Juliusz Ulrych

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Juliusz Ulrych was a soldier of the Polish Legions in World War I and a member of the Polish Military Organisation, Colonel of the Polish Army and the Minister of Communication in the government of the Second Polish Republic (1935–1939).

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Early life Ulrych was born on 9 April 1888 in Kalisz, Congress Poland, in a wealthy Lutheran merchant family. His ancestors were ethnic Germans, who settled in the area of Kalisz, Turek and Stawiszyn. Ulrych, the son of Emil and Berta née Stark, attended City Classical Gymnasium in Kalisz and St. Ann Gymnasium in Kraków. After graduation, he continued his education at Lwów Polytechnic. Since his teens, Ulrych was an active member of Polish independence organizations, such as the Riflemen's Association. After the outbreak of World War I, he joined Polish Legions of Józef Piłsudski, becoming one of the officers of the 1st Legions Infantry Regiment. In late stages of the war, he was transferred to his native Kalisz, where, as a member of the Polish Military Organization, he commanded the disarming of German soldiers (November 1918). During the Polish–Soviet War (1919–1921), Ulrych, among others, formed the 29th Regiment of Kaniów Riflemen (29 Pułk Strzelców Kaniowskich). He was later awarded the Virtuti Militari and the Cross of Valour (Poland) (three times). After the Polish–Soviet War, Ulrych worked in the Information Department of the Ministry of Military Affairs and in the Headquarters of the Polish Army. In 1922–1923, he attended Warsaw's…Citește mai mult

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Death and legacy Juliusz Ulrych died on 31 October 1959 in London at the age of 70. In 1989, his ashes were transported to Warsaw, and buried at the Legions Tomb of the Military Quarter at the Powązki Cemetery. Also, a commemorative plaque dedicated to him was unveiled on a wall of the Lutheran Cemetery in Warsaw.

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Family Ulrych married twice. In 1920, he married Eugenia née Sztark, and had two children with her. Both died early, and the couple divorced. His second wife, Zofia née Wilke (d. 2005) settled in Canada, together with their sons Tadeusz (b. 1935) and Andrzej (b. 1934). Tadeusz Ulrych was a renowned geophysics professor at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, while Andrzej was an entrepreneur.