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1924th Summer Olympic Games – Paris, XNUMX

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The first Summer Olympic Games in which Poland took part. Our representatives won two medals, India. bronze (Adam Królikiewicz / Picador) and team silver (track cyclists).
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In November 1922, I was surprised by a summons to report to the Cavalry Department of the Ministry of Military Affairs in Warsaw. There I found out that I was appointed as an instructor of the CSKaw formation. in Grudziądz, a group of officers, candidates to participate in the Olympics in Paris.

I took the liberty of reporting that I had already been assigned to CSKaw., but the Commander resigned from my assignment because of my article in Bellona. It was explained to me that the group being formed would be subordinated to the CSKaw Command. only economic and disciplinary, and general training supervision will be held by Col. Zahorski, so there is nothing to be afraid of

When asked if I could name another officer. whom I considered suitable for the group, I had no hesitation in naming 2nd Lt. Kazimierz Szosland from the XNUMXnd Regiment of the University of Warsaw, who had already ridden there under my supervision, was a sincere horse lover and a very talented rider. My proposal was accepted and the appropriate order was signed.

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The so-called Olympic group consisted of a dozen or so officers, ranging from second lieutenants to captains, and a little later also majors, representing various regiments of mounted weapons, who came here with their horses. They were all horse riding enthusiasts and if few of them made it to the Olympics, it was not because of lack of passion, but because of their abilities, the requirements for which were very high. Things weren't going well with the horses. There was a lack of horses of outstanding quality and we tried to fill these gaps with conscientious, systematic work. It took place in a friendly atmosphere characterized by mutual kindness.

After half a year of the group's existence, the former great competition rider Dymitr Ekse was engaged as a civilian instructor. He was partly Russian, partly Swedish, and apparently had German blood as well.

After his arrival, work continued as usual. I remained his deputy and, as a soldier, the group leader. Everything was going very well for us. With the arrival of spring and the beginning of the competition season, the entire group took part in numerous competitions to check the value of individual horses and riders. Mention should be made of the Warsaw competitions organized on the Mokotów race track by the Society for the Encouragement of Horse Breeding in Poland and near Krakow in Krzeszowice by the Krakow Society of Horse Riding Enthusiasts (if I remember the name of the Society exactly).

A little later than the Grudziądz group, a smaller sports group was established in Warsaw at the 1st Cavalry Regiment, led by Maj. Karol Rómmel. (…)

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Entry updated: 10.01.2024/XNUMX/XNUMX

The composition of the Polish equestrian team at the Olympic Games in Paris 1924:

Jumping over obstacles (6th place team)eventing (7th place team)
for. Adam Królikiewicz - Picador
[3. Indian place]		major Charles Rommel – Krechowiak
[10. Indian place]
major Charles Rommel – The favorite
[10. Indian place]		rtm. Kazimierz de Rostwo-Suski – Lady
[25. Indian place]
rtm. Zdzislaw Dziadulski – Zephyr
[28. Indian place]		rtm. Tadeusz Komorowski -Amon
[26. Indian place]
for. Casimir Szosland – Jacek
[32. Indian place]		for. Casimir Szosland – Helusia
[33. Indian place]

The instructor of the group of officers taking part in the Olympics in Paris was Leon Kon. Major Karol Rómmel was appointed as the head of the team.

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“Establishing 2024 as the Year of Polish Olympians” (2023)

“Olympic achievements of Poles in equestrian sports” (2022) – Renata Urbean

“Project Paris 2024” (2022) – Ewa Pogodzińska

“Kazimierz Rostwo-Suski – Olympian from Paris 1924” (2012) – Renata Urban

"Zdzisław Dziadulski" (2012) - Witold Danish

“About Olympic heroes” (2012) – M. Szewczyk, J. Fedorski

"Olympic Riders" (2000) - Hanna Łysakowska

“History of horse riding, part VII” (1990) – Witold Domański

“Paris Olympics 1924” (1990) – Leon Kon

“Chamonix – Paris 1924” (1990) – Wojciech Lipoński

“Poles in the Nations Cup, 1923-1982” (1982) – W. Domański

“The development of equestrian competitions in the years 1924-1926” (1982) – Witold Pruski

“Polish riders at the Olympic Games in the years 1912—1976” (1980) – A. Święciki

“Polish equestrianism at the Olympic Games in the interwar period” (1972) – Bolesław Skulicz

“Polish riders at the Olympics” (1968) – W. Domański, B. Skulicz

“From Nice to New York""" (1927) – Adam Królikiewicz

“The best Polish horses… 'From Nice to New York'” (1927) – A. Królikiewicz

"1927th Olympiad - Paris" (XNUMX) - Adam Królikiewicz

“Polish equestrianism at the 1924th Olympiad” (XNUMX) – Leon Kon

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“The first individual Olympic medal for Poland” [link] (2022)

“White and Red on the Mast in Paris” [link] (2020) – Lech Ufel

“Paris 1924” [link] (2016)

"The first medal and the last charge" [link] - Ewa Olkuśnik

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1924 | Olympic Games Paris | individual bronze medal in show jumping - rtm. Adam Królikiewicz, 1st Light Cavalry Regiment of Józef Piłsudski.

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Posters promoting the 8th Olympic Games.
Invitation to the 1924th Olympic Games in Paris XNUMX.
Bulletin.
Arrival of the President of the French Republic.
The honorary box included, among others, the Prince of Wales, the Prince of Sweden and the Prince of Ethiopia.
The opening parade of the Olympic Games in Paris - the moment of saluting the Polish banner in front of the honorary tribune.
Carrier pigeons from countries participating in the Olympic Games…
...were sent with the task of informing about their opening.
44 delegations entered the stadium in alphabetical order.
South Africa first and Yugoslavia last.
The most applauded were the delegations from France, Great Britain and the United States.
The opening ceremony ended with a speech by Count Clara, chairman of the Organizing Committee.
The athletes' Olympic oath was taken by Géo André, former Olympic medalist of the French team in 1908 and 1920.
The players are preparing for their performances.
The players are preparing for their performances.
The turf of the Olympic stadium was sprinkled with a 5 cm layer of gravel.
Team presentation before the Nations Cup competition.
The competitions were held on variable surfaces (grass and gravel).
In the jumping competition, some obstacles were heavily built up and dangerous for horses.
On the layer of gravel, the horses often lost their rhythm and slipped.
After each jump, the gravel was carefully leveled.
To perform jumps cleanly, cat agility and technique were not enough, it was necessary to have purely physical strength that could move through all 16 obstacles...
Sprinkling the turf with gravel was supposed to help the horses, but unfortunately it only posed an additional threat.
Obstacle number 4, a ditch with water.



Lt. Col. Karol Rómmel on the embankment. Krechowiak in the championship during the Olympics in Paris in 1924 (from the collection of B. Skulicz).
Rtm. Kazimierz de Rostwo-Suski on Lady in the equestrian eventing competition at the Olympic Games in Paris in 1924
Major Tadeusz Komorowski on Amon during eventing at the Olympic Games in Paris in 1924.
On the left, Andrzej Królikiewicz and Picador, winners of the first Olympic medal for Poland. On the right: the Polish national cycling team, winners of the silver medal in the 4 km track team pursuit race.
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Tadeusz Dachowski

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The best Polish rider before WWI. Between 1894 and 1914 he won over 300 awards. In 1912-13 he competed in Wielka Pardubice (2x second place - Zeppelin).

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TADEUSZ DACHOWSKI, born in 1870 Leśkowa, Kiev land. Mr. Tadeusz Dachowski's father, Kazimierz, was one of the oldest breeders of thoroughbred horses.

Already as a child, T. Dachowski developed a taste for horses and developed an eye for beautiful models of his father's herd.

After graduating from secondary school at the Jesuit Fathers in Tarnopol in 1899, T. Dachowski entered the Faculty of Architecture of the Dresden University of Technology. At that time, the Leśków herd was liquidated.

After returning from Dresden, T. Dachowski started horse riding, but not systematically and without any thought of public performances.

In 1894, T. Dachowski was invited for the first time by the late. Mr. Józefa count. Potockiego to Antoniny for the horse hunting season.

The performance was unfortunate. T. Dachowski rode a great hunter from the Antonińska stable, "Dublet". This horse, very energetic, carried its rider at the very beginning of the run, but in the opposite direction to which the hunt went.

Then T. Dachowski realized how far he was from good driving, especially from following dogs.

This episode and great ambition stimulated the young rider to study horse riding very seriously.

T. Dachowski's first public appearance took place in 1895 during the Jarmoliniec races, where he was lucky and won his first competition prize on "Medusa", a pupil of St. Janowski.

After this successful debut, T. Dachowski purchased a couple of new horses for par-force hunting.

In 1896, fate brought him together with the new director of the Antoniński stables, Mr. Egon v, Kadich, a certified instructor from the "Reitlehrer Institut" in Vienna. T. Dachowski stays in Antoniny for almost two winters and only to work under the supervision of Mr. Kadich. The work began with the horse riding alphabet, riding 6 horses a day.

Since then, the golden book of T. Dachowski's equestrian career has been written: - horse hunting for a fox in the Roman Campania, for a fallow deer in Bracciano, competitions in Vienna, Berlin, Budapest, Lviv, Krakow, Marburg, steeplechase in Pardubice, cross-country runs, obstacle races and etc. etc

The year 1903 was particularly lucky, in which T. Dachowski, taking part in competitions, obstacle races and cross-country races, was never beaten.

In 1912 and 13, T. Dachowski took part in the most difficult steeple in Pardubice.

Each time he rode his own "Zeppelin", bred by Kaz. Ostoia-Ostaszewskiego. In 1912, out of 13 starting horses, three finished the race, and in 1913, out of 8 horses, 4 or 5 finished the race. "Zeppelin" never failed, which is a great rarity here, constantly taking second place, just behind the winner.

Counting only victories and second prizes, until the outbreak of World War T. Dachowski won over 280 awards. Since he managed to return to the country in 1921 after numerous and difficult experiences, he has been taking part in competitions in Krakow, Vienna, Piotrków and Warsaw, but only on other people's horses, winning more than one first prize.

Author: PCBJ based on the article "Honorary Riding Badge" (1936) editor of the magazine 'Rider and Breeder'

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Entry updated: 15.12.2023/XNUMX/XNUMX

Tadeusz Dachowski died on December 16, 1951.
He was buried in Krakow, cm. Rakowicki,
quarter Ca, western row, Łobaczewski's place on the right.

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“Tadeusz Dachowski – Album” (2023)

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“A century of the first equestrian competitions in Poland” (1980) – Witold Pruski

“Honorary Equestrian Badge” (1936)

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On the left, Wojciech Kossak, Lost trace – Tadeusz Dachowski. On the right, Tadeusz Dachowski's diploma as an honorary member of the Society of international and national horse competitions in Poland.



Hunting race for the master for women. From the left A. Fr. Lubomirski on the Eleonora class, Tadeusz Dachowski (master) on the shaft. Feel the Spirit, Mikołaj Kawelin et al. The first prize was awarded to Mrs. Roma Czarnowska for Daragone, the second to Mrs. Adamowa Sobańska for the stallion. Bluff owned by T. Dachowski.



In the Lipowiec Land, in Ukraine, on the Koneła River, we have Leśkowa "(...) a palace in the style of Elizabethan neo-Gothic (...) became the most impressive residence of this type in the entire south-eastern lands that once belonged to the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth."



Living rooms, Dachowski castle in Leśkowa, early XNUMXth century.
Year 1912. Warsaw Agricola. Competition season. T. Dachowski with Zeppelin unsaddled and Sodalis (saddled) after winning 2 awards.
Foto-Arte Krakowskie Przedm.



Tadeusz Dachowski on the gelding Szerenyi, owned by SA count. Potocki, Antonina Józefa count. Potocki, early 1907th century In 675 in Kiev, Tadeusz Dachowski on Szerenyi set an all-Russian record for a jump in width - XNUMX cm.



“Mira feels like a machine that accelerates and decelerate. This mare can arouse admiration with her temperament, boldness and confident jumping," after: S. Wotowski. In the photo, Tadeusz Dachowski with the famous hunter Mira, "a specialist in height and width competitions", equestrian competitions in Warsaw at the hippodrome at ul. Agrykola, decorated thanks to the efforts of the Warsaw Sports Club.



T. Dachowski is successful, he is one of the serious competitors of Piotrków meetings, he is a brave, persistent and distinguished rider. 14 Tadeusz Dachowski on a thoroughbred shaft. Zeppelin, meeting of the Piotrków Society for the Encouragement of Horse Racing, 1912.
On the left,


"Danusia I". Bro mare chestnut, 5-year-old from the herd of half-bred horses of Mr. Czesław Baczyński in Smiłów. On the right, "Janczar", a 5-year-old chestnut gelding from a herd of half-bred horses.



Tadeusz Dachowski on the hunter Highflyer, 1899. It was the first high-class hunting horse, an excellent jumper, on which T. Dachowski won eleven first prizes in equestrian competitions and hunting runs for a year and a half. Bought at the request of T. Dachowski by the manager of the hunting stable in Antoniny, Egon Kadich. In 1899, Tadeusz Dachowski took part in private competitions in Antoniny with Count Józef. Potocki was hailed as the "king of the season", winning almost all the awards on Highflyer.



In 1909 in Proskurow, Tadeusz Dachowski on his mare Mira set an all-Russian record for a jump of -186 cm. The photo shows the first jump, in which Mira knocked down one brick.



Before the race in Równe (photo: Saryusz Wolski).



Before the hunting race in Radom (photo by Saryusz Wolski).



Tadeusz Dachowski on the embankment. Szerenyi owned by AS Count Potockiego, equestrian competitions in Warsaw at the hippodrome at ul. Agrykola, decorated thanks to the Warsaw Sports Club, 1908.



The award was won by T. Dachowski in Proskurow.



“Mira feels like a machine that accelerates and decelerate. This mare can arouse admiration with her temperament, boldness and confident jumping," after: S. Wotowski. In the photo, Tadeusz Dachowski with the famous hunter Mira, "a specialist in height and width competitions", equestrian competitions in Warsaw at the hippodrome at ul. Agrykola, decorated thanks to the efforts of the Warsaw Sports Club.



Horse riding competitions in Vienna (1910-1913). Tadeusz Dachowski in Mira class.



Hunting race behind the master in Radom (photo: Saryusz Wolski).



Tadeusz Dachowski on stallion Bluff, equestrian competitions in Lviv, 1912.



From the Radomski track. Finisch, winner Mr. Kurnatowski.



Private equestrian competitions in Antoniny in Volhynia, on the estate of Count Józef. Potocki. Tadeusz Dachowski on the Nevermind hunter during the jump on the famous "Wołynka", 1901.



"We wish Mr. Tadeusz Dachowski good luck with all our hearts", after: S. Wotowski.Tadeusz Dachowski on the shaft. Zeppelin returns to the scales after taking second place in Wielka Pardubice, 1913.
On the left,


On the left, a group of sportsmen. Second from the left, Tadeusz Dachowski. On the right, Hr. Juliusz Tarnowski with Mr. Tadeusz Dachowski.
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Kazimierz Suski de Rostwo

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Soldier. Rider. Coach. Olympian at the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris (7th place). Lt. Col. Commander of the 21st Vistula Uhlans Regiment (Battle of Mokra).

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Kazimierz Stanisław de Rostwo-Suski was born on September 21, 1891 in Karpowce in Volhynia. He was the son of Tadeusz and Maria Przyborowska. He graduated from the Real School in Krakow, passing the high school leaving examination in 1909. In the years 1909-1910 he studied at the Vienna University of Technology, and then in the years 1910-1914 at the Agricultural University of Tabor in the Czech Republic, from which he graduated with an agronomist diploma.

From August 1914 to October 1918, he served in the Austrian army. He participated in the First World War. In 1916, he was promoted to second lieutenant, and in 1918 - to lieutenant. On November 1, 1918, he joined the Polish Army. He was a professional soldier. In 1920, he was promoted to captain. During the Polish-Soviet War, he commanded a squadron of the 6th Uhlan Regiment.

In the interwar period, captain Kazimierz Rostwo-Suski served successively in the 6th and 4th Regiment of Uł., in the Cavalry Department of the Ministry of Military Affairs, in the School of Professional Cavalry Non-Commissioned Officers in Jaworów (1929-1930), in the 6th Mounted Rifle Regiment in Żółkiew (1931-1935 ) and in 21st P. Uł. Nadwiślańskie in Równe, where he was deputy commander from 1936. In the opinion of his superior (Colonel Col. Adam Korytkowski), he was an officer of upright character, strong will, extremely hard-working, proactive, with great initiative; very intelligent, sharp and precise mind; tactically very good, completely prepared to command the regiment. During this time, he was promoted - in 1931 to major, and in 1937 - to lieutenant colonel. In the spring of 1939, he completed the regiment commanders' course in Rembertów, and on August 13, 1939, he took up the position of commander of the 21st Regiment Commander. In the opinion of Brig. Gen. Władysław Anders, Kazimierz Rostwo-Suski was an outstanding cavalry staff officer and an exemplary quartermaster.

He became interested in horse sports in the early 1921s. In 12, a Riding Club was established in Warsaw, which in the first days of June organized equestrian competitions on the horse racing track at Pola Mokotowskie. Twelve competitions were held then, and one of the main prizes was won by Captain. Kazimierz Rostwo-Suski on his horse Gogo. As a very good rider, in 1921 he was sent to a horse riding course at the Central Riding School (hereinafter referred to as CSJ) in Grudziądz, and in 1922 he qualified, together with the horses: General, Kleopatra and Qui Vive, for the Olympic group established in Warsaw at 1st Light Cavalry Regiment, led by Maj. Karol Rómmel. The second group led by Maj. Dymitr Exe and Lt. Leon Kon was established in Grudziądz at CSJ. In 1924, representatives of both groups took part in many international competitions, which were a test before the upcoming Olympic Games in Paris and were to ultimately determine the composition of the national team. Rtm. Rostwo-Suski participated in competitions in Nice, where he was part of the team that took 31th place in the Nations Cup on Generale, and in Lucerne, where Polish riders won a total of XNUMX awards.

In Poland's Olympic debut at the Games in Paris in 1924, he represented the national colors in eventing, held from July 21 to 26. 46 competitors from 13 countries took part in the competition, including 10 national teams. In the Polish team, apart from Rtm. Kazimierz Rostwo-Suski, who, due to an injury to his best horse General, started on the reserve Lady, also included: Lt. Col. K. Rómmel, Maj. T. Komorowski and Lt. K. Szosland. The competition was difficult, most of the Polish horses, shod by a French blacksmith, lost their shoes during the cross-country test, which did not have a positive impact on the course of the competition, but ultimately the entire team finished the cross country. On July 26, the last part of eventing took place - a show jumping competition. All the horses felt the hardships of the previous attempt and jumped reluctantly, but the Polish riders finished the competition intact. Ultimately, Kazimierz Rostwo-Suski was XXIV as the reserve Lady, the rest took the following places: X - K. Rómmel, XXIII - K. Szosland and XXVI - T. Komorowski.

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Kazimierz Suski de Rostwo died on March 9, 1974 in Kraków. He was buried at the Rakowicki cemetery (military part at ul. Prandoty, plot 8 WOJ-12-16).

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“Polish riders at the Olympic Games in the years 1912—1976” (1980) – A. Święciki

“Reflections on the Polish Riding School” (1976)

“Polish equestrianism at the Olympic Games in the interwar period” (1972)

“Polish riders at the Olympics” (1968) – W. Domański, B. Skulicz

“Great Military Riding Schools. Poland – Grudziądz” (1934)

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“Poland Underground – SUSKI de ROSTWO, Kazimierz” [link] (2021)

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Gallery:

On the left: The Suski de Rostwo couple, Helena née Dąbrowska and Kazimierz, around 1929 - 1930. On the right: with children Leszek and Maria Ewa, 1938.
On the left, the regimental badge of the 21st Vistula Uhlans Regiment. On the right, he is on his horse, General, a small chestnut horse of his own size.



Rtm. Kazimierz de Rostwo-Suski on his mare Lady during the competition at the Olympic Games in Paris in 1924.



Delegation of the 6th Mounted Rifle Regiment: Col. J. Szwierszcz-Pytlewskiego, Maj. K. Rostwo-Suski, Lt. S. Szostakowski and Maj. K. Jurgielewicz presented President Ignacy Mościcki with a regimental badge.
The grave of Kazimierz and Leszek Rostwo-Suski at the military cemetery at ul. Prandoty in Krakow. Source: Wikipedia
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Polish Cavalry Revue – Kraków, 1933

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On the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the Relief of Vienna (1683) - on the initiative of Marshal Józef Piłsudski, on October 6, 1933, the last cavalry revue in the history of Polish military took place on Błonia in Krakow. The ceremony was attended by the most important authorities of the Republic of Poland: Marshal Józef Piłsudski, President Ignacy Mościcki and delegations from other countries.

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Eighty years ago, on October 6, 1933, the largest - and last - Polish cavalry revue took place on the Krakow meadows. Lieutenant Colonel Dipl. Wacław Jędrzejewicz (from September 1933, Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Treasury, later biographer of Marshal Józef Piłsudski), who took part in the celebrations in Krakow, wrote: It was one of the greatest celebrations I have ever seen in my life, and I have seen many of them. The direction of every moment of this kind of spectacle was perfected and aroused universal admiration. Piłsudski himself was pleased that the plan he had worked out in detail was a complete success.

The scenario of the Krakow event to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the victory of Jan III Sobieski near Vienna was planned by Józef Piłsudski from the spring of 1933, or maybe even earlier. In April 1933, a briefing was held at the Marshal's, attended by: Maj. Gen. Kazimierz Fabrycy, 2st Deputy Minister of Military Affairs, Brig. Gen. Bolesław Wieniawa-Długoszowski, commander of the 250nd Cavalry Division (Warsaw) and major diploma. Adam Korwin-Sokołowski, head of the Cabinet of the Minister of Military Affairs. It was then that Piłsudski issued directives regarding the celebration of the XNUMXth anniversary of Sobieski's victory at Vienna.

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Author: Waldemar Rezmer based on the typescript of Col. diploma coffee Leon Mitkiewicz

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“Polish Cavalry Revue on Krakow's Błonia – Wojciech Kossak” (2023) – Stefania Krzysztofowicz-Kozakowska

“Polish Cavalry Revue – Album” (2023)

“Kraków traces m"Arshal Józef Piłsudski" (2017) - Hieronim Sieński

“Kraków's traces of Marshal Józef Piłsudski, 150th anniversary of his birth” (2017) – Lilianna Pochwalska

“Polish cavalry revue in Krakow in 1933” (2013) – Waldemar Rezmer

“On the Polish cavalry of the 1991th century” (XNUMX) – Cezary Leżeński, Lesław Kukawski

"Book of Polish Riding" (1938) - Collective work

“A gift of cavalry for Marshal Piłsudski” (1934)

“Krakow emotions” (1933) – Bolesław Wieniawa-Długoszowski

“Cavalry Festival in Krakow in 1933” – Leon Mitkiewicz

“Polish Cavalry Celebration in Krakow” (1933)

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Rider and Breeder (1933) No. 30 - Feast of the Polish Cavalry

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“Memory of the Polish cavalry revue on Krakow's Błonia in 1933.” [link] (2005) – Eugeniusz Stuligłowa

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Krakow emotions (1933)
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Polish Cavalry Revue (2023)
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Polish Cavalry Day, National Museum in Krakow – digital collections. Author: Wojciech Kossak (1856-1942).
Marshal Józef Piłsudski and Colonel Witold Wartha in a Rolls-Royce car.
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Orchestra of the 1st Cavalry Regiment.
Banner group
The Uhlan Regiment parades against the background of the Kościuszko Mound.
Parading Lancer Regiment.
On the left, Marshal Józef Piłsudski with generals.
On the right, the marshal with the voivode of Lviv, Col. Belina-Prażmowski and General Wieniawa-Długoszowski.
Marshal Józef Piłsudski talks to generals and the Field Bishop of the Polish Army, Fr. Józef Gawlina.
Marshal Józef Piłsudski, Marshal Aleksandra, daughters Wandzia and Jagódka.
Marshal Józef Piłsudski with generals.
The President of the Republic of Poland, Ignacy Mościcki, goes with Prime Minister Janusz Jędrzejewicz and the civilian and military households to the Wawel Cathedral.
Marshal Józef Piłsudski gives instructions to generals before entering the Wawel Cathedral.
A tribute to the ashes of John III in the Wawel crypt.
The president, marshal and prime minister leave the Wawel Cathedral.
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Cavalry Training Center

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The cavalry training center of the Polish Army of the Second Republic of Poland in 1928-1939 in the Grudziądz garrison. It was the largest military training unit of this type in Europe. 

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The role of the Cavalry Training Center in the history and even the present of Polish horse riding cannot be overestimated. The center educated not only officers of the permanent service and reserve cavalry, but what we call a Polish school, which is a variation of the natural school of Italian horse riding, was established at the Cavalry Training Center in Grudziądz. Previously known as the Central Riding School, Cavalry School Camp. The leading instructors and riders in the interwar period were associated with the Cavalry Training Centre.

It was in Grudziądz that Lt. Col. Karol Rommel, Capt. Leon Kon, Lieutenant Colonel Jan Kossak Major Adam Królikiewicz, Capt. Kazimierz Szosland, Major Michał Antoniewicz, Major Wilhelm Lewicki and many others. The successes of Polish horse riding in the interwar period were associated with Grudziądz. The Cavalry Training Center organized a number of courses for officers and non-commissioned officers (e.g. Staff Officers Course, Squadron Commanders Course, Horse Riding NCOs Course, Horse Riding Instructors Course, Professional Cavalry NCOs Course, Veterinary Doctors Course, Regimental Adjutants Course).

After the Second World War, despite the fact that the Center no longer existed, the officers associated with it participated in the reconstruction of Polish horse breeding and equestrianism. Lt. Col. Karol Rómmel, Major Adam Królikiewicz, Major Wiktor Olędzki, Capt. Jan Mikunas, Capt. Jaroslaw Suchorski, Col. Kazimierz de Rostwo-Suski, Col. Antoni Dębski and Mr. Marek Rozczynialski as trainers. Col. Aleksander Piotraszewski, Major Marian Fabrycy, Mr. Sas-Jaworski as Breeders. Leon Chatizow as a racing coach.

The current generation of equestrian trainers have mostly been trained by cavalry and artillery officer trainers.

The officers who served in emigration had significant achievements in equestrian sport. Major Anatol Pieregorodzki, and later Gen. Michał Gutowski, as coaches of the Canadian national eventing team, achieved Olympic successes. Major Michał Antoniewicz was the coach of the US national team, also with Olympic successes. Major Janusz Komorowski was the coach of the national team of Argentina, Major Seweryn Kulesza was the coach of the national team of Belgium and Ireland. Rtm. Bronislaw Skulicz and Capt. Antoni Żelewski were coaches in Belgium. Major Władysław Zgorzelski distinguished himself as a coach and polo player in Uruguay. Major Jerzy Iwanowski ran the equivalent of the Spanish Riding School in South Africa.

Author: Leszek Nagórny

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“On the Polish cavalry of the 1991th century” (XNUMX) – Cezary Leżeński, Lesław Kukawski

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Mr. Hordyński from the vicinity of Tarnobrzeg, at a competition in Piotrków Trybunalski in 1922, recognized him as Mantel (later Jasiek), taken into the army in 1909, he was 17 years old at the time of this competition.

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1924 | Olympic Games Paris | individual bronze medal in show jumping - rtm. Adam Królikiewicz, 1st Light Cavalry Regiment of Józef Piłsudski.

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Unless other information is provided in the photo, it comes from the publication entitled “Cavalry Alma Mater in Grudziądz 1920-1939” (2008). With the consent of the heirs of Mr. Lesław Kukawski.

On the left: the right side of the banner of the Officers' Cavalry School. On the right: the left side of the banner of the Officers' Cavalry School.
The gate of Prince Józef Poniatowski's barracks at ul. Radzyńska and Grudziądz. Second half of the twenties.
Training in jumping under the supervision of Maj. Jan Kossak (facing backwards).
Stable of the Cavalry Training Center.
Obstacle in the square by the stables.
The representative of the President of the Republic of Poland, General Inspector of Cavalry, Lieutenant General Tadeusz Rozwadowski presents the flag of the Officers' Cavalry School to the commander of the Central Cavalry School, Maj. Gen. Stefan Kasprzycki. Grudziądz, July 1, 1925
Major Witold Jabłoński jump here. Grudziądz, 1928
Learning to wield a saber in the 1nd platoon of the 1929st school squadron of the Cadet School of the Cavalry Reserve. Grudziądz, XNUMX
Dżygitowka. Cavalry Cadet School, 1930-1932.
Dżygitowka. Cavalry Cadet School, 1930-1932.
Independence Day parade. The 2nd school squadron of the Cadet School of the Cavalry Reserve is led by Capt. Leopold Berg. Grudziądz, November 11, 1932
III platoon of the 2nd squadron of the Cadet School of the Cavalry Reserve (born in 1931-1932) in an open formation.
Learning to wield a saber. On a training horse, a senior uhlan with a census, Bohdan Ładyżyński from the 1st training squadron of the Cadet School of the Cavalry Reserve. Grudziądz, barracks of Przemysł II, 1933
Lieutenant Jan Mossakowski on the mare "Wróżka" during training at the 1933rd Higher Course of Horse Riding Instructors. Grudziądz, XNUMX
The end of the St. Hubert I Improvement Course for Platoon Professional Cavalry Grudziądz, November 1934.
A sub-unit of the Cadet School of the Cavalry Reserve (born in 1934-1935) in the courtyard of the barracks of Bolesław Śmiały.
Commander of the Cadet School of the Cavalry Reserve in the years 1932-1937, Major Stefan Gołaszewski (on the right) in conversation with the commander of the Cavalry Training Center, Colonel Zygmunt Podhorski.
The 1936th anniversary of the Cavalry Training Center in Grudziądz. October XNUMX. Source: NAC.
Handing over the banner. 1936. Source: NAC.
Promotion of cavalry cadets by General Bolesław Wieniawa-Długoszewski. 1936. Source: NAC.

Greeting of President Ignacy Mościcki by children. Also visible are: President Władysław Raczkiewicz (on the right in the background, holding a top hat), aides-de-camp to the President of the Republic of Poland: Capt. Józef Hartman (on the left behind the president) and Capt. Stefan Kryński (right behind the president). 1936. Source: NAC.
President Ignacy Mościcki presents the saber to Second Lieutenant Zbigniew Belina-Prażmowski. 1936. Source: NAC.
A commemorative plaque placed on a boulder in the courtyard of Prince Poniatowski's barracks in Grudziądz.
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Polish Equestrian Association

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On February 18, 1928, an organizational meeting was convened in the ballroom of the Garrison Casino in Warsaw, during which representatives of 18 sports clubs adopted the statute and established the Polish Equestrian Association (hereinafter: PZJ). Members - founders of the Association were: Society of International and National Equestrian Competitions in Poland, Societies for the Encouragement of Horse Breeding: Lubelskie (Lublin), Małopolskie (Lviv), Piotrkowskie (Piotrków), Pomeranian (Grudziądz), Radomskie (Radom), Wielkopolskie (Poznań) , Vilnius (Vilnius) and Wołyńskie (Równe), Sports and Breeding Club in Grajewo, Kujawsko-Mazowieckie Sports Club (Włocławek), Krakow Horse Riding Club (Kraków), Polo-Club (Warsaw), Przemyśl Horse Riding Club (Przemyśl) , Equestrian Association "Sport Equestrian" of Horse Artillery Officers (Warsaw), Association of Horse Competitions of the Kielce Region (Kielce), Greater Poland Horse Riding Club (Poznań), Eastern Borderland Horse Riding Club (Baranowicze).

Then the authorities were elected. Słk Zbigniew Brochwicz-Lewiński, then director of the Cavalry Department of the Ministry of Military Affairs (hereinafter: MSWojsk.), was appointed as the president. The function of vice-presidents was entrusted to Fryderyk Jurjewicz - director of the Department of Horse Breeding at the Ministry of Agriculture and Brig. Stanisław Sochaczewski, Lt. Col. Dipl. Tadeusz Machalski, and for the treasurer - patron Tadeusz Michalski. The board of PZJ also consisted of: Słk dypl. Wladyslaw Anders, hr. Józef Breza, Jerzy Ciechomski, Colonel Leon Dunin-Wolski, Capt. Leon Kon, General Robert Lamezan Sallins and Brig. Stanisław Skotnicki. After the death of Fryderyk Jurjewicz (1929), the position of vice-president was taken over by Eng. Jan Grabowski, director of the Horse Breeding Department.

The main objectives of the PZJ were:
1) coordinating the activities of all societies promoting equestrian sport in its various forms, with the exception of horse racing, covered by the Act on Racing and Racing Rules; 2) unifying the classification and conditions of competitions;
3) representing Polish horse riding abroad;
4) preparation and organization of equestrian teams for the Olympic Games;
5) joining the International Equestrian Federation (Fédération Equestre Internationale - FEI).

The implementation of these tasks was not easy and took time. Thus, no abrupt reforms were introduced that could disrupt the normal course of the annual competition. PZJ decided to act systematically and consistently.

Author: Renata Urban, Equestrian sport in Poland in the years 1945-1989 (2013), pp. 31-32 (Chapter II - activities of the Polish Equestrian Association in the years 1928-1939).

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On February 18, 1928, in the Garrison Casino at Aleja Szucha 23, the founding convention of the Polish Equestrian Association took place. An announcement about convening the congress was published in the weekly Jeździec i Hodowca:

— Organization of the Polish Equestrian Association. Notification. The Organizing Committee of the Polish Equestrian Association hereby notifies all Associations practicing equestrian sports (and racing associations, if they organize horse competitions) in the territory of the Polish State, and based on its own statute approved by the state authorities, that the PZJ constitutional meeting will be held at 9th day 18.11 r.b. in Warsaw at the garrison casino ul. Szucha 23, for which two plenipotentiary representatives from each Association are requested.
For the PZJ Organizing Committee, acting as the Head of the Cavalry Department

(—) Brochwicz-Lewiński Colonel S G.
Rider and Breeder No. 5, 1928 (February 1, 1928)

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“Riders-Olympians of the Second Polish Republic” (2012) – Renata Urban

“70 years of the Polish Equestrian Association” (1998)

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“Poles in the Nations Cup, 1923-1982” (1982) – Witold Domański

"History of equestrian competitions in Poland" (1982) - Witold Pruski

“Evening competition at the Olympic Games, Moscow 1980” (1980) – Marcin Szczypiorski

“1938th anniversary of the Polish Equestrian Championship” (XNUMX) – Zbigniew Brochowicz-Lewiński

“Expose of the President of the Polish Equestrian Association” (1933) – Zbigniew Brochowicz-Lewiński

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“Polish Riding Association in Warsaw” (1928) – Tadeusz Machalski

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Invitation to the Jubilee of the 70th anniversary of the Polish Equestrian Association, from 1998.
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Boleslaw Wieniawa-Dlugoszowski

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First Lancer of the Second Polish Republic. Doctor, poet, polyglot, cavalryman, adjutant of Józef Piłsudski. General HR. Polish Ambassador in Rome. He died tragically in New York. His ashes were buried at the Rakowiecki Cemetery in Krakow.

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"Reader, if you agree with me that there are only two professions in the world worthy of a liberated and independent man, namely that of a poet and a cavalryman (so much the worse for you if you disagree with this statement, because it proves that you are neither one nor the other, and you are, however, even if you count only twenty autumns or pseudo-springs, an old and bald tetryk with aspirations to be a senior tax adviser or even a bank collector, or - worse still - you are a so-called matron who for some mercenary, against the lyrical charm of an uhlan or the insatiable conquest of a poet, he defends his daughters' virtues, fortunately, usually in vain) - well, if you can afford to agree with me, then in consequence you cannot deny that the spirit of Romanticism, before it took winged phalanx of poets from the beginning of the XNUMXth century, in the ranks of the cavalry he found the first followers and apostles of his unbridled momentum, his worldlyness and this love for extraordinary, fantastic deeds, beyond the imagination of ordinary people - indeed - breaking almost above the laws of nature.

Source: Bolesław Wieniawa-Długoszowski in the introduction to the book "Generał Lasalle" (1931) - Dupont Marcel.

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Prof. Jacek Majchrowski in his book entitled “Ulubieniec Cezara…” (1990, published by Ossolineum), considered the best biography of Wieniawa-Długoszowski, writes about the General:

Undoubtedly, the life of Bolesław Wieniawa-Długoszowski was so varied and rich in events that it would be enough to share several biographies.

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If you want to sum up Wieniawa's biography and figure, you can do it with the words of one of his associates.

Antoni Mańkowski called him "a man of comprehensive intelligence, comprehensively educated and with versatile interests, noble, chivalrous ... grew up from childhood on the old traditions of a Polish noble family. A man who combines all the qualities of a soldier, tough in a soldier's way and understanding in a soldier's way, a believing Christian contrary to common judgments, a man of great heart, good in the full sense of the word” (A. Mańkowski, Wołodyjowski, “Nowy Świat”, August 23, 1942).

I fully agree with this opinion.

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Boleslaw Wieniawa-Dlugoszowski died in New York on July 1, 1942, aged 61. He is buried at the Rakowicki Cemetery in Kraków (plot PAS 50-3-13-Plac Legionów).

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“Polish Cavalry Revue on Krakow's Błonia – Wojciech Kossak” (2023) – Stefania Krzysztofowicz-Kozakowska

“Report on the death of Bolesław Wieniawa-Długoszowski” (2022) – PCBJ

“Anniversary of the mysterious death of General Wieniawa” (2022) – Wojciech Grochowalski

“Józef Piłsudski's Light Cavalry Regiment” (2022)

"Wieniawa, Wieniawa, Wieniawa" (2022) - Wojciech Grochowalski

"Caesar's favorite and idol of Polish women" (2018) - Andrzej Ćmiech

“Kraków's traces of Marshal Józef Piłsudski, 150th anniversary of his birth” (2017) – Lilianna Pochwalska

“Kraków's traces of Marshal Józef Piłsudski” (2017) – Hieronim Sieński

“100 years ago, Piłsudski came to Bobowa for eggs and sausages” (2016) – Andrzej Ćmiech

“Polish cavalry revue in Krakow in 1933” (2013) – Waldemar Rezmer

“Bolesław Wieniawa-Długoszowski. Writer, lancer, diplomat. (2009) – Beata Kapustka

“Długoszowski Bolesław Wieniawa II” (2009) – Wojciech Molendowicz

“Bolesław Wieniawa-Długoszowski – the first uhlan of the Second Polish Republic” (2009) – Jan Rećko

“First Cadre Company. "Portrait of a squad." (2002) – Jacek Majchrowski

“Caesar's favorite. Bolesław Wieniawa-Długoszowski. (1990) – Jacek Majchrowski

“Introduction to the book of Polish cavalry” (1938) – Bolesław Wieniawa-Długoszowski

“A gift of cavalry for Marshal Piłsudski” (1934)

“Krakow emotions” (1933) – Bolesław Wieniawa-Długoszowski

“Polish Cavalry Celebration in Krakow” (1933)

“Commander-in-Chief and Cavalry of the 1st Legions Brigade” (1933) – Bolesław Wieniawa-Długoszowski

“Cavalry Festival in Krakow in 1933” – Leon Mitkiewicz

“Bolesław Wieniawa-Długoszowski accepted the nomination for the President of the Republic of Poland”

links

“The mystery of Bolesław Wieniawa-Długoszowski's death” [link] (2021) – Sławomir Koper

“Bolesław Ignacy Florian Wieniawa-Długoszowski” [link] (2018)

“'Even with the devil, as long as to free Poland.' The Legend of the First Uhlan of the Second Polish Republic” [link] (2017) – Łukasz Zaranek

“Wieniawa-Długoszowski – uhlan and poet” [link] (2012)

“Bolesław Wieniawa-Długoszowski − poetry, saber and vodka” [link] (2012) – Paweł Rzewuski

“Memory of the Polish cavalry revue on Krakow's Błonia in 1933.” [link] (2005) – Eugeniusz Stuligłowa

Movies

Wieniawa (2018) | MOVIE

Bolesław Wieniawa-Długoszowski. First Uhlan of the Second Polish Republic (1994) | MOVIE

The Return of Wieniawa (1990) | MOVIE

Pilsudski Reviews Polish Cavalry (1933) | MOVIE

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Stanislaw Czerniawski

Cavalry Captain of the Polish Army, Olympian (Berlin 1936), Knight of the Order of Virtuti Militari. He died in defense of Poland on September 10, 1939 near Chruślin.

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Tadeusz Sokolowski

Soldier, sportsman, 3x MP medalist, 2nd vice-champion of the Army (1935), Olympian of the Olympic Games Berlin 1936 (Running II), 1937-39 head of the equestrian section of WKS Legia, Cichociemni tortured by the Gestapo in Minsk.

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Zdzislaw Dziadulski

Two-time Olympian (IO Paris 1924 - horse 'Zefir', IO Amsterdam 1928 - 'The Lad' - reserve horse). 7th Mounted Rifle Regiment in Biedrusko (Poznań).

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People

Charles Rommel

Soldier, trainer, artist in painting, drawing and horse riding. Three-time Olympian (1912 - Stockholm, 1924 - Paris, 1928 - Amsterdam). He was active in KJK in Łódź (1937) and JLKS Sopot (after the war).

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Gallery:

The march of the 1914st cadre company to Congress Poland. Lieutenant Bolesław Wieniawa-Długoszowski ready to go. August XNUMX. photo. NAC/IKC.
(1928) Raid of the 2nd Cavalry Division from Warsaw to Morskie Oko. photo. NAC/IKC.
(1928) Raid of the 2nd Cavalry Division from Warsaw to Morskie Oko. photo. NAC/IKC.
Col. Bolesław Wieniawa-Długoszowski on horseback during official ceremonies (1928-1930). photo. NAC/IKC.
(1930) Training camp of the 1st Light Cavalry Regiment. Colonel Bolesław Wieniawa-Długoszowski in a carriage. photo. NAC/IKC.
Bolesław's name day, 1930. In the middle, Colonel Wieniawa-Długoszowski with his wife Bronisława. photo. NAC/IKC.
Year. 1932. New Year's Eve ball at the casino of the 1st Light Cavalry Regiment in Warsaw. photo. NAC/IKC.
Before the Militari type competition; on the scales the commander of the 2nd Infantry Division, Brigadier General Bolesław Wieniawa-Długoszowski, 1932 (from the CAF archive).
Army Horse Championships. Kraków-Rakowice, July 1932. Photo by NAC/IKC.
Year 1932. The heir to the throne of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the company of Polish military men. Bolesław Wieniawa-Długoszowski – second from the left. photo. NAC/IKC.
(1932) Commander of the 2nd Cavalry Division, General Bolesław Wieniawa-Długoszowski, inspecting the 1st Mounted Rifle Regiment in Garwolin. photo. NAC/IKC.
Inspection in the 1st Regiment of Mounted Riflemen. Garwolin, February 3, 1933. Photo by NAC/IKC.
Celebration of the 1st Regiment of Mounted Riflemen. Garwolin Błonia May 7, 1933. Photo by NAC/IKC.
(1933) Soldier's Day in the 2nd Cavalry Division. photo. NAC/IKC.
(1936) Soldier's Day in the 2nd Cavalry Division. photo. NAC/IKC.
The year 1931. On the set of the film "Uhlans, Uhlans, Painted Boys"
(screenplay by Bolesław Wieniawa-Długoszowski). photo. NAC/IKC.
The Polish ambassador to Italy, General Bolesław Wieniawa-Długoszowski, gets off the plane. photo. NAC/IKC.
(1938) Departure of Ambassador Bolesław Wieniawa-Długoszowski to Rome to take over the post. photo. NAC/IKC.

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Wojciech Kossak

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Art visionary. Painter. A graduate of the School of Fine Arts in Krakow and Munich. Author of such works as: "Olszynka Grochowska Charge of the 5th Zamoyski Uhlan Regiment", "With a Dispatch", and "Uhlan's Rest".

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Co-creator of Panorama Racławicka - Wojciech Kossak, was born in Paris on New Year's Eve 1856.

After his godfather - Horace Vernet, the author of The Death of Prince Józef Poniatowski and the Battle of Somosierra, Wojciech received a second name, and perhaps this fact influenced his passion for painting and Paris, although life bound him forever with Krakow.

(...)

And that was where Wojciech Kossak's painting had its beginning, where society was hungry for pictures with historical content, glorification of the old Polish army, sustaining the spirit of independence and longing for a uniform.

”He was, like his father, a battle painter, the creator of panoramas and large-format compositions depicting war episodes not only from Polish history, but also from French or German history, avoiding subjects glorifying the army, especially the Prussian invader, and at the same time - Polish defeats. He created many portraits, most often representative images of European society or aristocracy. He willingly portrayed himself, but he did not look for knowledge about himself or personality traits by studying his face. He most often treated the self-portrait as an opportunity to present himself with dignity.

Wojciech Kossak painted every day, from his early teenage years, first under the watchful eye of his father - in Krakow, then during many years of education at the Munich Academy and the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. It was not easy for a young, ambitious painter from Poland to become known in Paris. (…)

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Wojciech Kossak died in Krakow on July 29, 1942, at the age of 86. He is buried at the Rakowicki Cemetery in Kraków (section XIIB-north-on the left).

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“Wojciech Kossak in America” (2022) – Katarzyna Łomnicka

“How a Polish Fiat advertising poster became a work of art” [link] (2021) – Article by the Legalna Kultura Foundation

“About two people like Racławice…” (2021) – I. Strzelewicz-Ziemiańska

“The Kossak Factory…” (2021) – S. Krzysztofowicz-Kozakowska

“Kossaków; The Kossaks” [PL+EN] (2016) – Collective work

“Kossakowie” [PL, EN] (2015) – S. Krzyształowicz-Kozakowska

"Kossakowie" (2005) - S. Krzyształowicz-Kozakowska

"Kossakowie" (2001) - S. Krzyształowicz-Kozakowska

“The Uncommon Kossak Family” (2000) – Editorial team

“Kossakowie” (1986) – Editorial team

“The Art of the Kossak Dynasty” (1986) – Stanisław Ledóchowski

"Wojciech Kossak" (1982) - Kazimierz Olszański

"Memories" (1918) - Wojciech Kossak

"Wojciech Kossak - the king of life" [link] - Beata Stragierowicz

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Gallery:

Self portrait with a horse on the hunt. 1924. National Museum, Warsaw.
Polish Fiat painted by Wojciech Kossak - an artist who loved cars, horses and women.
The uhlan is walking through the woods. 1934. National Museum, Warsaw.
Kosciuszko on horseback. Joint sketch with Jan Styka for the panorama of Racławice. 1893. National Museum in Krakow.
Portrait of the artist's daughters, Maria and Magdalena. 1911. Private Property.
A wounded cuirassier and a girl. 1908. Museum of Art, Lodz.
Lancer on the horse. After 1925. National Museum, Kraków.
Portrait of Marshal Józef Piłsudski. 1928. National Museum, Warsaw.

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Wow Brodecki

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Memory Horseman. An actor for whom the love of cavalry tradition, service and loyalty to Poland became a life message.

He was born on April 20, 1942 in Uściług Wołyński.

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“A tall, slim and bearded Polish horseman wearing a uniform from the last war travels all over Europe to flower the famous places where the 1st Polish Armored Division of General Stanisław Maczek fought with poppies.

Such a person behaving anyway might seem a bit archaic, and the appearance of a cavalry officer, Włodzimierz Brodecki, seated on his horse, on the crowded thoroughfares is really surprising.

Meanwhile, about forty people - including the Polish chaplain, many Mayors and former combatants - gathered at the military cemetery d'Urville-Langannerie on Thursday around 11.00 to receive such an extraordinary rider of memory.

It must be said that the pious journey began much earlier and that already five years ago the same officer and on the same horse went to Italy near Monte Cassino, where poppies bloom profusely on the sites of bloody battles. This year's route began on July 29, 1989 in Krakow and ran through Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and France to end on September 1 in Poland, where the anniversary of the start of the second world conflict will be celebrated. On Thursday, therefore, a short ceremony was held at the cemetery: the horseman came to pay homage in front of the mausoleum, on the threshold of which he placed a bouquet of poppies, having previously taken some earth from one of the graves to take it to a sacred place in Poland (the Garrison Church in Kielce).

Tomorrow will be Falaise, Chambois… 25000 km traveled across Europe by an extraordinary witness of Polish loyalty to the heroes who died in the war.”

JC

Le cavalier du souven. Ouest France, Falaise-Vire August 19/20, 1989 NO. 13624

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“The figure of a horse and its cultural contexts” (2021) – M. Dybowska

"Wowa Brodecki - Rider of Memory" (2009) - Ryszard Dzieszyński

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1 lonely horse rally Chełm-Kraków-Monte Cassino, Wowa Brodecki and mare Kamea,
40th anniversary of the Battle of Monte Cassino, 1984.
Rider of Memory - Colonel Wowa Brodecki and the mare Kamea.
Wowa Brodecki in the role of a writer of the Zaporowian army. Fire and sword,
dir. Jerzy Hoffman 1999.
Wowa Brodecki and Anna Bober at the Winners sculpture promoting the best Polish horses for the 100th anniversary of independence, Cavaliada Kraków 2019.
Col. Wowa Brodecki at the Primary School in Pierzchów on the day of its Patron,
Gen. Jan Henryk Dąbrowski, 2016.
Wowa Brodecki with the stallion Barbakan xx (bred by Janów Podlaski), a solitary horseback ride along the combat trail of the 1st Warsaw Independent Cavalry Brigade of the Polish Army.
Chełm-Łaba, 1975. photo. J. Jurkowski.

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Zdzislaw Dziadulski

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Two-time Olympian (IO Paris 1924 - horse 'Zefir', IO Amsterdam 1928 - 'The Lad' - reserve horse). 1st Józef Piłsudski Light Cavalry Regiment.

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Born on December 8, 1896 in Krakow.

Son of Leon and Katarzyna née Kornecki. Already during high school, he was a member of the Polish Shooting Teams.

In August 1914 he joined Piłsudski's troops. He fought in the ranks of the 1st Cavalry Regiment of the Polish Legions, in 1917 he was wounded.

In November 1918, he reported in Hrubieszów to the reconstructed by Capt. Gustaw Orlicz-Dreszer of the 1st Regiment (later the 1st Regiment of Józef Piłsudski's Light Cavalry), with whom he fought in the Polish-Bolshevik War - wounded twice in 1919 and 1920. Decorated with the Virtuti Militari Cross and the Cross of Valor four times.

Promotions in the Polish Army: February 3, 1920 appointed to the rank of second lieutenant of the cavalry, verified as a lieutenant with seniority on June 1, 1919, 1924 captain, 1932 major, 1939 lieutenant colonel, 2007, posthumously - colonel.

Excellently evaluated by his superiors - as a soldier, commander and rider.

In the home 1st Light Cavalry Regiment of Józef Piłsudski, there was, among others, squadron commander, quartermaster, and from October 1936 deputy commander. In July 1939, he was seconded to the Military Historical Bureau, and after the announcement of mobilization, he returned to the regiment. (…)

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Zdzislaw Dziadulski in the spring of 1940, together with the prisoners of war in Starobielsk, he was transported to Kharkov and murdered. He was 44 at the time. Buried together with other prisoners at the Cemetery of Victims of Totalitarianism in Kharkiv, in Pyatichatki.

1st Regiment of Light Cavalry of Józef Piłsudski

(mp. Warsaw, amaranth border).

The regiment referred to the tradition of the 1st Light Horse Regiment of the Polish Guard of Emperor Napoleon I and the 1st Uhlan Regiment of the Polish Legions "Belina". It was recreated in November 1918 by officers of the former 1st Light Horse Regiment of the Polish Legions, headed by Capt. Gustaw Orlicz-Dreszer. From 1921, the regiment was stationed in Warsaw near Belweder. It was said to be one of the elite cavalry regiments of the interwar period. It was popularly called the "National Guard", although it never officially received this name.

Rejoice, brave cavalryman,
You have protection at Belweder.

The cavalrymen shake their heads,
They want to be the National Guard.

They shake their asses, they shake their heads,
They want to be the National Guard.

They want to have guardsman manners.
Be Be ery, cavalry.

Always proud of his boss,
This is Piłsudski's cavalryman.

The cavalryman takes the upper hand,
Under the patronage of the Belweder Palace.

In the Belweder Palace, in the quarters
Sleep, brother cavalryman.

And remember, cavalryman,
That you are on guard at Belweder.

From the parade and the celebration,
For the protection of the President.

They are sitting like this in Warsaw
With a glass and a coffee.

The whole bunch are suckers
In the First Cavalry Regiment.

More gentlemen than suckers,
This is the first cavalry.

Some gentlemen and painters,
This is the first horse regiment.

From aides and doctors
Warsaw has a regiment of brats.

Source: Żurawiejki (1995) – Stanisław Radomyski

Publications in the Polish Digital Equestrian Library:

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“Participation and successes of Polish officers in international equestrian competitions” (2022) – Renata Urban

“Zdzisław Dziadulski. “The Marble Horseman” [link] (2021) – Athletes for independence

“Zdzisław Dziadulski – two-time Olympian murdered in Katyn” (2020) – Hanna Łysakowska

"Zdzisław Dziadulski" (2012) - Witold Danish

“History of horse riding, part XII” (1992) – Witold Domański

“Paris Olympics 1924” (1990) – Leon Kon

“Poles in the Nations Cup, 1923-1982” (1982) – Witold Domański

“Equestrian sport in horse arms of the Second Polish Republic” (1974) – Zygmunt Bielecki

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Tadeusz Komorowski

Colonel of the Polish Army cavalry. Commander in Chief of the Home Army. Commander of the Warsaw Uprising. Prime Minister of the Polish government in exile.

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Sergiusz Zahorski

Brigadier General of the Polish Army, head of the Military Cabinet of the President of the Republic of Poland, co-founder of Polish equestrian sports, participant of the 1912 Olympic Games in the Russian national team.

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Rider and Breeder, 1922-1939

A pre-war weekly magazine addressed to breeders, athletes, racing and horse enthusiasts. Poles for whom the history of our country is inextricably linked with horse breeding and equestrian sports.

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Charles Rommel

Soldier, trainer, artist in painting, drawing and horse riding. Three-time Olympian (1912 - Stockholm, 1924 - Paris, 1928 - Amsterdam). He was active in KJK in Łódź (1937) and JLKS Sopot (after the war).

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Gallery:

Berlin, winter indoor horse competition, January 1936.
From the right: Lieutenant Janusz Komorowski, Major Zdzisław Dziadulski, Col. Tadeusz Komorowski (head of the team), Major Wilhelm Lewicki, Lieutenant Stanisław Czerniawski. photo. Agency: Atlantic, Berlin; from the NAC collection
Polish team at competitions in London 1925. Second from the left, Maj. Zdzislaw Dziadulski. photo. from the NAC collection
On Hannibal, Capt. Zdzisław Dziadulski won the first prize in the Prix des Grands Hotels to Nice in 1925.
Katyn-Kharkiv monument
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