Stanisław Taczak
Polish general (1874-1960)
Stanisław Taczak (8 April 1874, Mieszków (now in Jarocin County) – 2 March 1960, Malbork) was a Polish general.
Taczak was born in Mieszków, near Jarocin in 1874. His father was Andrzej Taczak, an innkeeper. He had a sister and five brothers, two of whom became priests and Taczak also studied theology. He went on to become a metallurgical engineer in 1897. In 1909 he became a lieutenant in the German Army reserve and served in the First World War, being promoted to captain in 1915.
Until 8 January 1919, he was temporary commander-in-chief of the Great Poland Uprising (1918–1919).
After the invasion of Poland in 1939, he was imprisoned in the Oflag VII-A Murnau POW camp in Germany.
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