Marian Turkowski (1894–1948) was a soldier of Polish Legions in World War I and Polish II Corps in Russia, and officer, later General brygady of the Polish Army. Altogether, Turkowski served in different military units from 1914 until 1948, with the exception for World War II (1939 - 1945), during which he was kept as a German prisoner of war at Oflag VII-A Murnau. Turkowski was born on 28 July 1894 in the village of Iwkowa, which at that time belonged to Austrian Galicia. He attended a high school in nearby Bochnia, after which studied law at Jagiellonian University in Kraków. In 1914, Turkow
Marian Turkowski (1894–1948) was a soldier of Polish Legions in World War I and Polish II Corps in Russia, and officer, later General brygady of the Polish Army. Altogether, Turkowski served in different military units from 1914 until 1948, with the exception for World War II (1939 - 1945), during which he was kept as a German prisoner of war at Oflag VII-A Murnau. Turkowski was born on 28 July 1894 in the village of Iwkowa, which at that time belonged to Austrian Galicia. He attended a high school in nearby Bochnia, after which studied law at Jagiellonian University in Kraków. In 1914, Turkowski joined Polish Legions Second (then Third) Infantry Regiment. Wounded in the Battle of Kostiuchnówka (July 1916), he was captured by the Russians. Released in 1917, Turkowski joined Polish II Corps in Russia. Promoted to lieutenant, he fought in the Battle of Kaniów. In November 1918, Turkowski joined the newly created Polish Army. In January 1919, he served in Białystok Rifle Regiment, which was in October 1921 renamed into 79th Infantry Regiment of Lew Sapieha. He fought in the Polish–Soviet War, and was captured by the Lithuanians. In the Second Polish Republic, Turkowski commanded the 79th Infantry…
0 comentarii1 vizualizări0 reacții
Marian Turkowskia adăugat o fotografie
acum 5 ore
R.I.P Marian
Awards
Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari (1922),
0 comentarii1 vizualizări0 reacții
Marian Turkowskia lăsat un gând
acum 5 ore
Officer Cross of the Polonia Restituta,
Order of the Cross of Grunwald, Third Class,
0 comentarii1 vizualizări0 reacții
Marian Turkowskia lăsat un gând
acum 5 ore
Gold Cross of Merit
Cross of Valour (Poland).
0 comentarii1 vizualizări0 reacții
Marian Turkowskia lăsat un gând
acum 5 ore
Sources
Tadeusz Jurga: Obrona Polski 1939. Warszawa: Instytut Wydawniczy PAX, 1990
