Jerzy Świrski
Polish vice admiral (1882–1959) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jerzy Włodzimierz Świrski (5 April 1882, in Kalisz – 12 June 1959, in London) was a Polish vice admiral and officer in the Russian Imperial Navy and later the Polish Navy. As Chief of the Polish Naval Command (1925-1947), he was a member of an elite group of high ranking Polish naval officers from foreign navies who became founder members of the re-established naval forces of the newly independent Poland after World War I. During World War II, Polish naval forces under his command, were embedded with the Royal Navy and contributed significantly to the success of Britain's maritime war effort. He notably fell out with Poland's war time Prime Minister-in-exile, General Sikorski, but was backed by the British and survived in post. He was appointed an Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath.
Vice Admiral Jerzy Włodzimierz Świrski | |
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Born | 5 April 1882 Kalisz, Poland |
Died | 12 June 1959(1959-06-12) (aged 77) London, UK |
Allegiance | Russian Empire up to 1918, Poland and United Kingdom |
Service/ | Polish Navy Polish Marines under Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1902–1947 |
Rank | Vice admiral |
Commands held | Chief Navigation Officer Black Sea Fleet (Imperial Russian Navy) Chief of Naval operations (Ukrainian People's Republic) Rear admiral (Polish fleet) Chief of the Directorate of the Polish Navy Vice admiral Polish Naval Forces |
Battles/wars | Russian Revolution, World War I, World War II |
Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta Gold Cross of Merit Order of Saint Stanislaus (Poland) Order of the Cross of Liberty (Finland) Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour (France) Order of St. Vladimir (Russian Empire) Order of St. Anna (Russian Empire) Order of the Sword (Sweden) Ordre du Mérite maritime (France) |