Czesław Mączyński

Czesław Mączyński (9 July 1881 in Kaszyce - 15 July 1935 in Kalinówka) was Polish officer, politician and amateur historian.

He served in the Austro-Hungarian Army, reaching a rank of captain. Around 1918 he joined Polish Army, and in the Polish-Ukrainian War fought in the Battle of Lwów in 1918, where he organized the irregular defense of the city and was de facto in command. Was responsible for moral supporting and lack of quick extinguishing of anti-Jewish "Lwów pogrom"^[1][2].

Later, he fought in the Polish-Soviet War. He reached the rank of colonel in the Polish Army.

In 1922 he was elected as a deputy to the Polish parliament (Sejm) as a member of the right-wing Christian Front.^[3] He also published his memoirs and analysis of the battle of Lwów, Boje Lwowskie.

Honours and awards

• Silver Cross of the Order of Virtuti Militari
• Cross of Independence with Swords
• Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta
• Cross of Valour - four times

References

1. ^ Maciej Kozłowski, Zapomniana wojna: walki o Lwów i Galicję Wschodnią 1918-1919, Bydgoszcz: "Świadectwo", 1999. ISBN 87531-06-5. p.220-221 (Polish)
2. ^ Grzegorz Łukomski, Czesław Partacz, Bogusław Polak, Wojna polsko-ukraińska 1918-1919. Koszalin - Warszawa: "Adiutor", 1994. ISBN 8386123-00-1. p.83-84 (Polish)
3. ^ Carole Fink. Defending the Rights of Others: The Great Powers, the Jews, and International Minority Protection, 1878-1938. Cambridge University Press, 2006.

• Jerzy Jan Lerski, Piotr Wróbel, Richard J. Kozicki, Historical Dictionary of Poland, 966-1945, Greenwood Publishing Group, 1996, ISBN 0313260079, Google Print, p.346

Further reading

• Stefan Mękarski, Czesław Mączyński (in Obrona Lwowa t.II, Warszawa 1993)

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Name	Maczynski, Czeslaw
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Date of birth	9 July 1881
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Date of death	15 July 1935
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