Juliusz Rómmel
Juliusz Karol Wilhelm Józef Rómmel (German: Julius Karl Wilhelm Josef Freiherr von Rummel; 3 June 1881 – 8 September 1967) was a Polish military commander, a general of the Polish Armed Forces.
Juliusz Rómmel | |
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| Born | 3 June 1881 Grodno, Russian Empire |
| Died | 8 September 1967 (aged 86) Warsaw, Polish People's Republic |
| Allegiance | Russian Empire (1903–1917) Second Polish Republic (1918–1939) Polish People's Republic (1945–1967) |
| Service/ | Imperial Russian Army Polish Armed Forces |
| Years of service | 1903–1947 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands held | Polish 1st Legions Infantry Division 1st Cavalry Division Łódź Army Warszawa Army |
| Battles/wars | World War I Russian Civil War Polish–Soviet War World War II
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He graduated from the Corps of Cadets in Pskov and later from Кonstantin Artillery School at St. Petersburg. During World War I he served as a Russian Imperial army officer and fought in the 1st Guards Artillery Brigade. In 1917 he joined the Polish Army. During the Polish–Soviet War, he gained great fame for achieving a decisive victory in the Battle of Komarów, the largest cavalry engagement of the 20th century. A commander of two Polish armies during the Polish Defensive War of 1939, Rómmel was one of the most controversial of the generals to serve during that conflict. After the invasion he was captured by German troops and interned in a POW camp in Murnau. After liberation by the Americans he returned to Poland to serve as Commander in Chief. After 1956 Rómmel worked in the Association of Fighters for Freedom and Democracy.