Józef Adam Feliks Bronisław Lasocki (1861–1931) was an officer in the

Austro-Hungarian Army The Austro-Hungarian Army, also known as the Imperial and Royal Army,; was the principal ground force of Austria-Hungary from 1867 to 1918. It consisted of three organisations: the Common Army (, recruited from all parts of Austria-Hungary), ...

. During the

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, he commanded formations from

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to division in size. From December 1918, he was a general in the

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during the Polish-Soviet War. In 1919, he commanded 2 BJ, Grupa Zaniemenska, 1 and 2 DLB and 8 DP. In 1920, he stopped the Russian forces from crossing

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to his area of operations. He retired in 1921.

Sources

* Janusz Odziemkowski, ''Leksykon Wojny Polsko-Rosyjskiej 1919-1920'', Oficyna Wydawnica RYTM, 2004, , p. 220 1861 births 1931 deaths Polish generals Austro-Hungarian military personnel of World War I {{Poland-mil-bio-stub