Lucjan Żeligowski
General Lucjan Żeligowski | |
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| Commander-in-chief of the Republic of Central Lithuania | |
| In office 12 October 1920 – 24 March 1922 | |
| Preceded by | office established |
| Succeeded by | office abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 October 1865 Oshmyansky Uyezd, Russian Empire (now Belarus) |
| Died | 9 July 1947 (aged 81) London, England |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Awards | |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Russian Empire (1885–1919) Poland (1919–1920, 1922–1927, 1939) Central Lithuania (1920–1922) Polish government-in-exile (1939–1940) |
| Branch/service | Imperial Russian Army (1885–1915, 1917) Polish Armed Forces in the East (1915–1917, 1917–1919) Polish Armed Forces (1919–1920, 1922–1927, 1939) Army of Central Lithuania (1920–1922) Polish Armed Forces in the West (1940) |
| Years of service | 1885–1926 1939–1940 |
| Rank | General of the branch |
| Commands | Front Commander Head of State of Central Lithuania Minister of Military Affairs |
| Battles/wars | |
Lucjan Żeligowski (Polish pronunciation: [ˈlut͡sjan ʐɛliˈɡɔfskʲi]; 17 October 1865 – 9 July 1947) was a Polish general, politician, military commander and veteran of World War I, the Polish-Soviet War and World War II. He is mostly remembered for his role in Żeligowski's Mutiny and as head of a short-lived Republic of Central Lithuania.