Mieczyslaw Norwid-Neugebauer (Rzejowice, near Radomsko, February 15, 1884 – October 18, 1954, Toronto) was a minister in the interwar Polish government, and a major general in the Polish Army.
Before World War I Norwid-Neugebauer was a member of Polish patriotic organizations. In 1914-1917 he was an officer in the Polish Legions. He commanded the 6th Infantry Regiment, and even temporarily the 3rd Brigade.
After Poland regained independence in No...
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Mieczyslaw Norwid-Neugebauer (Rzejowice, near Radomsko, February 15, 1884 – October 18, 1954, Toronto) was a minister in the interwar Polish government, and a major general in the Polish Army.
Before World War I Norwid-Neugebauer was a member of Polish patriotic organizations. In 1914-1917 he was an officer in the Polish Legions. He commanded the 6th Infantry Regiment, and even temporarily the 3rd Brigade.
After Poland regained independence in November 1918, he occupied various command positions within the Polish military: General: Head of Logistics, later on he was at the same time an Exo of the Polish Head of all the Armed Forces, and later, he was the Commanding Officer of the 4th General Command (the last two during the Polish-Soviet War). In 1919, he was promoted to a Brigade General, and in 1924, he was promoted to a Major General. Between 1921 and 1924, he was a commanding officer of the 28th Division of Infantry. Between 1924 and 1925, he become a commanding officer of the...
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