Antoni Teofilovich Reutt (; ; – 1917) was a Polish lieutenant colonel who served in the
Imperial Russian Army
The Imperial Russian Army (russian: Ру́сская импера́торская а́рмия, tr. ) was the armed land force of the Russian Empire, active from around 1721 to the Russian Revolution of 1917. In the early 1850s, the Russian Ar ...
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Life
He was born on 19 March 1861 on the Tadulin estate, in
Polotsky Uyezd Polotsky Uyezd (''Полоцкий уезд'') was one of the eleven subdivisions of the Vitebsk Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the central part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Polotsk.
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, to Stanisław and Anna née Jankowski.
In 1902, he was transferred to the Russian Far East and served in the
Russo-Japanese War
The Russo-Japanese War ( ja, 日露戦争, Nichiro sensō, Japanese-Russian War; russian: Ру́сско-япóнская войнá, Rússko-yapónskaya voyná) was fought between the Empire of Japan and the Russian Empire during 1904 and 1 ...
as staff captain.
Before
World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
, he served in a dragoon unit in Ukraine.
When
Russia mobilized in 1914, he was transferred to the
Southwestern Front as lieutenant colonel.
On 13 January 1915, he was appointed commander of the
Puławy Legion
Puławy Legion ( pl, Legion Puławski, russian: Легион Пулави) was a Polish military formation of World War I, as part of the Imperial Russian Army.
It was created in late 1914 from volunteers gathered together due to several initiat ...
, and four days later he took command of it. On 20 March 1915, he went to the front at the head of the Legion. He was wounded during the
Battle of Pakosław on 20 May 1915.
As commander of the Puławy Legion, there was distrust between Polish and Russian commanders.
After recovery from his wounds, he was sent to another unit and served in the
Petrograd garrison.
During his time, he suffered a head injury and was hospitalized in a military hospital.
He died as a result of a fall and buried in a Petrograd cemetery.
Personal life
Reutt was married to Leonilda Cherkasówna.
They five children; daughters: Zofia, Maria, married Piotrowska (died in
Sopot
Sopot is a seaside resort city in Pomerelia on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea in northern Poland, with a population of approximately 40,000. It is located in Pomeranian Voivodeship, and has the status of the county, being the smallest city ...
on 13 November 1983) and Helena, married Tymieniecka, who before World War II appeared on the Polish Radio in Katowice during a children's program as "Aunt Hela", as well as two sons, of whom Pawet died in Sopot in the 1970s.
Awards
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Cross of Valour – posthumously, 1922
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Cross of Merit – posthumously, 1926
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Cross of Independence
Cross of Independence ( pl, Krzyż Niepodległości) was second highest Polish military decorations between World Wars I and II. It was awarded to individuals who had fought actively for the independence of Poland, and was released in three cl ...
– posthumously, 20 July 1932, honored for Polish independence
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1861 births
1917 deaths
Puławy Legion personnel
Polish military personnel in the Imperial Russian Army of World War I
Recipients of the Medal of Independence