Tadeusz Kasprzycki
Tadeusz Kasprzycki | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Military Affairs | |
| In office 12 May 1935 – 7 November 1939 | |
| President | Ignacy Mościcki |
| Preceded by | Józef Piłsudski |
| Succeeded by | Władysław Sikorski |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 January 1891 Warsaw, Congress Poland |
| Died | 4 December 1978 (aged 87) Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Alma mater | École Militaire |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Austria-Hungary (1914–1917) Second Polish Republic (1918–1939) |
| Branch/service | Polish Legions Polish Armed Forces |
| Years of service | 1914–1939 |
| Rank | Major general |
| Commands | 19th Infantry Division |
| Battles/wars | First World War Polish-Soviet War Second World War |
Tadeusz Adam Kasprzycki (16 January 1891 – 4 December 1978) was a member of the Polish Legions in First World War, major general of the Polish Armed Forces from 1929 and Minister of Military Affairs of Poland from 1935 to 1939. He commanded the 12th Infantry Division from 1927 to 1931.
In 1939 he signed the Franco-Polish Military Alliance. Later, he was interned in Romania after the evacuation of the Polish government following Nazi Germany's invasion of Poland and was only released in 1945. After the end of the Second World War, he emigrated to Canada.