Stanisław Taczak
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Stanisław Taczak (8 April 1874, Mieszków (now in Jarocin County) – 2 March 1960, Malbork) was a Polish general.
Taczak was born in Mieszków, near Jarocin in 1874. His father was Andrzej Taczak, an innkeeper. He had a sister and five brothers, two of whom became priests and Taczak also studied theology. He went on to become a metallurgical engineer in 1897. In 1909 he became a lieutenant in the German Army reserve and served in the First World War, being promoted to captain in 1915.[1]
Until 8 January 1919, he was temporary commander-in-chief of the Great Poland Uprising (1918–1919).Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
After the invasion of Poland in 1939, he was imprisoned in the Oflag VII-A Murnau POW camp in Germany.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Honours and awards
- Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari
- Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta
- Cross of Independence
- Cross of Valour (twice)
- Knight's Cross of the Legion of Honour (France)
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- 1874 births
- 1960 deaths
- People from Jarocin
- Military personnel from the Province of Posen
- Greater Poland Uprising (1918–1919) participants
- Polish people of the Polish–Soviet War
- Polish generals
- World War II prisoners of war held by Germany
- Polish military personnel of World War II
- Polish prisoners of war
- Recipients of the Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari
- Recipients of the Cross of Independence
- Commanders of the Order of Polonia Restituta
- Recipients of the Cross of Valour (Poland)
- Knights of the Legion of Honour
- Member of the Tomasz Zan Society