Juliusz Rómmel Military person

Juliusz Karol Wilhelm Józef Rómmel (born 3 June 1881 in Grodno - died 8 September 1967 in Warsaw) was a Polish military commander and a general of the Polish Army. During the Polish-Bolshevik War, he gained great fame for achieving a decisive victory in the Battle of Komarów, the largest cavalry engagement of the 20th century. A commander of two Polish armies during the Polish Defensive War of 1939, Rómmel was one of the most controversial of the generals to serve during that conflict. He was also a distant relative of the future German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel.

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Birth date	June 03, 1881
Birth place	Grodno , Russian Empire
Date of death	September 08, 1967
Place of death	Warsaw , Polish People's Republic

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award	Legion of Honour Cross of Merit (Poland) Order of Lāčplēsis Virtuti Militari Order of Polonia Restituta Order of the Cross of Grunwald Cross of Valour (Poland)
military operations	Russian Civil War Siege of Warsaw (1939) World War II World War I Polish–Soviet War Battle of Komarów Battle of the Niemen River Battle of Łódź (1939)
military branch	Polish Land Forces
military command	1st Cavalry Division Polish 1st Legions Infantry Division Warszawa Army Łódź Army
service start	1903
service end	1947