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Ludwik Janczyszyn
Born(1923-05-11)11 May 1923
Krasne, Second Polish Republic
Died27 July 1994(1994-07-27) (aged 71)
Gdynia, Poland
AllegiancePolish People's Republic
Service / branchPolish Navy
Years of service1944-1990
Rank Admirał (Vice admiral)
UnitORP Orlik
General Staff of the Navy
CommandsCommander of the Navy
Battles / warsSecond World War
Awards(see below)

Ludwik Janczyszyn (11 May 1923 - 27 July 1994) - Polish admiral, infantry officer and naval deck officer. Commander of the Navy in the years 1969–1986. Member of the Sejm of the Polish People's Republic. Member of the Military Council of National Salvation, ambassador of the Polish People's Republic to Syria and Jordan.

Biography

He was born in Krasne as a son of Maria and Marcin. After graduating from Public Primary School in 1935 he started working in a locksmith's workshop. In 1943 he joined the Soviet partisans in Podolia, and more precisely to the unit commanded by Sydir Kovpak. In October the same year he was drafted into the Red Army, in which he served until 1944 in Extermination battalion. In June 1944 he was transfered to newly formed Polish People's Army and was sent for training to the Infantry Officers' School at the 1st Polish Army. He graduated in November with the rank of Standard-bearer. Than he served in 1st Tadeusz Kościuszko Infantry Division nad he took part in the battles for Warsaw and the breaking of the Pomeranian Wall"Informacje w BIP IPN" (in Polish). ipn.gov.pl.</ref>. He was wounded twice, during the fighting near Mirosławiec and while crossing the Oder. After the end of the war, in 1946, he took part in fights with Cursed soldiers. In the years 1946–1949 he studied at the Naval Officers' School in Gdynia. After the graduation he was appointed commander of the ORP Orlik. He held this position until 1950. In the same year he began his service onboard the ORP Błyskawica as deputy commander. In the years 1950 and 1952 he was sent to Leningrad to complete Higher Academic Course of Navigation and Artillery. In the years 1952-1954 he was chief of staff at the Command of the Protection of the Main Naval Base in Gdynia. From November 1954 to July 1955 he was commander of the Protection of the Main Naval Base. Then from 1955 to 1956 he again studied at the Soviet Naval Academy in Leningrad. After returning to Poland he took the position of head of the Combat Training Department at the Main Naval Staff, and then head of the Operational and Training Department. In December 1957 he became deputy chief of the Naval Staff. On July 13, 1960 by resolution of the State Council of the Polish People's Republic he was promoted to the rank of Commodore. From November 1969 to February 1986 he commanded the Navy. On October 6, 1970, he was promoted to the rank of Rear admiral ond on October 5, 1978, to the rank of Admiral.

From October 1946 he was a member of the Polish Workers' Party, and from 1948 a member of the Polish United Workers' Party. He held the position of deputy member of the Central Committee of the Party. In the years 1981–1983 he was a member of the Commission of the Central Committee, established to explain the causes and course of social conflicts in the history of the People's Republic of Poland. He held the mandate of a member of the Sejm of the Polish People's Republic in the years 1972–1989. In the years 1974–1990 he was also a member of the Supreme Council of the Society of Fighters for Freedom and Democracy.

During Martial Law he joined the Military Council of National Salvation. In July 1986 the Council of State of the Polish People's Republic appointed him ambassador to Syria, and in October 1986 also to Jordan. At the end of 1988 he was dismissed from his position. On November 7, 1989, he was officially bid farewell by the Minister of National Defense, General of the Army Florian Siwicki. He was retired on February 9, 1990.

He died on July 27, 1994 and was buried at the Witomin Cemetery in Gdynia.

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Awards and decorations

References

  1. "Resolution on the establishment of a commission to clarify the circumstances, facts and causes of social conflicts in the history of the Polish People's Republic". Trybuna Robotnicza (in Polish). 4 September 1981. p. 2.
  2. "Profile on the website of the Sejm Library" (in Polish). bs.sejm.gov.pl.
  3. "Ludwik Janczyszyn" (in Polish). timenote.info.
  4. "List of soldiers decorated at Belweder". Nowiny (in Polish). 11 October 1973. p. 2.
  5. "Ceremony at the GDR Embassy". Trybuna Ludu (in Polish). 4 March 1986. p. 2.
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