Wacław Iwaszkiewicz-Rudoszański

Wacław Iwaszkiewicz-RudoszańskiBorn(1871-08-26)26 August 1871Omsk, Russian EmpireDied25 November 1922(1922-11-25) (aged 51)Warsaw, Second Polish RepublicAllegiance Russian Empire (1891–1917) Second Polish Republic (1918–1921)BranchImperial Russian ArmyPolish ArmyService years1891–1921Rank Generał dywizji (Major general)ConflictsRusso-Japanese WarFirst World WarPolish–Ukrainian WarPolish–Soviet WarAwards Wacław Iwaszkiewicz-Rudoszański (26 August 1871 – 25 November 1922) was a Polish general. Biography He was born in Omsk, then the capital of Akmola Oblast, part of the West Siberian General Government. His father was Witalis Iwaszkiewicz, a Pole exiled to Siberia for his participation in the January Uprising. His mother was Leokadia née Karafa-Korbut. After graduating from military schools in St. Petersburg in 1891, he began his service in the Russian Imperial Army. From 1892 he was an officer of the Russian infantry. In 1900 he took part in the intervention in China against the Boxer Rebellion. During the Russo-Japanese War he took part in the defense of Port Arthur. During World War I, with the rank of colonel he commanded the 54th Siberian Rifle Regiment then an