Julian Stachiewicz


Brigadier General Julian Stachiewicz was a Polish Army officer and a historian and writer.

Life

Julian Stachiewicz was the brother of General Wacław Stachiewicz.
Before World War I he joined the Riflemen's Association. In 1914-21 he fought in the Polish Legions, the Polish Military Organization, the Greater Poland Uprising, the Polish-Ukrainian War, and the Polish-Soviet War. He briefly commanded the 13th Infantry Division and in 1923 became head of the Military Bureau of History, being promoted a year later to brigadier general.
In 1928 he created the Military Historical Review, a journal that is published to this day. He was involved with Polish Radio and was a member of academic societies such as the Polish Academy of Learning.
He was awarded the Virtuti Militari , the Polonia Restituta, the Cross of Independence with Swords, and four times the Cross of Valour.