Stefan Strzemienski
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Stefan Marian Strzemieński was a general of the Polish Army, who participated in the Polish September Campaign. Born in 1885 in unknown location, in early 1920s he was commandant of a cavalry brigade, then of the garrison of Warsaw
. Retired in 1932, he was recalled to the army in 1939, becoming commandant of the Operational Group Dubno
. Caught by the Germans, he spent the war in a POW camp. Released in 1945, Strzemieński died in 1955 in unknown location.
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
. Retired in 1932, he was recalled to the army in 1939, becoming commandant of the Operational Group Dubno
Dubno
Dubno is a city located on the Ikva River in the Rivne Oblast of western Ukraine. Serving as the administrative center of Dubno Raion , the city itself is also designated as a separate raion within the oblast...
. Caught by the Germans, he spent the war in a POW camp. Released in 1945, Strzemieński died in 1955 in unknown location.