The Inside Story of Col. Paweł Aleksandrowicz’ Appointment as Military Attaché at Polish Legation in Tokyo and His Dismissal from the Post Cover Image

Kulisy mianowania oraz odwołania płk. SG Pawła Aleksandrowicza ze stanowiska attaché wojskowego przy Poselstwie Polskim w Tokio
The Inside Story of Col. Paweł Aleksandrowicz’ Appointment as Military Attaché at Polish Legation in Tokyo and His Dismissal from the Post

Author(s): Robert Majzner
Subject(s): Diplomatic history, Military history, Recent History (1900 till today), Security and defense, Pre-WW I & WW I (1900 -1919), Interwar Period (1920 - 1939)
Published by: Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Second Republic of Poland; General Staff of Polish Army; military intelligence; military attachés; Japan; China; Russia; Polish Legation in Tokyo;

Summary/Abstract: The appointment in May 1920 of Col. Paweł Aleksandrowicz as military attaché at the Legation of the Republic of Poland in Tokyo seemed to be fully justified and favourable from the perspective of interests of the state and the military forces. His dismissal - officially for financial reasons - in fact resulted from a critical appraisal of his effectiveness and his conflict with the head of the diplomatic post, which finally ended in bringing disciplinary, criminal, and honorary proceedings against Col. Aleksandrowicz.

  • Issue Year: 52/2020
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 25-47
  • Page Count: 23
  • Language: Polish