- Aleksander Jeljaszewicz
Aleksander "Sasza" Jeljaszewicz (1902-1978) was a
rotmistrz of thePolish Army of Tatar descent. In theSecond Polish Republic , he was the commander of the Tatar Mounted Squadron, which was part of the 13th Regiment of Wilno Uhlans (13. Pulk Ulanow Wilenskich). His unit took part in thePolish September Campaign , reportedly, Jeljaszewicz's Tatars charged the Germans in the area ofMaciejowice . His fate and whereabouts since then are unknown.
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