Jósef Kamiński
Polish and Soviet Colonel
Jósef Kamiński (Russian: Иосиф Игнатьевич Каминский; 21 January (Julian calendar) / 2 February (Gregorian calendar) 1896 – 16 January 1968) was a Red Army colonel who served in the Polish People's Army during World War II and in post-war serving in the Ministry of Public Security (Poland) in the Polish People's Republic.
Biography
Before the October Revolution
Jósef Kamiński was the son of Ignacy Kamiński, a peasant from the Vilnius Governorate. The name of his mother is unknown. His father, Ignacy Kamiński, died in 1909. Following his father's death, Jósef had to work as a stable hand and, at the onset of World War I, as a trench digger and carpenter. In 1915, he was conscripted into the 25th Reserve Infantry Regiment of the 60th Infantry Division.
In 1917, he was transferred to the 238th Betluzhsky Infantry Regiment of the same division. After the collapse of the Imperial Russian Army, he left the regiment and returned home.
Russian Civil War
In 1919, holding the rank of starshina, he joined the Separate Lithuanian Volunteer Battalion of the Red Army. Later that same year, he was promoted to platoon commander.
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