Roman Umiastowski
Roman Umiastowski (born February 10, 1893 in Warsaw , † December 29, 1982 in London ) was a Polish colonel and military historian . He also published science fiction under the pseudonym Bolesław Żarnowiecki .
Life
Roman Umiastowski attended high school in Warsaw and served in the First World War in the Tsarist Russian army . In 1922/23 he attended the War Academy in Warsaw and graduated as an officer of the General Staff. He became Chief of Staff of the Deputy Inspector of the 1st Army under Division General Edward Rydz-Śmigły .
In 1928 Umiastowski became a lecturer at the War Academy. In November 1928 he was appointed Chief of Staff to lead the 3rd Infantry Division in Zamość . In September 1930 he was transferred to the battalion commander of the Infantry Regiment in Pinsk . In March 1932 he was transferred to the 28th regiment in Łódź as deputy regimental commander . From September 1937 to March 1939 he commanded the 37th Infantry Regiment in Kutno .
During the German invasion of Poland in September 1939, he was head of propaganda on the Supreme Commander's staff. On September 6, 1939, shortly before midnight, he radioed the Warsaw residents to take part in the construction of barricades and fortifications against the Germans' immediate threat to the city. At the same time he urged all men who can carry arms and who have not yet been drafted into the army to leave the capital immediately and go east, where they should be mobilized. The appeal caused great panic, which is why Umiastowski had to resign from the post of head of propaganda.
After the collapse of the Polish resistance, Umiastowski emigrated to England via France, where he published analyzes of military history.
His son was killed in the Battle of Monte Cassino in 1944 .
Umiastowski later became an antiquarian and collected old prints, engravings and maps. His collection is now in the Rapperswil Poland Museum in Switzerland.
Fonts
- Terytorjum Polski pod plus wojskowym . 1921
- Geografja wojenna Rzeczpospolitej Polskiej i ziem ościennych . Wojskowy Instytut Naukowo-Wydawniczy, 1924
- Granice polityczne naturalne i obronne w czasach pokoju i wojny . Księgarnia Geograficzna "Orbis" 1925
- Rok 1974. Powieść z czasów przyszłych . Toruń 1927 (under a pseudonym)
- Rok 1975. Powieść z czasów przyszłych . Toruń 1927 (Tom II)
- Ludzie morza. Wojna na powierzni wód . Warsaw 1928
- Ludzie przestworza życie i walki lotników wielkiej wojny. Z pamiętników i dokumentów wybrał . Głowna księgarnie wojskowa 1936
- Bitwa Polska - Battle of Poland. Przygotowanie i przebieg początku wojny Polsko-Niemieckiej w roku 1939 . 1942
- Russia and the Polish Republic 1918-1941 . 1945
- Poland, Russia and Great Britain, 1941-1945. A Study of Evidence . London 1946
- Dziennik wojenny 18 IX 1939-19 IX 1945 . Warsaw 2009 (edited by Przemysław Marcin Żukowski), ISBN 978-83-7181-544-7
literature
- Przemysław Marcin Żukowski: Kontrowersje wokół działalności ppłk. dypl. Romana Umiastowskiego we wrześniu 1939 . Toruń 2008 ( digitized version )
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Umiastowski, Roman |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Żarnowiecki, Bolesław |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish colonel and military historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 10, 1893 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Warsaw |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 29, 1982 |
| Place of death | London |