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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)

Magazines

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

links

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

Movies

Pilsudski Reviews Polish Cavalry (1933) | MOVIE

Return of Lancers | MOVIE

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Polish Cavalry Revue – Kraków, 1933

On October 6.10.1933, 250, the Polish Riding Festival took place - a great horse revue organized to celebrate the XNUMXth anniversary of the Vienna Victory.

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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.

People

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.

People

Jerzy Iwanowski

Soldier, cavalryman, horse breeder, officer of General Maczek's XNUMXst Armored Division. Creator of the Lipizzaner riding school in Johannesburg.

People

Boleslaw Wieniawa-Dlugoszowski

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.

People

Michal Toczek

Soldier, major, artilleryman. Rider and trainer. He was awarded, among others, 3 times with the Cross of Valour. PN Winner, New York 1926, Nice 1926 Hamlet 2.20. (And them.),

People

Michal Gutowski

Olympian. Rtm, 17 Greater Poland Lancers Regiment. Chevalier, among others, of the Order of Virtuti Militari, Legion of Honor, Cross of Valor 5 times. General at rest.

People

Casimir Gzowski

Rtm. 15th Poznan Lancers Regiment. Silver medalist of the Olympic Games in Amsterdam 1928. in the show jumping competition, on the horse Mylord.

People

Michal Woysym-Antoniewicz

Major of the cavalry of the Polish Army, silver and bronze Olympic medalist in equestrian.

People

Seweryn Kulesza

Major of the Polish Army cavalry, Olympic silver medalist in equestrian (Berlin 1936). Polish Champion in eventing in 1936 and 1937, and in dressage in 1937.

Gallery:

**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.

Fanfare on Błonia Krakowskie.

View of the honorary stand.

Waiting for the report.

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.

06/10/2023/Author Arthur Bober

People

Stanislaw Czerniawski

Honorary Patron:
Marshal of the Senate of the Republic of Poland – Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska

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Captain of the cavalry of the Polish Army, Olympian (reserve - show jumping, 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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He was born on September 15, 1905 in Chisinau, Moldova. He died on September 10, 1939 near Piotrowice nad Bzura, and was buried in the military cemetery in Bielawy. Father Adolf. Mother Jadwiga née Żubrawska. A graduate of the Cadet Corps number one in Lviv. From March 17, 1933, Marshal Józef Piłsudski took over the leadership of the school, which from that day was called: Corps of Cadets No. 1 of Marshal Józef Piłsudski. Stanisław Czerniawski graduated from the school in 1925. A graduate of the Cavalry Officer School in Grudziądz.

He fought for free Poland from the age of fourteen. When he died fighting for independent Poland, he was thirty-three years old. This battle is described by Brigadier General, commander of the Wielkopolska Cavalry Brigade, doctor of law Roman Abraham, Chevalier of the Order of Virtuti Militari, Chevalier of four Crosses of Valour, in his book Memories of war from Warta and Bzura, in which there is a motto:

To those who died for glory, for posterity to remember.

“The fight in Walewice is over, so we leave the town and head to the nearby burning Bielawy. I am carrying out the necessary reorganization of the brigade's units for further action in the southern direction, where I intend to create conditions for an attack on Głowno.

For this purpose, the 17th Cavalry Regiment, which initially assembled in Walewice, is to move to Piotrowice... The core of the defense of Piotrowice are the squadrons of the 17th Cavalry Regiment.

On the eastern edge of the village there is a dug-in 3rd squadron of Captain Czerniawski... The enemy, who has motorized troops... tries to attack everywhere...

A particularly fierce battle takes place for the village of Piotrowice on the section of the 17th Uhlan Regiment... The enemy, reinforced with strong artillery, attacks the 17th Uhlan Regiment. Piotrowice is defended by: the squadron of Lieutenant Loss and the 4th squadron of Captain Juściński. After the advancing German infantry, the 1st battery of Captain Nagórski fires salvos. At the moment of the encirclement, Colonel Kowalczewski directs the 3rd squadron of Captain Czerniawski to counterattack. This brave officer holds off flanking for a while, but eventually succumbs to superior strength and fire. The following were killed in a fierce battle: the squadron commander, captain Czerniawski, the commander of the 2nd platoon, second lieutenant Michał Godlewski, uhlans Antoni Kozłowski, Jan Woźniak and Herman Weissmilch. They were buried at the cemetery in Bielawy.

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Stanislaw Czerniawski died on the night of September 10/11 during the fighting in the area of Chruślin, during the defensive war of 1939. He was posthumously awarded the Silver Cross of the Military Order of Virtuti Militari and the Cross of Valor for the second time. He was buried together with his lancers at the Bielawy Cemetery.

Publications in the Polish Digital Equestrian Library:

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“Traditions of horse sports in Poland until 1939” (2022) – Renata Urban

“Polish Olympic Riders of the Interwar Period, Part I” (2018) – Hanna Łysakowska

“Polish Olympic Riders of the Interwar Period, Part II” (2019) – Hanna Łysakowska

“Polish Olympic Riders of the Interwar Period, Part III” (2019) – Hanna Łysakowska

"Stanislaw Czerniawski" (2012) - Renata Urban

"Stanislaw Czerniawski" (2012) - Witold Danish

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

“Berlin Olympics 1936” (1982) – Witold Pruski

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

“Cavalry in the September Campaign 1939” (1969) – Roman Abraham

“Polish Driving Book "ej" (1938) - Collective work

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Leon Con

Horse riding trainer, co-founder of the Polish Equestrian Association and its general secretary. Knight of the Cross of Valor and the Silver Cross of Merit.

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Cavalry Training Center

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.

People

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.

Events

International Equestrian Competitions – Łazienki Królewskie – Warsaw, 1927

On May 27.05.1927, 5000, the Hippodrome with stands for XNUMX spectators was opened in Łazienki Królewskie. The design of the arena was made by Józef Główczewski (designed by Łącka and Białka), modeled on the Monte Pincio Hippodrome in Rome.

Events

1936th Summer Olympic Games – Berlin, XNUMX

Polish team composed of: Rtm. Z. Kawecki / Bambino; Major S. Kulesza / Tośka; captain H. Roycewicz-Leliwa / Arlekin III – won the team silver medal.

People

Roman Abraham

Brig. Gen. Polish army. Heroic defender of Lviv. Commander of the 26th Greater Poland Lancers Regiment and the Greater Poland Cavalry Brigade in the September 1939 campaign.

People

Michal Woysym-Antoniewicz

Major of the cavalry of the Polish Army, silver and bronze Olympic medalist in equestrian.

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Janusz Komorowski

Major of the Polish Army, sports equestrian, Olympian from Berlin, medalist of the Polish Championships in eventing. After the war, a horse riding coach in England and Argentina.

People

Casimir Szosland

Maj. Sergeant of the Polish Army, the leading Polish equestrian in the years 1923-1935, two-time Olympian (1924 and 1928 - silver).

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).

Gallery:

Cavalry Cadet School in Grudziądz, 1932. Standing from the right are Lieutenant Antoni Żelewski, Captain Mikołaj Mitraszewski, Lieutenant Janusz Komorowski and Lieutenant Stanisław Czerniawski.

Captain Stanisław Czerniawski salutes while receiving the award from Stanisław Wiśniewski, director of Zakłady Zdrojowe. From the left, reserve lieutenant Ludwik Radwan of the 13th Vilnius Lancers Regiment.

International Equestrian Competition in Berlin in 1936. Polish cavalrymen taking part in the competition. Visible from the left: Lieutenant Janusz Komorowski, Major Wilhelm Lewicki, Col. Tadeusz Komorowski (head of the team), Major Zdzisław Dziadulski, Lieutenant Stanisław Czerniawski.

In the middle: regimental badge of the 17th Greater Poland Lancers Regiment named after King Bolesław Chrobry.
On the right: Lt. Stanisław Czerniawski on a sketch by E. Angres, made during a winter equestrian competition
at the Deutschlandhalle in Berlin in 1936.

Polish team at equestrian competitions in Nice in 1936. From the left: Major Wilhelm Lewicki, Lt. Stanisław Czerniawski, Col. Tadeusz Komorowski (team chief), Capt. Stefan Starnawski, Major Adam Królikiewicz (instructor), Lt. Janusz Komorowski.

International Equestrian Competition at the hippodrome in Łazienki Królewskie in Warsaw; June 1936. Polish equestrian team during the parade. Visible from the left: Captain Wilhelm Lewicki, Captain Tadeusz Sokołowski, Lieutenant Stanisław Czerniawski and Lieutenant Michał Gutowski. Illustrated Courier Daily Concern - Illustrations Archive.

Polish team in Riga with Maj. Adam Królikiewicz at the helm. Visible from left: Rtm. Seweryn Kulesza (sideways), Capt. Tadeusz Sokołowski, Lt. Stanisław Czerniawski, Lt. Janusz Komorowski and Lt. Michał Gutowski. 1937

Captain Stanisław Czerniawski in the International Equestrian Competition in Warsaw in 1938 on the mare Aragwa.

01/09/2023/Author Arthur Bober

People

Tadeusz Sokolowski

Honorary Patrons: Field Bishop of the Polish Army - Wiesław Lechowicz, Cichociemni paratroopers of the Home Army - the elite of sabotage

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Guardians: The Legia-Kozielska Equestrian Club Association

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Soldier, athlete, Cichociemni tortured by the Gestapo in Minsk.

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.

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A very good player. Very high physical abilities. Very dutiful, very diligent, conscientious and passionate about horse riding. Due to his great skills, leaving him at the Higher Course of Horse Riding Instructors is very desirable. He completed the course with an excellent result. In accordance with the commandant's recommendation, Lt. Sokołowski was appointed to a higher course, in which he participated from October 1932 to September 1933 and graduated with second place. (…)

In the 1930s he was one of the best riders in the country. He achieved his first successes in international competitions as early as 7. On June 1932, during the Central National and International Equestrian Competitions in Warsaw's Łazienki, in the Dressage Competition for the Award of the Society for the Encouragement of Horse Breeding in Poland, he took the third place on Lala. In May 1931, in Watasze, he won the XNUMXnd place in the Dressage Competition at the competition in Grudziądz, organized by the Pomeranian Society for the Encouragement of Horse Breeding. He also participated in the Polish Equestrian Championships held since XNUMX, in which he stood on the podium four times. (…)

In the interwar period, Tadeusz Sokołowski was active in two sports clubs. In 1926, he worked at the "Gryf" Military Sports Club in Toruń, and in the years 1937-1939 he headed the equestrian section of the "Legia" Military Sports Club in Warsaw. (…)

As Cichociemni, he adopted the pseudonym "Trop" and Tadeusz Serafin. (…)

After a failed (due to betrayal by the guard) attempt to break free from the Minsk prison, Major Tadeusz Sokołowski, previously tortured during the investigation, was tortured to death on the stairs of the Gestapo building in Minsk on the night of February 6/7, 1943.

Author: Renata Urban

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Tadeusz Sokolowski was murdered by the Gestapo in Minsk on the night of February 6/7, 1943. He was 38 years old.

In 1980, in the left nave of the church of St. Jack at ul. Freta in Warsaw, a plaque was unveiled in memory of soldiers of the Home Army, Cichociemni - paratroopers from England and Italy, who died for Poland's independence. Tadeusz Sokołowski is among the 110 fallen Cichociemni.

Publications in the Polish Digital Equestrian Library:

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“Traditions of horse sports in Poland until 1939” (2022) – Renata Urban

“The Great Evacuation 1939-1940” (2020) – Janusz Wróbel

"Athletes at the front" [link] (2015) - Karolina Apiecionek

“Tadeusz Sokołowski – Olympian from Berlin 1936” (2012) – Renata Urban

"Tadeusz Sokołowski" (2012) - Witold Danish

“Manifestations of sports activities in military internment camps (1939 – 1944)” (2005) – Bernard Woltmann

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

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

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

“Equestrian sport in the Polish Army 1921-1939” (1989)

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

“Berlin Olympics 1936” (1982) – Witold Pruski

“Olympic jumping competition” (1936) – Tadeusz Grabowski

“International horse competition in Riga” (1936) – Adam Królikiewicz

“Pre-Olympic horse competition in Gdynia” (1936) – Ignacy Wieleżyński

“Tadeusz Sokołowski – Cichociemny” [link]

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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.

People

Leon Con

Horse riding trainer, co-founder of the Polish Equestrian Association and its general secretary. Knight of the Cross of Valor and the Silver Cross of Merit.

People

Leon Burniewicz

1939nd Vice-Champion of Poland in the Comprehensive Riding Horse Competition. Soldier, Trainer. Activist of the Polish Equestrian Association. Awarded the Medal for the War of XNUMX. Major of the Polish Army.

Events

Polish Cavalry Revue – Kraków, 1933

On October 6.10.1933, 250, the Polish Riding Festival took place - a great horse revue organized to celebrate the XNUMXth anniversary of the Vienna Victory.

People

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.

Places

Cavalry Training Center

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.

Gallery:

Tadeusz Sokolowski (1905–1943).

Regimental badge of the 1st Light Cavalry Regiment of Józef Piłsudski. It was worn by Captain Tadeusz Sokołowski.

Cavalry Training Center in Grudziądz 1933. Third Higher Course of Horse Riding Instructors.
Lieutenant Tadeusz Sokołowski jumps on Fairy.

Gdynia 1936. — Capt. Sokołowski at the Crossing.

Rtm. Tadeusz Sokołowski riding the mare Wróżka during the competition in CWK Grudziądz in 1936.

Polish team in the Latvian Cup. Standing in the starting order from the left: Lt. Komorowski DUNKAN, Capt. Kulesza ZEFIR, lieutenant Gutowski WARSZAWIANKA, captain Sokołowski RUNNING.

Rtm. Sokołowski at the RUNWAY won the award of the Commander-in-Chief of the Latvian army and the first individual award
in the Latvian Cup.

Riga — Polish equestrian team after winning the Latvian Cup; standing from the left: team leader on foot, Maj. A. Królikiewicz, cavalry captain Kulesza on Zefir, Capt. Sokołowski on the Confluence, Lt. Komorowski on Duncan, Lt. Gutowski on Warszawianka.

"Gazeta Lwowska" No. 229, 6-10-1936.

Equestrian Stadium in Łazienki. 1937. Captain Tadeusz Sokołowski jumps on the Runway II in the Central Equestrian Competition.

CC Monument in Warsaw. photo. elitediversion.org.

06/02/2023/Author Arthur Bober

People

Jerzy Iwanowski

"For two years after the war, I was looking for Polish Thoroughbred horses stolen by the Germans. Unable to accept the new political situation in Poland, I emigrated to South Africa, where I created a team of Lipizzan horses, following the example of the Spanish Riding School in Vienna.”

Jerzy Iwanowski

Soldier, cavalryman, horse breeder, officer of General Maczek's XNUMXst Armored Division. Creator of the Lipizzaner riding school in Johannesburg.

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Jerzy Iwanowski he was born under the Partitions of Poland, in a noble family, on the Lebiodka estate (this place is located within the current borders of Belarus, approx. 120 km in a straight line from the Polish border). As an 11-year-old boy, he witnessed the regaining of Independence in 1918, and as an adult doctor, farmer, landowner, horse breeder and at the same time soldier, he was an active participant in the process of consolidating it. He took part in World War II, and his post-war fate took him to Africa. He spent the last years of his life in Poland. He wrote, among others: autobiographical book "The Times of My Life", in which he shared what was closest to his heart in his life.

His story is a perfect example of a patriotic attitude, which is expressed in active activities for the homeland, regardless of the place and circumstances that life brings.

Young Jurek Iwanowski, a graduate of the Tadeusz Reytan in Warsaw, he started medical studies at the University of Warsaw, and then graduated from the Warsaw University of Life Sciences. At the same time, in 1931, at the age of 24, he graduated from the Cadet School of the Cavalry Reserve in Grudziądz as a platoon cadet with assignment to the 1st Regiment of Krechowiecki Lancers named after Colonel Bolesław Mościcki in Augustów. After completing the annual, mandatory reserve military exercises, he was appointed a reserve lieutenant with assignment to the 23 Grodno Lancers Regiment. Shortly after his 27th birthday, on May 2, 1934, he was officially transferred to his home 1st Regiment of Krechowiec Lancers. He graduated from agricultural studies on November 17, 1936 and started working at the State Horse Breeding Plant as the deputy manager of the State Stallion Herd in Bogusławice. On January 1, 1937, he was promoted to lieutenant in the cavalry reserve. He was then less than 30 years old.

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Author: Urszula Kowalczuk

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Jerzy Iwanowski died on May 28, 2008, at the age of 101.
He was buried at the Oliwa Cemetery in Gdańsk.

Publications in the Polish Digital Equestrian Library:

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“Col. Jerzy Iwanowski” (2022) – Urszula Kowalczuk

“Jerzy Iwanowski” (2012) – Witold Duński

“From Normandy to Ypres” [link] (2011) – EA Parthemore

"Times of my life" (2000) - Jerzy Iwanowski

So that I can win the war - Jerzy Iwanowski | MOVIE

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Leon Con

Horse riding trainer, co-founder of the Polish Equestrian Association and its general secretary. Knight of the Cross of Valor and the Silver Cross of Merit.

Places

Cavalry Training Center

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.

Gallery:

The photos come from the book "Times of My Life" (2000) - Jerzy Iwanowski

Jerzy Iwanowski with his mother.

June 27, 1940, evacuation of the soldiers of the 10th Armored Cavalry Brigade from France
on a ship sailing from Le Verdon to Great Britain.

A group of officers of the 10 PSK in Perth (Scotland) in front of the headquarters of the Regiment.
The second from the left is Lieutenant Jerzy Iwanowski.

Forfar. Scotland. On March 7, 1941, the tribune of honor during the parade
10th Mounted Rifles Regiment in front of the Royal Couple of Great Britain.
From the left Gen. Wł. Sikorski, King George VI. Queen Elizabeth, Maj. Bobrowski and Mrs. Helena Sikorska.

March 7, 1941 in front of the Royal Couple in Great Britain parade the following units: 10th Regiment of Mounted Rifles,
10th Armored Cavalry Brigade. At the head of the squadron, lieutenant Jerzy Iwanowski.

On April 12, 1945, soldiers of the 1st Armored Division liberated two women's camps - Home Army soldiers in Oberlangen and Niederlangen. Polish girls after liberation.

Tanks of the first Polish Armored Division in captured Wilhelmshaven,
base of the German Navy.

Farewell to the army. And what's next…

first team.

Jerzy Iwanowski on the Erdem in the half pass movement.

Regiment. Hans Handler, director of the Spanish Riding School in Vienna,
decorated with leopard skin and Jerzy Iwanowski.

After winning the "Płotów" race - the author with his daughter.

The famous German letter Sankt Georg. On the cover Jerzy Iwanowski at Erdem.
Erdem's win in the national dressage championships.

Jerzy Iwanowski and his original team of riders of Lipizzan horses.

Jerzy Iwanowski with his team.

The main characters in the history of Team Lipizzaners.
Jack Irwin from left. Iganz Lauscha, Jerzy Iwanowski and Francis le Riche.

Flower.

Team Lipizzaners. Entrance to the show.

In Rhodesia, the author's daughter wins the Grand Prix at Frederick,
jumping the last obstacle in the game 2 m.

Two older gentlemen, Maestoso Solo and Jerzy Iwanowski leave the Team.

Picnic under the baobab. Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe).

Buffaloes - Zambia.

10/09/2022/Author Arthur Bober

People

Boleslaw Wieniawa-Dlugoszowski

Honorary Patrons: Mayor of the City of Krakow Jacek M. Majchrowski, Wojciech Grochowalski

Patrons: Mayor of Bobowa, Wacław Ligęza

Guardians: Volunteer Cavalry Squadron in the colors of the 1st Light Cavalry Regiment of Józef Piłsudski

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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”

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“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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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.

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.

01/07/2022/Author Arthur Bober

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Soldier, major, artilleryman. Rider and trainer. He was awarded, among others, 3 times with the Cross of Valour. PN Winner, New York 1926, Nice 1926 Hamlet 2.20. (And them.),

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Michał Toczek was born on September 27, 1889 in Nozdrzec in the family of Wojciech Toczek and Katarzyna née Sochacka. He graduated from primary school in his hometown. He loved horses from an early age. He got used to them and understood them.

From September 1, 1901 to May 27, 1909, he was a student at the CK Gymnasium in Przemyśl with Polish as the language of instruction. On May 27, 1909, he passed his secondary school-leaving examination. In the period from October 1, 1909 to June 15, 1913, he studied law at the Jan Kazimierz University in Lviv. On June 15, 1913, he received a legal discharge. As a law graduate, he successfully passed two legal exams: historical and political, and one strict state exam.

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Our hero belonged to an honorable group of patriots who, as Królikiewicz himself said, when addressing the Polish community, did not play "only games" in the Polish army and jumped masterfully in front of the audience, "but also during the war, when it happens" and the chest covered with orders was the best proof of this.

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His request - "Remember about Poland, which we serve." – addressed to compatriots in the United States is still valid.

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Michal Toczek died in Przemyśl on October 30, 1971, at the age of 82.
He was buried at the Communal Cemetery in Zasanie (section 17, row 9, grave number 5).

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“Polish Olympic riders of the interwar period, part II” (2019) – Hanna Łysakowska

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Rtm. Adam Królikiewicz, Major Michał Toczek and Lieutenant Kazimierz Szosland, the most outstanding representatives of the Polish cavalry, multiple winners on the international forum: in France, Italy, Switzerland and the USA. Winners of the Nations Cup at equestrian competitions in Rome and New York, where they won 10 awards for Poland in ten competitions. Photo from the group's archives THE SECOND REPUBLIC of Lights and Shadows – Sławek Sobos.

1st prize in the International Equestrian Competition for the Cup of Nations, Warsaw 1927, inv. no. 2280/M. photo. from the collection of the Museum of Sport and Tourism in Warsaw.

Nice International Equestrian Competition. Major Michał Toczek overcoming an obstacle, 1926, reference number 3/1/0/5/1031. photo. from the collection of the National Digital Archives.

1926st Prize in the International Equestrian Competition of the Power of Jump, Milan 2200, inv. no. XNUMX/M. photo. from the collection of the Museum of Sport and Tourism in Warsaw.

Polish riders on the ship "Lapland". From left: Rtm. Adam Królikiewicz, Major Michał Toczek, Lieutenant Kazimierz
Szosland, 20s, inv. no. F219/3. photo. from the collection of the Museum of Sport and Tourism in Warsaw.

Grudziądz, Cavalry Training Center /CWK/, 1926. Seated from the right: 1. Michał Toczek, 2. Leon Kon, 6. Edmund Chojecki. In the middle row, 3rd from the right, Henryk Dobrzański, 5th, Zdzisław Zgorzelski. In the third row, 1st from the right, Kazimierz Szosland, 4th Michał Antoniewicz, inventory no. F1026/2. photo. from the collection of the Museum of Sport and Tourism in Warsaw.

Portrait of Michał Toczek, 30s, inventory no. F571/1. photo. from the collection of the Museum of Sport and Tourism in Warsaw.

Preparations for the Olympic Games in Paris. Olympic group at the Central Riding School. Grudziadz. Major Michał Toczek on horseback Hamlet, 1924, inventory no. A12a/115. photo. from the collection of the Museum of Sport and Tourism in Warsaw.

Major Michał Toczek on the horse Faworyt. Equestrian competitions, Nice 1926, inventory no. A12b/70. photo. from the collection of the Museum of Sport and Tourism in Warsaw.

A team of Polish riders. From the left: Major Michał Toczek, Lt. Kazimierz Szosland, Col. Juliusz Kleeberg - military attache in Paris (1923-1928), Capt. Zdzislaw Dziadulski, Col. Sergiusz Zahorski, Capt. Leon Kon, Capt. Edmund Chojecki, Capt. Henryk Dobrzanski, Capt. Adam Królikiewicz, Capt. Michal Antoniewicz. Nice 1926, inventory no. A12b/71. photo. from the collection of the Museum of Sport and Tourism in Warsaw.

Equestrian competition for the Mayor Mościcki Cup. Sitting on the horses from the left: Michał Toczek, Michał Woysym-Antoniewicz, on the right President Ignacy Mościcki with his wife. Warsaw, Pola Mokotowskie, 20s, inv. no. F1030/1. photo. from the collection of the Museum of Sport and Tourism in Warsaw

Michał Toczek on the horse Highborn, 1926, inventory no. F228. photo. from the collection of the Museum of Sport and Tourism in Warsaw 1.

Rtm. Adam Królikiewicz, Capt. Zdzislaw Dziadulski, Capt. Michał Woysym-Antoniewicz, Capt. Henryk Dobrzański ("Hubal"), Capt. Edmund Chojecki, major Michał Toczek, lieutenant Kazimierz Szosland, group instructor, lieutenant Leon Kon, 1926, inventory no. F63/5. photo. from the collection of the Museum of Sport and Tourism in Warsaw.

International Equestrian Competitions in Warsaw. Hippodrome in Łazienki Królewskie, May 27.05 – June 7.06.1927, 12. In the photo, Major Michał Toczek, inv. no. A32/XNUMX. photo. from the collection of the Museum of Sport and Tourism in Warsaw.

1926st Prize in the Nations Cup competition, New York 2227, inv. no. XNUMX/M. photo. from the collection of the Museum of Sport and Tourism in Warsaw.

1927st Prize for handicap in steeple / Resursa Award for Wielkopolski Bieg, Poznań 2199, inventory no. XNUMX/M. photo. from the collection of the Museum of Sport and Tourism in Warsaw.

Equestrian competition for the army championship in Warsaw. Major Michał Toczek jumps over the obstacle.
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30/10/2021/Author Arthur Bober

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Olympian. Rtm, 17 Greater Poland Lancers Regiment. Chevalier, among others, of the Order of Virtuti Militari, Legion of Honor, Cross of Valor 5 times. General at rest.

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Born on September 14, 1910 in Maciszewice.

In September 1999, the equestrian community spread the news about the visit to Poland of General Michał Gutowski - a pre-war cavalryman, Olympian, living in Canada since the end of the war.

Thanks to the efforts of the Polish Equestrian Association, General Gutowski was a lecturer during a special session of the training course organized at the Stud of Stallions in Łąck. There I had the opportunity to meet a man who created the legend of interwar Polish equestrianism - one of the few who remembered and participated in the successes of Polish riders in international competitions.

Mr. Michał Gutowski was then 89 years old. He was in excellent physical and mental condition. Watching films from his 88th birthday in Łąck, during which he rode a horse, overcoming cross-country obstacles smoothly and stylishly, it was hard to hide admiration and reflect on his own future.
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Michal Gutowski died on August 23, 2006 in Warsaw, aged 96.
He was buried at the Powązki Military Cemetery.

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“The Painted Squadron, the General's memories” (2015) – Robert Woronowicz

“An Extraordinary Meeting” (2015) – Robert Woronowicz

"Michał Gutowski" (2012) - Witold Danish

“A solemn meeting with Michał Gutowski” (2004) – Andrzej Grzybowski

"General Michał Gutowski is dead" (2006) - Iwo Cyprian Pogonowski

“The Last of the Mohicans” (1995) – Witold Domański

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

“History of horse riding, part XI” (1992) – Witold Domańsk i

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

"Curriculum vitae" - Michał Gutowski

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Warszawianka mare by Rittersporn and Nadzieja

Lieutenant Michał Gutowski, chairman of the Technical Committee at the board of the Hrubieszów Equestrian Club, riding the mare Jasiołda II in a steeplechase (1936). National Digital Archive.

International Baltic Equestrian Competitions in Gdynia (1937). The Commissioner of the Government in Gdynia, Franciszek Sokół, presents the trophy to Lt. Michał Gutowski. National Digital Archive.

Polish team in Riga with Maj. Adam Królikiewicz at the helm. Visible from left: Rtm. Seweryn Kulesza (sideways), Capt. Tadeusz Sokołowski, Lt. Stanisław Czerniawski, Lt. Janusz Komorowski and Lt. Michał Gutowski (1937). National Digital Archive.

Gen. Stanisław Grzmot-Skotnicki congratulates the winner of the competition, lieutenant Michał Gutowski, the winner of the individual equestrian competition for the army championship in Hrubieszów (1934). National Digital Archive.

The team of the 17th Uhlan Regiment - winners of the equestrian competition for the army championship in Hrubieszów (1934). Lieutenant Michał Gutowski first from the left. National Digital Archive.

The team of riders and shooters at the 1936 Olympics. Standing from the left in uniform are: Lieutenant Janusz Komorowski, Lieutenant Michał Gutowski, from the right: Capt. Seweryn Kulesza, Capt. Henryk Roycewicz, sitting from the right: Major Adam Królikiewicz, Col. Tadeusz Komorowski.

23/08/2021/Author Arthur Bober

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Rtm. 15th Poznan Lancers Regiment. Silver medalist of the Olympic Games in Amsterdam 1928. in the show jumping competition, on the horse Mylord.

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Born on October 8, 1901 in Rostov-on-Don, Russia.

Father Alexander. Mother Wanda née Scipio del Campo. Graduate of the Junior High School in Śmieło, Kiev Governorate, School of Infantry Cadets in Warsaw, Central School of Cavalry in Grudziądz, Central School of Gymnastics and Sport in Poznań. Non-commissioned officer of the 11th Don Lancer Regiment in the Russian Volunteer Army, Captain Kossak's 2nd Dragoon Regiment, 3rd Independent Border Rifle Squadron, 6th Horse Rifle Regiment, 1st Light Cavalry Regiment, second lieutenant of the 15th Poznan Uhlan Regiment.
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Amsterdam May 17 - August 12, 1928 - silver medal on Mylorda in the Nations Cup together with Michał Antoniewicz-Woysy on Readgledt, Kazimierz Szosland on Ali. In the individual Show Jumping Competition he was fourth with Mylord.

Before becoming an Olympic medalist in 1928, he was a soldier first.
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From 1919, the senior shooter Kazimierz Gzowski fought for Poland in the 2nd Regiment of Dragoons. From August 6, 1919, he was a corporal in the 6th Regiment of Mounted Riflemen. From September 1920, he fought as a platoon leader in the heavy machine gun squadron of the 1st Light Cavalry Regiment.

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Casimir Gzowski died on June 25, 1986 in London, at the age of 85.

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"Kazimierz Gzowski" (2012) - Witold Danish

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ALLI (NN–NN)

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MYLORD (NN–NN)

Bred in Ireland. Its owner was captain. art. Józef Szilagyi. The army probably bought it from him before the games. IO Amsterdam 1928, team silver. in jumping. He made one mistake in the game. Rider Lt. K. Gzowski – 0/2 points. penalties in the match, XNUMXth place ind.

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READGLEADT (NN – NN)

Bred in Ireland. It was owned by the Horse Sports Group. Ridden by various riders. In the 2nd half In the 20s he won several PN competitions. Calm and confident. IO Amsterdam 1928, team silver. in jumping. Rider Capt. M. Antoniewicz – 6 points. penalties, XNUMXth place ind.

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DONNEUSE (NN–NN)

Olympic Games Amsterdam 1928, bronze team medal in eventing, under Lieutenant Colonel Karol Rómmel from the 1st Józef Piłsudski Light Cavalry Regiment.

Gallery:

Regimental Badge of the 6th Regiment of Mounted Riflemen.

Gzowski na Milord, Nice, 1928

Lieutenant Kazimierz Gzowski jumps on Readgledt victoriously in Budapest
1929 w roku.

In 1929, in Madison Square Garden in New York, the Polish team won the Cup of Nations. Lieutenant Kazimierz Gzowski jumped in it on Hamlet and Readgledt. From the left, Lieutenant Stefan Starnawski, team leader Colonel Rudolf Dreszer, Ambassador of the Republic of Poland in Washington Kornel Filipowicz, Lieutenant Kazimierz Gzowski, Lieutenant Władysław Zgorzelski.

September 1928. Equestrian stadium in Łazienki. The Polish team won the Cup of Nations - from the left: Captain Michał Antoniewicz-Woysym on Banzaj, Lieutenant Kazimierz Gzowski on Mylord, Lieutenant Colonel Karol Rómmel on Berek, did not ride in the Cup, Lieutenant Henryk Roycewicz on Black Boy, Lieutenant Władysław Zgorzelski on Ładna .

The Polish equestrian team at the Ministry of Military Affairs in Warsaw, after returning from the International Equestrian Competition for the "Nations' Cup" in New York.
Standing from the left: Lieutenant Kazimierz Gzowski, Lieutenant Władysław Zgorzelski, Col. Rudolf Dreszer, Deputy Minister of Military Affairs, Gen. Kazimierz Fabrycy, Head of the Cavalry Department at the Ministry of Military Affairs, Col. Zbigniew Brochwicz-Lewiński, Lieutenant Stefan Starnawski. photo. from the NAC collection.

03/06/2021/Author Arthur Bober

People

Michal Woysym-Antoniewicz

Honorary Patron: Polish Olympic Committee

Patron: Bartosz Adamus and Przemysław Shamac Konopacki – Adamus Equestrian

Guardians: Piotr Jan Woysym-Antoniewicz, Museum of Sport and Tourism

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Major of the cavalry of the Polish Army, silver and bronze Olympic medalist in equestrian.

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He was born on July 7, 1897 in Kraków.

He graduated from junior high school and Officer Cavalry School. He studied law and administration at the Jagiellonian University for 6 semesters.

He joined the Austrian army and participated in World War I. He was interned in Hungary, and then fought again on the (Italian) front in the 1st Austrian Uhlan Regiment. After the war, he returned to Krakow. On November 22, 11, he joined the Polish Army (second lieutenant). From 1918. In 1.01, he served in the 1919nd Regiment of the Rokitnian Chevaliers, with which he fought in Silesia (2), Pomerania, took part in the Kiev offensive and also in the ceremony of Poland's marriage to the Baltic Sea (February 1920, 10.2). After the war, in 1920-1924, he trained cavalrymen and horse shooters at the Cavalry Training Center in Grudziądz, and from 29 to 1930 he was a horse riding instructor. In 1924 he was appointed chief inspector of horses in Tarnopol.

On June 21, 6, due to his excellent riding skills, he was sent to the course of the Olympic team in Grudziądz. He took part in the Olympics only in 1924 in Amsterdam, where he won two medals: bronze in the team competition (partners: K. Rómmel, J. Trenkwald) in eventing (1928rd place out of 3 starts with the result of 14, 5067 points) and silver during the team (partners: C. Gzowski, K. Szosland) jumping competition (92nd place out of 2 starts with a score of 14 points). Individually, he took 8th place in eventing (out of 19 events with a score of 46, 1822 points), in jumping he was 50th (out of 20 events with a score of 46 points). He competed on Moje Miła (eventing) and Readgleadt (jumping).

He participated in the Nations Cup four times, where he triumphed twice - in New York (4) and in Warsaw (2).

His sports career was interrupted due to an accident he suffered during one of the trainings (he was crushed by a horse, the only rescue was an operation during which his lung was removed). After a long recovery, he returned to competitive sport.

In 1939 he took part in battles on the front. Until 1945 he was imprisoned in the German camps of Kaiserslautern, Luckenwalde and Ganshagen. After the war, he settled permanently in the USA, where he worked as a trainer. He married Zofia Brengosz.

For his heroic deeds during the fighting, he was awarded the Cross of Valor three times.

Author of the entry: Museum of Sport and Tourism in Warsaw

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Michal Woysym-Antoniewicz died December 1, 1989 in Austin, Texas, aged 92. Buried 12/12/1989 at Forest Hill Memorial Park Lexington, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA (Grandview 106).

Publications in the Polish Digital Equestrian Library:

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“Michał Woysym-Antoniewicz 1897-1989” (2021) – Izabela Kiełmińska

“One driving school, different fates” (2019) – Hanna Łysakowska

“Polish Olympic riders of the interwar period, part II” (2019) – Hanna Łysakowska

“Polish Olympic riders of the interwar period, part I” (2018) – Hanna Łysakowska

“Lancemen, Uhlans and Mounted Riflemen in Photography…” (2013)

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

"Michał Woysym-Antoniewicz" (2012) - Witold Danish

“Michał Antoniewicz's trophies” (2009)

"Olympic Riders" (2000) - Hanna Łysakowska

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

“History of horse riding, part IX” (1991) – Witold Domański

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

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

“In defense of the horse riding system we have chosen” (1932) – Michał Woysym-Antoniewicz, Józef Trenkwald

“Los Angelos” (1932) – Józef Trenkwald, Michał Antoniewicz

“Amsterdam – Hilversum” (1928) – Leon Kon

"From Nice to New York" (1927) - Adam Królikiewicz

“Riders-Olympians of the Second Polish Republic” fragments – Renata Urban

Archive photos related to the Legend.

People

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.

Events

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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ALLI (NN–NN)

He was born as Kaktus in 1920, bred by Stefan Walewski from Inczew, owned by the Polish Army. In 1931 and 1933 he won at Szosland PN in Warsaw. IO Amsterdam 1928, team silver. in jumping. He made one mistake at the Olympics. Rider Capt. K. Szosland – 2 points. penalties, XNUMXth place ind.

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MYLORD (NN–NN)

Bred in Ireland. Its owner was captain. art. Józef Szilagyi. The army probably bought it from him before the games. IO Amsterdam 1928, team silver. in jumping. He made one mistake in the game. Rider Lt. K. Gzowski – 0/2 points. penalties in the match, XNUMXth place ind.

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READGLEADT (NN – NN)

Bred in Ireland. It was owned by the Horse Sports Group. Ridden by various riders. In the 2nd half In the 20s he won several PN competitions. Calm and confident. IO Amsterdam 1928, team silver. in jumping. Rider Capt. M. Antoniewicz – 6 points. penalties, XNUMXth place ind.

People

Leon Con

Horse riding trainer, co-founder of the Polish Equestrian Association and its general secretary. Knight of the Cross of Valor and the Silver Cross of Merit.

Gallery:

Michał Woysym-Antoniewicz's bronze medal in equestrian team eventing won at the Games of the IX Olympiad in Amsterdam in 1928. Courtesy of the Museum of Sport and Tourism in Warsaw.

Michał Woysym-Antoniewicz's silver medal in the equestrian team jumping competition won at the Games of the IX Olympiad in Amsterdam in 1928. Courtesy of the Museum of Sport and Tourism in Warsaw.

Judge badge of Michał Woysym-Antoniewicz from the Games of the XI Olympiad, Berlin, 1936

Award of the company “F. Tarkowska” for the steeplechase for Michał Woysym-Antoniewicz, Poznań, 1929

Award cup (bowl) for the second place in the jumping over the bar competition in the competition of the National Horseshow Association of America, won by Michał Woysym-Antoniewicz, 1927

12/12/2020/Author Arthur Bober

People

Seweryn Kulesza

Honorary Patrons: The Metropolitan Archbishop of Bialystok, Dr. Józef Guzdek

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Guardians: Polish Olympic Committee

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Major of the Polish Army, cavalryman and one of the most talented Polish riders of the 1936s, Olympic silver medalist in the team eventing competition in Berlin (XNUMX).

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Born on October 23, 1900 in Radom.

Son of Antoni Franciszek (an accountant in a local factory) and Maria née Grzywacz.

Due to the war, he took his secondary school-leaving examination (8-grade program) in installments: part in the Warsaw Gimnazjum im. M. Reja (February 25, 1919) and the (final) part before the Committee of the Ministry of WRiOP in the capital (February 25, 1920).

He joined the Polish Army (December 9, 1918) and fought for several months in the composition of the 1st Krechowice Lancers (Gródek Jagielloński). (1921) and lieutenant (1921) served in the 10th Regiment of Mounted Riflemen.

His further military career is related to: a horse riding instructor course at the Cavalry Training Center in Grudziądz (1930-1931), the function of an officer class instructor of this training facility (since 1932) and a squadron commander in the 7th Regiment. (since 1937). Kulesza hit it well. His superiors were great horsemen. He had an excellent opinion with them. The commander of the CWK Horse Riding School, Adam Królikiewicz, and the chief horse riding inspector, Major Antoniewicz, had no words of appreciation for him. An outstanding officer, an outstanding rider, a very good instructor, promises even greater hopes, very ambitious, dutiful, loyal - they wrote in their opinions.

Read more in PCBJ (click to go to the Polish Digital Equestrian Library) and/ or on the PKOL website (click to go to the Olimp.pl website).

Author Polish Olympic Committee – olympic.pl

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Seweryn Kulesza died in Los Angeles on May 14, 1983, aged 83.

Publications in the Polish Digital Equestrian Library:

Click on the links below to access related materials in the Polish Digital Equestrian Library (will open in a new tab):

“Extraordinary stories of the White and Reds. Riders – silver medalists in eventing at the IO'36 in Berlin” [link] (2019)

“Polish Olympic riders of the interwar period, part II” (2019) – Hanna Łysakowska

“Polish Olympic riders of the interwar period, part I” (2018) – Hanna Łysakowska

“Berlin 1936, or about the famous Polish Olympic eventing competition” [link] (2012)

"Seweryn Kulesza" (2012) - Witold Duński

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

“Riders-Olympians of the Second Polish Republic” [fragments] – Renata Urban

"Olympic Riders" (2000) - Hanna Łysakowska

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

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

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

“Berlin Olympics 1936” (1982) – Witold Pruski

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

“Polish horse riding in 1936” (1937) – Leon Kon

“Die Reitkunst Der Welt an des olympischen spielen 1936” [DE][EN][FR] (1937) – G. Rau

“Horse Games of the 1936th Olympiad” (XNUMX) – Leon Kon

“Horses at the 1936 Olympics – Tośka” (1936)

“The Olympic jury d`appel took away the silver medal from Poland in the Militari competition” (1936)

“Seweryn Roman Kulesza – silver medalist of the Olympic Games Berlin 1936” – Editorial team of the website olympic.pl

“Hard-fought – silver Olympic medal” (1936) – Tadeusz Grabowski

“International horse competition in Riga” (1936) – Adam Królikiewicz

“In defense of the horse riding system we have chosen” (1932) – Michał Woysym-Antoniewicz, Józef Trenkwald

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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.

People

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.

Events

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.

horses

TOŚKA (KALINA – OLGA)

He was born as Kaktus in 1920, bred by Stefan Walewski from Inczew, owned by the Polish Army. In 1931 and 1933 he won at Szosland PN in Warsaw. IO Amsterdam 1928, team silver. in jumping. He made one mistake at the Olympics. Rider Capt. K. Szosland – 2 points. penalties, XNUMXth place ind.

People

Leon Con

Horse riding trainer, co-founder of the Polish Equestrian Association and its general secretary. Knight of the Cross of Valor and the Silver Cross of Merit.

Places

Cavalry Training Center

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.

Gallery:

Regimental badge of the 7th Lublin Lancers Regiment.

International Official Equestrian Competition in Nice, 1933 (Nations Cup). From the left: Captain Seweryn Kulesza, Lieutenant Kazimierz Szosland, Major Michał Woysym Antoniewicz, Captain Zygmunt Ruciński, Lieutenant Roman Pohorecki.

He was a great soldier. He fought brilliantly on Tośka at the Olympic Games in Berlin 1936. In September 1939 with the Germans. In 1945, the 7th Lubelskie Regiment was a reconnaissance regiment in the 3nd Corps in the XNUMXrd Carpathian Rifle Division.

After the Olympic Games in Berlin in 1936, captains Seweryn Kulesza on Tośka, Henryk Roycewicz-Leliwa on Harlekin III, Zdzisław Kawecki on Bambino.

Polish Olympic equestrian team in the Olympic Village in Doberitz, Olympic Games in Berlin 1936. From the left: Captain Sewryn Kulesza (on his horse "Tośka"), Lieutenant Michał Gutowski (on his mare "Warszawianka"), Captain Adam Królikiewicz (team leader), Captain Zdzisław Kawecki (on horse "Bambino"), Captain Henryk Royceewicz Leliwa (on horses "Arlekin III", "Bafour"), Lieutenant Janusz Komorowski ("Duncan" - only the jumping competition).

Rtm. Seweryn Kulesza riding Tośka in the jumping competition for the Olympic eventing at the Olympic Games in Berlin in 1936.

Rtm. Seweryn Kulesza riding Tośka while overcoming an obstacle.

Seweryn Kulesza. photo. from the collection of Antony Howard-Grubb.

Brussels 1962. Photo. from the collection of Antony Howard-Grubb.

photo. from the collection of Antony Howard-Grubb.

Seweryn Kulesza (left) with the British army. photo. from the collection of Antony Howard-Grubb.

photo. from the collection of Antony Howard-Grubb.

British Army Settlement Corps 1946. Seweryn Kulesza talking on the right. photo. from the collection of Antony Howard-Grubb.

photo. from the collection of Antony Howard-Grubb.

Los Angeles 1983. Photo. from the collection of Antony Howard-Grubb.

The team of riders and shooters at the 1936 Olympics. Standing from the left in uniform are: Lieutenant Janusz Komorowski, Lieutenant Michał Gutowski, from the right: Capt. Seweryn Kulesza, Capt. Henryk Roycewicz, sitting from the right: Major Adam Królikiewicz, Col. Tadeusz Komorowski.

23/10/2020/Author Arthur Bober

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