Participant of the Greater Poland Uprising, the war with the Bolsheviks, the September Campaign and the Warsaw Uprising. He commanded a squadron of the 13th Vilnius Lancers Regiment of the Vilnius Cavalry Brigade.
Son of landowner Stanisław Tarnowski and Wanda Dunin-Mieczyńska, who lived on the Barcikowo estate.
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From 1918, a member of POW (Polish Military Organization), he disarmed the Germans in Płock. In 1919, after running away from home, he joined the Greater Poland Rifles Unit in Jarocin. From December 1918 to February 1919 he took part in the Greater Poland Uprising. He joined the Cadet Corps No. 2 in Modlin. He participated in the Polish-Bolshevik war of 1920. He was captured near Sarnowa Góra and then escaped from the transport. After the war, he could not decide for a long time about his military career. He started at the Infantry Cadet School in Warsaw in 1922, and after a year he moved to the Artillery Cadet School in Toruń, where he also studied for only one year. The next stage was the Cavalry Cadet School in Grudziądz (later the Cavalry Training Center - CWK). He stays there until 1926. He finishes his studies with second place. He was assigned to the 13th Vilnius Uhlan Regiment, where he held the following positions: commander of a platoon, squadron, and school squadron (after completing the riding instructor course at CWK), and in August 1938 he became the commander of the 1st Tatar Squadron (after completing the squadron commanders' course), then he becomes adjutant of the commander of the 13th Vilnius Uhlan Regiment.
He fought in the 13th Vilnius Uhlan Regiment as a captain. After defeating the regiment, he gets to Warsaw in September.
In the fall of 1939, he became the commander of the 2nd District of the Wola District in the following structures: SZP-ZWZ-AK. He took command of the entire forces of the 1943rd Wola District of the Warsaw Home Army District in April XNUMX (the youngest rank and age among the district commanders in Warsaw) - at the same time he was promoted to the rank of major of the senior cavalry sergeant.
Ranny August 5, 1944 at ul. Górczewska (K. Mórawski, K. Oktabiński, L. Świerczek, "Wola. Warszawskie Thermopylae 1944", Warsaw 2000, p. 50; M. Tarczyński, "Warsaw Uprising in Wola".
On October 2, 1944, by order L.497/BP, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel with the justification: "For personal attitude and courage during the fighting in Warsaw."
His wife Elżbieta Tarnowska née Grodzicka ps. From 1943, Danka served as a personal liaison to the Commander of the XNUMXrd Wola District of the Warsaw District of the Home Army.
German captivity - prisoner of Stalag 344 Lamsdorf, and then oflag II C Woldenberg.
In March 1945, he returned to the country under the conspiratorial name Stanisław Mazurkiewicz. He worked at the Soap Factory in Racibórz. On March 18, 1947, he revealed his activities in the ranks of the Home Army to the Public Security authorities.
In March 1947, he was seriously ill and was taken to a hospital in Katowice, where he died soon thereafter. Buried in 1956 at the Powązki Military Cemetery, plot 24B-11-3.
Author: Warsaw Uprising Museum
Source: www.1944.pl
Entry updated: 07.08.2024/XNUMX/XNUMX
Jan Tarnowski died on March 29, 1947 in a hospital in Katowice. He was 43 years old then.
In 1956 he was buried at the Powązki Military Cemetery in Warsaw (plot B24-12-4)
13th Vilnius Ulan Regiment (MP. Nowa Wilejka, pink ring)
From the very beginning of the regiment's existence, its officers were distinguished by particular courage and imagination, but also... audacity. Among them were such leaders as the first commander of the 13th regiment. Major Władysław Dąmbrowski, Captain Jerzy Dąmbrowski, or Captain Kazimierz Hrakało-Horawski. The regiment was known for its extraordinary fighting spirit.
Always brave and fighting.
This is the thirteenth pink regiment.
Although the rim is pink,
This is a combat regiment after all.
Its rim is pink.
Formerly it was a combat regiment.
And the thirteenth, although pink.
However, he is deadly in battle.
And the thirteenth one, the pink one,
Great grandeur, but combative.
Their look is proud, their face is yours.
This number thirteen is uhlan.
The eyes of an eagle, the face of a lord,
This number thirteen is uhlan.
And the thirteenth one is shitty,
They lose their lances near Wilejka.
He plunders the Jews with his rake.
The Thirteenth Regiment is not stupid.
And Dąbrowski's number thirteen,
He beats Jews, something terrible.
And the thirteenth regiment is not stupid,
He plunders his enemies, he plunders his own.
Steal the chickens, escape into the grain.
Only the thirteenth regiment can.
Venereal and drunk.
This is the thirteenth uhlan regiment
The moon on the head, the star above,
The famous one is Tatarska Jazda.
Moon in the forehead, wid... star,
This is our Tatarska Jazda.
The moon in front, the star in the back
This is our Tatarska Jazda.
A plaster on the d…, a star on the head,
This is the Tatar famous Yazda.
Half Tatars, half Poles.
This is the thirteenth uhlan regiment.
And whoever rapes widows of peasants,
This is the thirteenth plague regiment.
Source: Żurawiejki (1995) – Stanisław Radomyski
Publications in the Polish Digital Equestrian Library:
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“Żurawiejki” (1995) – Stanisław Radomyski
“13th Vilnius Uhlan Regiment” (1994) – Lesław Kukawski
"Book of Polish Riding" (1938) - Collective work
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Gallery:
The following archival material comes from the archive Warsaw Uprising Museum, NAC and from the archives of Jan Tarnowski's family
