Mikołaj Bołtuć

Poland state institutions

1893–1939 ✕ Killed in action

Commander of the Kaniów Rifles who held Zamość; the general who fell at Łomianki in 1939

Born in Saint Petersburg, the son of a Russian imperial general of Polish noble descent, he fought as a captain in the Russian army in the First World War. In 1917 he joined the Polish III Corps in Russia and then Żeligowski's 4th Rifle Division. In the Polish-Soviet War of 1920 he commanded the 31st Kaniów Rifle Regiment and held Zamość against Budyonny's First Cavalry Army. In September 1939 he commanded an operational group of Army Pomorze that entered East Prussia for two days, and he was killed by sniper fire leading a charge at Łomianki while trying to break through to Warsaw.

Also known as: Mikolaj Boltuc

Activities and affiliations

1918–1939

Poland state institutionsMain
Military command

Career Timeline

1914–1917Officer of the 12th Finnish Rifle Regiment, Imperial Russian Army; captain
1917.12–1918Polish III Corps in Russia; 4th Polish Rifle Division
1920.07–12Commander, 31st Kaniów Rifle Regiment — defence of Zamość
1939.03.19Promoted brigadier general
1939.09–09.22Commander of an operational group of Army Pomorze — killed at the Battle of Łomianki

Related historical events

1919–1921The Soviet-Polish WarCommander of the 31st Kaniów Rifles; the Zamość garrisonAs a captain he led the 31st Kaniów Rifle Regiment and, with Bezruchko's Ukrainian 6th Sich Rifle Division, held Zamość against Budyonny's First Cavalry Army on 29–31 August.