Myron Tarnavskyi

Myron Omelianovych Tarnavsky (; August 29, 1869 – June 29, 1938) was a supreme commander of the Ukrainian Galician Army, the military of the West Ukrainian People's Republic. In 1919 he signed a controversial armistice with the Volunteer Army, which resulted in his removal from command and eventual acquittal by a military tribunal.

Early life Tarnavsky was born into a family of priests in Baryliv, a village in the Lviv region. He attended a village grade school and a German gymnasium in Brody, and was later transferred to a gymnasium in Lviv, but abandoned studies and returned to his native village. Tarnavsky was then able to reenter the Brody gymnasium, graduating from it in 1890. According to his own memoirs, his favourite subjects were mathematics and physics.

He then served for one year in the Austrian military and due to his good performance was given the opportunity to pursue officer training in Lviv and, later, Vienna. After finishing compulsory service, he returned to Baryliv. After being noticed by Galician Sejm marshal Stanisław Badeni, he spent five months as an employee in the regional administration of Galicia, but eventually reentered military service. and joined the Ukrainian Galician Army in February 1919, obtaining the rank of colonel. He commanded the "East" group of forces stationed near Kurovychi, and took part in Ukrainian attempts to recover Lviv. After participating in the Chortkiv Offensive, following which Ukrainian forces were driven out of Galicia by the Polish army, on 5 July Tarnavsky was promoted to the rank of brigadier general and became Supreme Commander of the Ukrainian Galician Army. Tarnavsky was relieved of duty by West Ukrainian dictator Yevhen Petrushevych and court-martialled. However, the process, which took place in Vinnytsia on 13-14 November, ended with his acquittal, and he was briefly reinstated as supreme commander.