Edmund Heldut-Tarnasiewicz

Edmund Heldut-Tarnasiewicz
Heldut-Tarnasiewicz (before 1934)
Native name	Edmund Heldut-Tarnasiewicz
Born	17 July 1892 Radom, Russian Empire
Died	2 April 1952 (1952-04-03) (aged 59) London, United Kingdom
Service / branch	First Cadre Company Wielkopolska Cavalry Brigade Polish Legions in World War I Second Army (Poland) Polish Armed Forces in the West
Years of service	1914–1945
Rank	General
Unit	First Cavalry Regiment of the Polish Legions First Cavalry Regiment 16th Greater Poland Uhlan Regiment 201st Cavalry Regiment → 3rd Cavalry regiment Non-Commissioned Officer Professional School of Cavalry 4th Regiment of Mounted Riflemen on Land in Łęczycka Centre for Replacement of Suwalki and Podlasie of Cavalry Brigade Reserve Cavalry Brigade Wolkowysk 10th Armoured Cavalry Brigade
Battles / wars	World War I, Polish–Soviet War, World War II (Invasion of Poland, Soviet invasion of Poland: Battle of Grodno (1939))
Awards	Virtuti Militari, Order of Polonia Restituta, Cross of Independence, Cross of Valour (Poland)

Edmund Wacław Heldut - Tarnasiewicz alias " Heldut " (17 July 1892–April 1952). He was the senior colonel and commander of the Polish Army cavalry, a senior military official of the Polish Armed Forces in the West, who received Poland's highest military award, the Virtuti Militari, one of the oldest military decorations in the world still in use. He was heavily involved in World War I, the Polish–Soviet War, and World War II (Invasion of Poland, Soviet invasion of Poland: Battle of Grodno (1939)). Heldut was promoted to General, but the promotion was never confirmed due to the outbreak of World War II. On October 6, 2021, President Andrzej Duda officially and posthumously confirmed Heldut to Brigadier General. ^[1]