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Julian Arnoldt-Russocki

{{Short description|Officer of the Polish Army (1893–1953)}}

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Julian Edwin Arnoldt-Russocki was a Polish lieutenant colonel of the Polish Armed Forces who commanded the 16th Greater Poland Uhlan Regiment during the early battles of the Invasion of Poland and was the main commander at the Battle of Bukowiec before being captured two days later.

Biography

He was born in 1893 in the village of Penkiny (modern {{ill|Penkiniai|lt}}, Lithuania).{{Cite web |title = Wojskowe Biuro Historyczne |access-date = May 8, 2020|website = wbh.wp.mil.pl |url = https://wbh.wp.mil.pl/pl/skanydetale_wyszukiwarka_bazy_personalne/76134/}}{{Cite web |title = Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom VII |access-date = May 8, 2020 |website = dir.icm.edu.pl |url = http://dir.icm.edu.pl/pl/Slownik_geograficzny/Tom_VII/}} He was the son of Bronisław, the older brother of Wiktor (1895–1956), also a lieutenant colonel in the cavalry of the Polish Army.

He became an officer in the Imperial Russian Army. During, World War I, he served in the 5th Zaslaw Uhlan Regiment. After Poland regained independence, he was admitted to the Polish Armed Forces. From December 1918, he was a soldier of the 12th Podolian Uhlan Regiment, and after the transformation of the 10th Lithuanian Uhlan Regiment, he took part in the Polish-Soviet War as a cavalry lieutenant in the ranks of the 10th regiment as a reserve squadron commander. On June 1, 1921, he was still in service in the 10th Uhlans. {{Sfn|Spis oficerów|1921|p=253, 541}}

On May 3, 1922, he was verified as a captain with seniority on June 1, 1919 and on the 121st position in the corps of cavalry officers (from 1924 - cavalry), and his parent unit was still the 10th regiment.{{Sfn|Lista starszeństwa|1922|p=161}} He was an officer of the 10th Uhlans in Białystok until 1930.{{Sfn|Rocznik Oficerski|1923|p=619, 679}}{{Sfn|Rocznik Oficerski|1924|p=560, 601}} On April 12, 1927, he was promoted to major with seniority on January 1, 1927 and ranked 10th in the corps of cavalry officers.{{Sfn|Dz. Pers. MSWojsk.|loc=Nr 13 z 20 kwietnia 1927 roku, p. 119}} In 1928 he commanded a spare squadron.{{Sfn|Rocznik Oficerski|1928|p=299, 341}} In July 1929 he was transferred to the position of quartermaster.{{Sfn|Dz. Pers. MSWojsk.|loc=Nr 11 z 6 lipca 1929 roku, s. 211}}{{Sfn|Rocznik oficerów kawalerii|1930|p=23, 73, w tym roku zajmował 7. lokatę na liście starszeństwa oficerów zawodowych kawalerii}} On July 5, 1930, he was transferred to the 16th Greater Poland Uhlan Regiment in Bydgoszcz as a deputy regiment commander.{{Sfn|Dz. Pers. MSWojsk.|loc=Nr 11 z 18 czerwca 1930 roku, s. 209}}{{Sfn|Rocznik Oficerski|1932|p=143, 643}}{{Sfn|Dmochowski|Małek|1934|p=77}} On January 17, 1933, he was promoted to lieutenant-colonel with seniority on January 1, 1933 and ranked 6th in the corps of cavalry officers. From July 15, 1939, he was the commander of the 16th Greater Poland, along with Gen. Gustaw Orlicz-Dreszer.

After the outbreak of World War II, he was the unit commander in the first days of the Invasion of Poland. He commanded in the Battle of Bukowiec. On the night of September 4/5, 1939, he disbanded the 16th Greater Poland. He was taken prisoner by the Germans and imprisoned in Oflag No. 506.

He died on August 10, 1953.{{Cite web |url = https://nekropole.info/pl/Julian-Arnoldt-Russocki |title = Julian Arnoldt-Russocki |website = nekropole.info |access-date = November 12, 2017}} He was buried at the Roman Catholic cemetery in Piotrków Trybunalski.

Awards

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References

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  • {{Cite book |ref={{harvid|Dz. Pers. MSWojsk.}} |url = https://www.wbc.poznan.pl/publication/47164 |title = Dziennik Personalny Ministerstwa Spraw Wojskowych |access-date = February 15, 2016}}
  • {{Cite book |ref={{harvid|Spis oficerów|1921}} |title = Spis oficerów służących czynnie w dniu 1.6.1921 r. |url = https://www.mtg-malopolska.org.pl/images/skany/spis_oficerow_1921/spis_oficerow_1921.djvu |date = 1921 |publisher = Ministerstwo Spraw Wojskowych}}
  • {{Cite book |ref={{harvid|Lista starszeństwa|1922}} |title = Lista starszeństwa oficerów zawodowych |location = Warsaw |date = 1922 |publisher = Ministerstwo Spraw Wojskowych}}
  • {{Cite book |ref={{harvid|Rocznik Oficerski|1923}} |title = Rocznik Oficerski 1923 |url = https://www.wbc.poznan.pl/publication/108145 |publisher = Ministerstwo Spraw Wojskowych |location = Warsaw |date = 1923}}
  • {{Cite book |ref={{harvid|Rocznik Oficerski|1924}} |title = Rocznik Oficerski 1924 |url = https://www.wbc.poznan.pl/publication/42263 |publisher = Ministerstwo Spraw Wojskowych |location = Warsaw |date = 1924}}
  • {{Cite book |ref={{harvid|Rocznik Oficerski|1928}} |title = Rocznik Oficerski 1928 |url = https://www.wbc.poznan.pl/publication/42533 |publisher = Ministerstwo Spraw Wojskowych |location = Warszawa |date = 1928}}
  • {{Cite book |ref={{harvid|Rocznik Oficerski|1932}} |title = Rocznik Oficerski 1932 |url = https://www.wbc.poznan.pl/publication/42817 |publisher = Ministerstwo Spraw Wojskowych |location = Warsaw |date = 1932}}
  • {{Cite book |ref={{harvid|Rocznik oficerów kawalerii|1930}} |title = Rocznik oficerów kawalerii |url = https://www.wbc.poznan.pl/publication/40791 |publisher = Przegląd Kawaleryjski |location = Warsaw |date = 1930 }}
  • {{Cite journal |last1 = Dmochowski |first1 = Czesław |last2 = Małek |first2 = Franciszek |title = Jednodniówka. XV-lecie 16/2 Pułku Ułanów Wielkopolskich 1919–1934 |journal = Biblioteka Uniwersytetu Kazimierza Wielkiego W Bydgoszczy |url = http://kpbc.umk.pl/dlibra/docmetadata?id=13870&from=pubindex&dirids=1&lp=10100 |location = Bydgoszcz |date = 1934 |publisher=s.n.}}
  • {{Cite web |url = http://www.10pul.idl.pl/photogallery2.php?photo_id=123 |title = Julian Arnoldt-Russocki |website = 10pul.idl.pl |access-date = July 24, 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160818202522/http://www.10pul.idl.pl/photogallery2.php?photo_id=123 |archive-date = August 18, 2016}}
  • {{Cite book |last = Krasucki |first = Stanisław |title = 16 Pułk Ułanów Wielkopolskich im. Gen. Gustawa Orlicz-Dreszera. Zarys historii wojennej pułków polskich w kampanii wrześniowej zeszyt nr 20 |date = 1992 |publisher = Oficyna Wydawnicza Ajaks |location = Pruszków |isbn = 83-85621-07-5}}

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Category:1893 births

Category:1953 deaths

Category:People from Vilkaviškis

Category:Polish military personnel of World War II

Category:Recipients of the Cross of Independence

Category:Recipients of the Gold Cross of Merit (Poland)

Category:Polish military personnel in the Imperial Russian Army of World War I

Category:Polish people of World War I