Rear-Admiral Gereon Grzenia-Romanowski (1916–1983). Biographical sketch
Rear-Admiral Gereon Grzenia-Romanowski (1916–1983). Biographical sketch

Summary/Abstract: The presented article is a biographical sketch of Rear Admiral Gereon Grzeni – Romanowski(1916–1983). He was a pre-war officer of the Polish Army who fought in the communist resistanceduring the Second World War. After the Second World War, he made a fast career asa political officer of the Polish People’s Army. His greatest promotion was to receive the postof deputy commander of the Navy for political affairs, which he held in the years 1956–1965.In the work on the article, a comparative method was used, consisting of a krytical juxtapositionof various sources (opinions, reports, biographies), which was helpful in determiningthe selected stages of Grzeni – Romanowski’s life. The biographical sketch of Rear AdmiralGrzenia – Romanowski shows that the highest positions in the Polish People’s Army wereoften occupied by people who do not have adequate knowledge and competences. With theirpromotion, Grzenia-Romanowski’s likewise, their political commitment and good contactswith the most important decision-makers of the period were more important.

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