Wiktor Komorowski
| Wiktor Komorowski | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 8, 1887 |
| Died |
August 23, 1952 (aged 63) Wrocław, Poland |
| Allegiance |
 Russian Empire (1914-1917) Soviet Union (1917-1919) Poland (1919-1928) |
| Service/branch |
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| Years of service | 1914 - 1928 |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
| Commands held | 4th Escadrille, 36th Escadrille, 5th Escadrille |
| Battles/wars | World War I, Polish–Soviet War |
Wiktor Komorowski (8 June 1887 - 23 August 1952) was a Polish[1] ace pilot[2] in the Imperial Russian Air Force during the Great War with 6 confirmed kills.[3]
Biography
Wiktor Komorowski was born in 1887. In the years 1914 - 1916 he shot down 6 ennemy planes.
In 1917 he joined the Polish I Corps in Russia, he was arrested by bolcheviks, then he became a soviet aviator. From 1 August 1919 Komorowski served in the Polish Air Force. He took part in the Kiev Offensive (1920) with 4th Escadrille and became commander of his unit. In 1920 he was given command of the 36th Escadrille and received command of the Officer Flying School in Grudziądz. In 1928 he went to the reserve. During the World War II he was interned in Romania and returned in Poland in 1946.
On 16 April 1951 Komorowski was arrested under the accusation of illegal possession of firearms and of failure to inform the authorities about illegal border crossing by his son Bogdan and by Włodzimierz Turski. On 19 November 1951 Komorowski was sentenced by the military court to eighteen months imprisonment and jailed in the Wrocław prison.
Wiktor Komorowski died in unexplained circumstances on 23 August 1952.[4]
References
Further reading
- Kirszak, Jerzy; Komorowski, Jerzy; Szwagrzyk, Krzysztof. Portret malowany historią. Dzieje rodziny Komorowskich (IPN ed.).
- http://www.ipn.gov.pl/portal/pl/229/8585/Portret_malowany_historia_Dzieje_rodziny_Komorowskich.html