Antoni Szymański
Antoni Szymański (born July 30, 1894 in Posen , † December 11, 1973 in London ) was a general in the Polish army and military attaché from 1932 to 1939 in Berlin .
Life
As a Prussian citizen, he was one of the participants in the First World War . He fought on the German Western Front and took part, among other things, in the Battle of Verdun . After the establishment of the independent Polish Republic, Szymański became a member of the newly established Polish military and later made a career in the diplomatic service. During his time as a military attaché he had frequent contact with Wilhelm Canaris and other personalities of the German national resistance against National Socialism . In 1938 and 1939 he coordinated the joint military activities of the German and Polish military. After the attack by the Wehrmacht on the Polish Republic, Szymański and his family were able to leave Berlin on the night of September 5 to 6, 1939 thanks to his diplomatic immunity and reach Poland via Copenhagen, Stockholm and Helsinki. There he immediately rejoined the Polish army and took part in the fighting against the Wehrmacht near Lviv . On September 22, 1939 he surrendered to the Red Army and remained in Soviet captivity until 1941. After the Sikorski-Maiski Agreement , he was released and he joined the Anders Army .
Szymański was married to Halina Szymańska , their daughters are Hanka, Ewa and Marysia.
plant
- LinkZly sasiad. Niemcy 1932-1939 w oswietleniu polskiego attache wojskowego w Berlinie , London, Veritas publishing house, 1959
literature
- Grzegorz Łukomski: Generał brygady Antoni Szymański (1894–1973). Wielkopolanin - żołnierz i dyplomata. Ajaks et al., Pruszków 2006, ISBN 83-88773-30-5 .
- John H. Waller: The Unseen War in Europe. Espionage and Conspiracy in the Second World War. Random House, New York NY 1996, ISBN 0-679-44826-8 .
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Szymański, Antoni |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish general and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 30, 1894 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Poses |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 11, 1973 |
| Place of death | London |