Pułkownik Tadeusz Felsztyn (1894–1963) – żołnierz i naukowiec
Colonel Tadeusz Felsztyn (1894–1963) – a Soldier and Scientist

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of the article is to present the fate of Colonel Tadeusz Felsztyn – a legionnaire, an officer of the Polish Army and Polish Armed Forces in the West, a survivor of the Katyn massacre and post-war emigrant. Felsztyn came from an assimilated Jewish family from Lvov. After passing his matriculation exam, he undertook studies, which he had to interrupt due to the outbreak of World War I. He served in the Polish Legions, and after Poland regained its independence – in the Polish Army. During World War II he was imprisoned by the Soviets but he was not executed by the NKVD. Then, he served with the Polish Armed Forces in the USSR, the Polish Army in the East and the Polish II Corps. After the war, he settled down in the UK. Colonel Tadeusz Felsztyn was not only an outstanding officer but also a scientist, the author of 22 books and approximately 60 articles in the field of armaments, atomic science, physics and religion. The Colonel belongs to the tragic generation of Polish citizens who fought for Poland’s independence and had to become an emigrant after 1945.

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