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Text Box: From “About Joseph Haller”   by Edward Ligocki     Significant Dates In The Life Of General Haller. Date of Birth: August 13, 1873 in Jurczyce near Krakow Until 1881 lived in Jurczyce 1882 - 1887 - in Lwow 1887 - 1889 - intermediate school in Koszyce 1888 - death of his father 1890 - 1892 - high school in Hranica 1892 - 1895 - Technical Academy in Vienna 1895 - August, He became an officer 1906 - Marriage 1909 - Nominated a Captain 1910 - Retired from active service in the Army 1914 - August, Eastern Legion 1914 - September 30, I Brigade 1914 - September 27, Battalion Commander 1914 - October 1, Regiment Commander 1914 - October 31, Nominated to the rank of Major 1914 - November 15, Lieutenant Colonel, Commander of Regiment and Army Group 1915 - March 15, Nominated to the rank of Colonel 1916 - July 15, Colonel Brigadier, Commandeer of II Brigade 1918 - February 15, Passage by Rarancza 1918 - March, Commander-in-Chief of V Division of II Army Corps – Ranked General 1918 - April, Commander-in-Chief of II Army Corps 1918 - May 11, Battle near Kaniow 1918 - May 27, Commander-in-Chief of Polish Military Forces out of Austro-German occupied territory 1918 - June 10-20, In Moscow 1918 - June 26-July 4, Murmansk 1918 - July 12, Arrival to France 1918 - July 13, Paris 1918 - September 28, Commander-in-Chief of Polish Army on Coalition Front 1919 - April, Arrival in Poland - General of Arms (US 4 Star General) 1919 - April 30 - May 31, Defense of Lwow and Malopolska 1919 - May and following months, Krakow (Silesian Front) 1920 - January 21, takeover of Pomerania (Tom) 1920 - February 20, by Polish sea shore (Puck) 1920 - April - July, vacation in Zakopane, Jurczyce, Krynica 1920 - July, Inspector General of Volunteers Army, Member of National Defense Council, Chairman of Citizens Committee of National Defense, Chairman of Red Cross 1920 - July 23, Commander-in-Chief of the Northern Front 1920 - August 13, Issue of order by General Haller which was decisive in the war campaign 1920 - August 13-15, Battle near Radzymin 1920 - August 14, Beginning of the offensive. Battle of Warsaw. 1920 - August 25, Victory. 1921 - Chairman of Superior Opinionating Commission, later Inspector General of Artillery (Webmaster’s note: From 1940 – 1943 Jozef Haller was the Minister of Education in the Exile Government of Wladislaw Sikorski. Jozef Haller died in 1960.) Took part in Battles: Rafajlowa, Zielona, Pasieczna, Pniow, Nadwoma, Hwozd, Mielnike, Fitkow, Moltkow, Pasieczna, Zielona, Rafajlowa, Zielona, Maksymiec, Rafajlowa, Maksymies, Zielona, Pasieczna, Pniow, Maniawa, Kxyszka, Markowa, Solotwina, Zuraki, Bohorodczany, Niebytow, Kolomyja, Stobychwa, Zarzecze, Wielieko, Janowka, Silowicze, Rudka Myczynska, Barancza, Kaniow, Brzesc, Janow, Sokolow, Mink Masowiecki, Radzymin, Nasielsk, Mlawa, Przasnysz, Waraszaw. Wounded near Rafajlow, November 1914 and near Redzina, May 1915 in a car accident. Knights of distinction: Virtuti Militari, French Military Cross with Palm, Commander of the Honor Legion, Bravery Cross (4 times), Grand Officer of the Crown Of Italy, Knight of the White Eagle, etc.  Translated by Jacek Janscewski, Edited by Robert Tarwacki "O Jozefie Hallerze"  by Edward Elgoth Ligocki, Nakladem Obywatelskiego Obrony Panstwa, Warszawa, 1923 With special thanks to the Library of the Polish Institute of Arts & Sciences in America, New York, NY   12/12/99