Antoni Reutt

Antoni Teofilovich Reutt (; ; – 1917) was a Polish lieutenant colonel who served in the Imperial Russian Army.

Life He was born on 19 March 1861 on the Tadulin estate, in Polotsky Uyezd, to Stanisław and Anna née Jankowski.

In 1902, he was transferred to the Russian Far East and served in the Russo-Japanese War as staff captain.

As commander of the Puławy Legion, there was distrust between Polish and Russian commanders. After recovery from his wounds, he was sent to another unit and served in the Petrograd garrison. During his time, he suffered a head injury and was hospitalized in a military hospital. He died as a result of a fall and buried in a Petrograd cemetery.

Personal life Reutt was married to Leonilda Cherkasówna. They five children; daughters: Zofia, Maria, married Piotrowska (died in Sopot on 13 November 1983) and Helena, married Tymieniecka, who before World War II appeared on the Polish Radio in Katowice during a children's program as "Aunt Hela", as well as two sons, of whom Pawet died in Sopot in the 1970s.

Awards

Cross of Valour – posthumously, 1922 Cross of Merit – posthumously, 1926 Cross of Independence – posthumously, 20 July 1932, honored for Polish independence