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About Ignacy Oziewicz
- Ignacy Oziewicz (Polish pronunciation: [ig'nats? ?'??v?it?]; pseudonyms: Czeslaw, Czeslawski, Netta, Jenczewski; 7 May 1887 – 10 January 1966) was a Polish military colonel.
- During the First World War, he served in the Russian Tsarist army in various NCO and officers' posts.
- In 1919, he joined the Polish Army. Oziewicz was born on 7 May 1887 in the village of Lygniany, near Swieciany, Russian Empire (current Lithuania).
- After graduation from a Wilno high school (1907), he voluntarily joined the Imperial Russian Army.
- In 1911, he graduated from a Military School in Vilna, and during World War I was an officer of the 103rd Infantry Regiment, part of 26th Infantry Division.
- Between April and October 1917, he served in 193 I.D., leaving Russian army after the October Revolution.
- Between October 1917 and late 1918, Oziewicz managed a real estate in Podolia. In February 1919, Oziewicz joined Polish Army’s.
- In October of that year, he was named commandant of 41st Infantry Regiment, and on August 20, 1920, he became commandant of 17th Infantry Regiment.
- In October 1925, he was named commandant of 76th Lida Infantry Regiment, stationed at Grodno.
- On 16 March 1927 President Ignacy Moscicki, upon a request of Minister of Military Affairs Jozef Pilsudski, promoted him to Colonel.
- In 1935, Oziewicz was transferred to 16th Pomeranian Infantry Division, stationed in Grudziadz, where he commanded infantry.
- On 25 October 1938 he was appointed commandant of 29th Grodno Infantry Division, stationed at Grodno.
- With this unit, he fought in the Invasion of Poland.
- After its defeat, he was interned in Lithuania.
- Later, he managed to escape from a camp and returned to Poland where he joined the underground movement. He was the first commandant of the National Armed Forces (NSZ).
- From 2 December 1942 he was negotiating the union of the NSZ with the Home Army (AK).
- Oziewicz was arrested by the Germans on 9 June 1943 and sent to Auschwitz and Flossenburg concentration camps; nevertheless he survived the war.
- In 1958, Oziewicz returned to Poland.
- He died in Gdynia on 10 January 1966 and was buried at the Witomino Cemetery.
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