He was a senior officer in the Russian Imperial Navy and later the Polish Navy. As Chief of the Polish Naval Command from 1925 to 1947, he was a member of an elite group of high ranking Polish naval officers from foreign navies who became founding members of the new naval forces of the newly independent Poland after World War I. During World War II, Polish naval forces under his command, were embedded with the Royal Navy and contributed greatly to the success of Britain's maritime war effort. He notably fell out with Poland's war time Prime Minister-in-exile, General Sikorski, but was backed by the British. He was later awarded the Order of the Bath.
He was a senior officer in the Russian Imperial Navy and later the Polish Navy. As Chief of the Polish Naval Command from 1925 to 1947, he was a member of an elite group of high ranking Polish naval officers from foreign navies who became founding members of the new naval forces of the newly independent Poland after World War I. During World War II, Polish naval forces under his command, were embedded with the Royal Navy and contributed greatly to the success of Britain's maritime war effort. He notably fell out with Poland's war time Prime Minister-in-exile, General Sikorski, but was backed by the British. He was later awarded the Order of the Bath.
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