Kontradmirał Gereon Grzenia-Romanowski (1916–1983). Szkic biograficzny

The article is a biographical outline of Rear Admiral Gereon Grzenia-Romanowski (1916- -1983), who was born in a Kashubian merchant family in Chojnice. He began his military education at the Cadet Corps in Chełmno, and then continued it in Rawicz. Then he was admitted to the Infantry Officer Cadet School in Komorów near Ostrów Mazowiecka. During the September campaign 1939 he fought in the Warsaw Tank-Motor Brigade. In the years of occupation he joined the Union of Armed Struggle (ZWZ), and from 1943 he was active in the communist People’s Guard (GL). After 1945, he held many responsible positions in the Polish Army. He was, among others Deputy Commander for Political Affairs of the 12th Infantry Division (12th Infantry Division) and the 16th Kashubian Infantry Division (16th KDP). In 1956, he became the deputy commander of the Navy (MW) for political affairs. He remained in this office until 1965. In 1956, he was one of the co-founders of the Kashubian Association (later the Kashubian-Pomeranian Association). After retiring, he worked as a representative of the Polish Ocean Lines (PLO) in China. He died on January 18, 1983.