Julian Stachiewicz was the brother of General
Wacław Stachiewicz. Before
World War I he joined the
Riflemen's Association. In 1914-21 he fought in the
Polish Legions, the
Polish Military Organization, the
Greater Poland Uprising, the
Polish-Ukrainian War, and the
Polish-Soviet War. He briefly commanded the
13th Infantry Division and in 1923 became head of the
Military Bureau of History (
Wojskowe Biuro Historyczne), being promoted a year later to
brigadier general. In 1928 he created the
Military Historical Review (
Wojskowy Przegląd Historyczny), a journal that is published to this day. He was involved with
Polish Radio and was a member of academic societies such as the
Polish Academy of Learning. ==Awards==