Wladyslaw Jedrzejewski


Wladyslaw Jedrzejewski was a General of the Polish Army, who was probably murdered by the NKVD in Lwow, in March 1940. He fought in several conflicts, including World War I and the Invasion of Poland.
Jedrzejewski was born on February 11, 1863 in his family’s real estate Nowiny, located near Lepiel, Russian Empire. In 1884, after graduation from a Cadet School in Polotsk, he joined the 93rd Irkutsk Infantry Regiment of the Imperial Russian Army. As a professional Russian soldier, he fought in the Russo-Japanese War and World War I. In 1916, Jedrzejewski was promoted to major general.
In December 1918 in Warsaw, he joined the newly created Polish Army. In March 1919, Jedrzejewski was transferred to Lwow, where he commanded the defence of the city in the Polish-Ukrainian War. In August 1919, he became commandant of the 5th Lwow Infantry Division, and on April 21, 1920, was promoted to colonel general. In May - August 1920, during the Polish–Soviet War, Jedrzejewski commanded the Polish First Army. In August - September 1920, he commanded the Polish Sixth Army, and then the Sixth Army Operational Group.
In September 1921, Jedrzejewski was transferred back to Lwow, becoming commandant of the Sixth Military District. On March 3, 1922, he was promoted to general dywizji, and on June 30, 1924 was retired. Jedrzejewski settled in Lwow, and was named manager of the Association of Care of Heroes Graves.
During the 1939 Invasion of Poland, Jedrzejewski, at age 76, volunteered to the army, and formed the Citizens Guard in Lwow. On October 4, 1939, he was arrested by the NKVD, and was shot either in late 1939 or in March 1940. In 2012, he was reburied at the Polish Military Cemetery in Kiev. His son, Captain Tadeusz Jedrzejewski, was killed in action during the Siege of Warsaw.

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