Walerian Czuma

Walerian Czuma
Brigadier General Walerian Czuma
Born(1890-12-24)24 December 1890
Niepołomice, Austria-Hungary
(now Poland)
Died7 April 1962(1962-04-07) (aged 71)
Penley, near Wrexham, Wales, UK
Allegiance Poland
Service years1914–1939
RankBrigadier General
UnitCO of the 5th Rifle Division, Border Guard and Warsaw garrison during the Siege of Warsaw
ConflictsGreat War, Polish-Bolshevik War, Polish Defensive War
Awards

Walerian Czuma (24 December 1890 – 7 April 1962) was a Polish general and military commander. He is notable for his command over a Polish unit in Siberia during the Russian Civil War, and the commander of the defence of Warsaw during the siege in 1939.

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