Kazimierz Raszewski
Polish general (1864–1941)
Kazimierz Raszewski (29 February 1864 – 14 January 1941) was a lieutenant general of the Polish Army.
Early life
Raszewski was born 29 February 1864 in a small village called Jasień near Poznań (Czempiń Municipal), in the Province of Posen in the Kingdom of Prussia. Kazimierz was the second son of a szlachta (Polish landed gentry) Ignacy Raszewski and Józefa Koczorowska. His great grandfather, Kazimierz Turno, was a general of the Army of the Duchy of Warsaw.
In 1827, he started attending the Real School in Poznań. He later moved to the Saint Mary Magdalene School. In 1884, he finished school in Bolesławiec.
Military career
He started his military career in 1885 by joining the 2. Schlesische Husaren-Regiment Nr. 6 in Prudnik.
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