Edmund Świdziński

Edmund Ferdinandovich Svidzinsky (; ; – 1919), was a General of the Infantry in the Imperial Russian Army.

Biography Born on 15 (27) November 1848, Świdziński received his education at the 1st Moscow Cadet Corps in 1865 and later attended the 3rd Alexander Military School in 1867, graduating as a second lieutenant in the 98th Dorpat Infantry Regiment. Serving as a company commander from 5 January 1873 to 4 July 1879, he then pursued further education at the General Staff Academy. Following his studies, he joined the General Staff (2nd category) in 1882. After the Russian Revolution, he actively participated in the Union of Polish Militaryists (Związek Wojskowych Polaków). He supported the creation of a Polish corps in Russia and edited the military magazine "Troop Vedomosti" (Wiadomości Wojskowe) in Kyiv, where he authored numerous articles.

Svidzinsky appeared in the military press with articles on topical issues of army life, military education, and the development of military knowledge.

Awards

Order of St. Stanislaus, 3rd Class, 1873; 2nd Class, 1885; 1st Class, 1905 Order of St. Anne, 3rd Class, 1879; 2nd Class, 1889 Order of St. Vladimir, 4th Class, 1896; 3rd Class, 1903 Cross of Independence (posthumously in 1932, No. 702)

Family Świdziński was married to Maria Boleslavovna Burnevich and had three children. The marriage was subsequently dissolved.