Ludwik de Laveaux (officer)

Ludwik de Laveaux was a Brigadier General of the Polish Army in World War I, World War II and Polish–Soviet War.

He was born June 18, 1891 in Frysztakua a relative of Louis de Laveaux. He graduated in 1911 from Krakow University, and then studied architecture at the Technical University of Lwów.

In World War I he served in the Polish legions 1 and 4 in the Lvov region. Starting a private soldier he was made an officer April 1, 1916, and in 1917 took command of the city Defense Command where they took the main train station in Lviv between 3-4 November 1918. After the war he was assistant to Chief Executive lomendanta Czesław Mączyński in the peace negotiations.

From June to December 1919 he was a student at the military general staff School Course in Warsaw, but his studies were interrupted by the Polish-Soviet War where he was Chief of staff of the 5th Infantry Division but he resumed his studies from 1921 to 1922 at Doszkolenia Military School in Warsaw.

After graduating he was assigned to the 1st Division as Chief of staff. In December 1926, he transferred to Warsaw and in July 1929 he took command of 2nd Infantry Regiment in Sandomierz.

In January 1936, he was appointed Pułkownik(commander) of the 8th Infantry Division in Modlin, where he was stationed at the outbreack of World War 2. In 1939, he fought in the area around Modlin. His division also served in the Warsaw uprising. His Son and daughter also survived the Warsaw Uprising, in which they fought. In 1966, August Zaleski promoted him to the rank of Brigadier General. After the war the family moved to lived in England where he died 16 December 1969 in London, and he is buried in the cemetery of South Ealing.

Honours

 * Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari
 * Officer's Cross Of The Order Of The Rebirth Of Poland
 * Cross of independence(with swords)
 * Cross of Valor (4 times)
 * Gold cross of merit (2 times)
 * Honorary citizen of the city of Sandomierz (1936)