Wacław Stachiewicz
General Wacław Stachiewicz | |
|---|---|
| Chief of the General Staff | |
| In office 7 June 1935 – 18 September 1939 | |
| Preceded by | Janusz Gąsiorowski |
| Succeeded by | Aleksander Kędzior (in exile) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 November 1894 Lemberg, Galicia and Lodomeria, Austria-Hungary (modern-day Lviv, Ukraine) |
| Died | 12 November 1973 (aged 78) Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Alma mater | University of Lviv |
| Profession | Geologist, writer |
| Awards | |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Second Polish Republic |
| Branch/service | Polish Legions Polish Armed Forces |
| Years of service | 1912–1939 |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Battles/wars | First World War Polish–Soviet War |
Wacław Teofil Stachiewicz (19 November 1894 – 12 November 1973) was a Polish writer, geologist, military commander and general of the Polish Army. A brother to General Julian Stachiewicz and the husband to General Roman Abraham's sister, Stachiewicz was the Chief of General Staff of the Polish Army during the Polish Defensive War of 1939.