Bolesław Romanowski

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Bolesław Romanowski (21 March 1910 – 12 August 1968) was a submarine commander of the Polish Navy during World War II.

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Biography Bolesław Szymon Romanowski was born in Varakļāni in Livonia. In 1920 he moved with his family to Grabówno in Greater Poland. In 1929 he graduated and entered the Polish Navy Academy. He completed the submarine navigation course then the underwater weapons training. He began his career on the torpedo boat ORP Kujawiak, in 1934 he became the executive officer of this ship. One year later he was transferred to the submarine ORP Żbik. He also served on ORP Wilia and ORP Wicher. Shortly before the start of World War II, he was transferred to the submarine ORP Wilk. During the Invasion of Poland the Wilk operated in Gdańsk Bay, deployed her mines then left the Polish coast, successfully passing the Danish Straits (Øresund) on September 14/15, escaping from the Baltic Sea and arriving in Great Britain on September 20. In 1941 he became the executive officer on ORP Sokół, then he assumed command of ORP Jastrząb ex USS S-25 loaned to Polish Navy. Romanowski is the only Polish submarine commander to lead his vessel through the Atlantic Ocean. During the passage of convoy PQ-15 to Murmansk, Jastrząb on 2 May 1942 was mistakenly engaged by the destroyer HNoMS St.…Citește mai mult

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References Marek Twardowski (in Polish): "Podwodne drapieżniki" – stawiacze min typu Wilk ("Undersea predators" – Wilk class minelayers), in: Morza, Statki i Okręty nr. 3/1998, p. 23–26 Mariusz Borowiak (2010). Mała flota bez mitów. Warsaw: Almapress. ISBN 978-83-7020-422-8. Julian Czerwiński; Małgorzata Czerwińska; Maria Babnis; Alfons Jankowski; Jan Sawicki (1996). Kadry Morskie Rzeczypospolitej. Vol. II: Polska Marynarka Wojenna: Część I: Korpus oficerów 1918–1947. Gdynia: Wyższa Szkoła Morska. Ryszard Demczuk; Czesław Dyrcz; Bogusław Iwaniak; Jarosław Keplin; Walter Pater; Aleksandra Perycz-Szczepańska; Jarosław Ziemiański (March 2001). "Komandor Bolesław Romanowski". Przegląd Morski. 3/2001. Gdynia. ISSN 0137-7205. Jerzy Pertek (1976). Wielkie dni małej floty. Poznań: Wydawnictwo Poznańskie. Małgorzata Sokołowska; Wiesława Kwiatkowska (2003). Gdyńskie cmentarze: O twórcach miasta, portu i floty. Gdynia: oficyna Verbi Causa. ISBN 83-918526-2-8.

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External links Strona internetowa Marynarki Wojennej Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej Memoriał komandora Bolesława Romanowskiego na stronie findagrave.com