Karol Polakiewicz

Karol Polakiewicz (4 March 1893 – 4 September 1962) was a Polish lawyer and politician of various parties including PSL – Piast, the Peasant Party, BBWR and OZN, a captain in the Polish Army and a freemason.

Early life Polakiewicz was born on 4 March 1893 in Dublany, Galicia. His father Vladimir was a railroad official. He attended secondary schools in Kraków and Lviv. He graduated from the University of Lviv (though according to some sources it was actually Jagiellonian University). In 1916, he defended his doctorate there.

Military career After the outbreak of World War I, on 20 August 1914, he would join the Polish Legions. He would serve in the 3rd Brigade, 3rd and 4th infantry regiments. Cross of Independence Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta The Cross of Valour four times The Cross on the Silesian Ribbon of Valour and Merit