 monograph by Jacek Miliński from University of Łódź.[2]
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Czesław Mączyński | |
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Born | 9 July 1881 Kaszyce |
Died | 15 July 1935 (aged 54) Lwów, Poland |
Allegiance | Poland |
Service/ | Austro-Hungarian Army Polish Army |
Years of service | 1914-1922 |
Rank | Colonel (pułkownik) |
Battles/wars | World War I Battle of Lemberg Polish–Soviet War |
Awards | Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta Silver Cross of the Order of Virtuti Militari Cross of Independence with Swords Cross of Valour (4 times) |
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