Commandant of the school kmdr Tadeusz Mogenstern-Podjazd reads out the nomination order before the presentation of diplomas (3/1/0/7/918), photo 1933, Public domain
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Tadeusz Podjazd-Morgenstern

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Tadeusz Podjazd-Morgenstern

First name:

Tadeusz

Last Name:

Podjazd-Morgenstern

Drugie imię:

Józef Roman

Date of birth:

09-11-1895

Place of birth:

Czerniowce

Date of death:

05-10-1973

Place od death:

Londyn

Age:

77

Profession:

military / soldier

Grade:

kontradmirał

Honours and awards:

Krzyż Srebrny Orderu Wojskowego Virtuti Militari nr 4021, Krzyż Kawalerski Orderu Odrodzenia Polski, Krzyż Walecznych (dwukrotnie), Złoty Krzyż Zasługi, Komandor Orderu Miecza, Kawaler Orderu Legii Honorowej, Kawaler Orderu Danebroga

Biography:

Tadeusz Józef Roman Podjazd-Morgenstern (1895-1973), Polish military officer, commander of the Polish Navy, appointed Rear Admiral by General Władysław Anders in 1964. During World War I, he served in the Austrian army. In 1918, he joined the Polish Army. He was the originator of the navy uniform (1921). After the outbreak of the Second World War, he made his way to Paris. In 1939, he became a naval attaché in Sweden, and in 1942 in the USA. In 1941, he was appointed deputy chief of Naval Direction. After the end of the war, he remained in exile. Appointed president of the Naval Association in 1949. He published memoirs, drawings and watercolours. He died in 1973 in London. Decorated with, among others, the Silver Cross of the Military Order of Virtuti Militari No. 4021, the Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta, twice the Cross of Valour, the Golden Cross of Merit and the Order of the Legion of Honour.

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Photo showing Tadeusz Podjazd-Morgenstern
Commandant of the school kmdr Tadeusz Mogenstern-Podjazd reads out the nomination order before the presentation of diplomas (3/1/0/7/918), photo 1933, Public domain

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