Filipowicz was born on 13 September 1895 in
Lemberg, in the family of Antoni and Justyna Derpowska. He was the brother of and , lieutenant colonels of artillery; in 1940 both would be victims of the
Katyn massacre. In 1913, he graduated from a real school in Lemberg, then a student of the local polytechnic. On 23 July 1917, after the
Oath crisis, In the years 1928–1930 he was a student of the
Wyższa Szkoła Wojenna in
Warsaw. On 1 November 1930, after completing the course and obtaining a certified officer diploma, he was appointed commander of the
7th Lublin Uhlan Regiment in
Mińsk Mazowiecki. In June 1939, he was entrusted with the command of the
Wołyńska Cavalry Brigade in
Równe. He led the brigade during the
September Campaign, passing the combat route from Mokra through Warsaw to the
Battle of Tomaszów Lubelski. At the request of the Minister of National Defense, President of the Republic of Poland
Andrzej Duda, by a decision of 11 July 2019, appointed him posthumously to the rank of Major General. ==Awards==