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Stanislaw Jastrzembiec Bobrowski

ID: OS-007223-P/149425

Stanislaw Jastrzembiec Bobrowski

First name:

Stanislaw

Last Name:

Jastrzembiec Bobrowski

Date of birth:

1896

Date of death:

1990

Age:

94

Profession:

general, military

Honours and awards:

Order Virtuti Militari

Biography:

Stanislaw Jastrzembiec Bobrowski (1896-1990); Polish military general. Conscripted into the Austrian army, after training as a cadet corporal he took command of a platoon on the Italian front in the Tyrol. During fighting in the Karst mountains, he was taken prisoner. There he volunteered to join the nascent Polish Army and was assigned to the Servicio di Avvicinamento, or intelligence service. He then enlisted in Haller's army in France. With it, he returned to Poland in April 1919 and was immediately sent to the Eastern Front. He took part in the Kiev offensive. There, he was awarded the Order of Virtuti Militari for his bravery. In 1923, he joined the Second Branch of the General Staff. After training, he became head of intelligence to the west, then deputy head of counter-intelligence for the whole Army, and was promoted to head of "two" during the May coup. During the September campaign, as part of the 27th Division, he took part in the Battle of the Bzura. When he was taken prisoner by the Germans in an oflag, he organised secret lectures at the Higher War College for officers. After his liberation, he began serving as a liaison officer with the 9th US Army. After the war ended, he decided to emigrate to Canada. He settled in Toronto, where he supported himself with his own application writing office and beekeeping. However, he still remained politically active. He corresponded with the Prime Minister of Canada and successive US presidents. He was an honorary admiral of the US fleet and a Knight of Malta. He was active in Polish-Canadian organisations, and his home hosted, among others, General Władysław Anders.

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