Kazimierz Fabrycy
Kazimierz Fabrycy (born March 3, 1888 in Odessa , Cherson Governorate , Russian Empire , † July 18, 1958 in London , Great Britain ) was a Polish division general in World War II . In 1939 he was Commander in Chief of the Carpathian Army.
Life
Fabrycy was born in Odessa in today's Ukraine in 1888 as the son of Antoni Fabrycy and Maria, born Zera. After graduating from high school in Nemirow , he did a one-year basic training in military service in the Russian army . Then he studied at the Polytechnic School in Lemberg and at the Technical University in Munich , where he graduated in 1914 with the title of engineer. During his studies he took an active part in the activities of the Polish independence organizations. Between 1908 and 1910 he was a co-founder of the Związek Walki Zbrojnej, the Union of Armed Struggle, an underground organization that sought Polish independence.
In August 1914 he joined the Polish Legion in Galicia , which was in the service of the Austro-Hungarian Empire , where he first served as a company commander in the 1st regiment, then as a staff officer and battalion commander in the 2nd and 3rd regiments. From April 21, 1918 he served as commander of the Polish armed forces in Deblin. On November 1, 1918, he joined the newly established Polish Army, where he was given command of the 4th Infantry Regiment. In December he was transferred to the 34th Infantry Regiment and on January 18, 1919, he was appointed Deputy Inspector of the Infantry School. Since July 25, he was chief of staff in the Poznan Military District . During the Soviet-Polish war he commanded the 31st, 20th and 22nd Brigade one after the other and from October 21, 1921 he was appointed commander of the 3rd Infantry Division in Zamosc .
He was appointed Deputy Minister of War for the first time on August 20, 1926 and again on August 3, 1931. Since 1934 he was an army inspector based in Lviv.
On July 11, 1939 he was appointed commander of the "Armia Karpaty". After the attack on Poland began , his leadership weaknesses became apparent. The premature abandonment of the Dunajec section near Tarnow made it possible for relatively weak German units to threaten Lemberg. On September 11, the remnants of the "Karpaty" army were combined with the "Armia Krakowa" to form the new "Armia Malopolska". Fabrycy was appointed commander, but he refused to take command and withdrew with his troops to the east of Lviv. On September 18, the remnants of his troops crossed the border into Romania and were interned in the Băile Herculane camp. He spent the remainder of the war in the Middle East. After the war he settled in London , where he took an active part in the political life of Polish emigrants.
See also
Web links
- Kazimierz Fabrycy in dzieje.pl (Polish)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kazimierz Fabrycy in www.1939.pl (Polish)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fabrycy, Kazimierz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish general |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 3, 1888 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Odessa , Kherson Governorate , Russian Empire |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 18, 1958 |
| Place of death | London , UK |