Religion Roman Catholic Allegiance Poland Role Jurist Service/branch Polish Land Forces Children Camila Krysicka Janniger | Awards Name Stanislaw Krysicki Died 2006, Warsaw, Poland Resting place Powazki Military Cemetery | |
Full Name Stanislaw Krysicki Born 3 October 1910
Plock, Russian Empire (now Poland) ( 1910-10-03 ) Spouse(s) Felicja Kurnatowska
(m. 1946–2006) Alma mater University of Warsaw
University of Edinburgh Profession Lawyer, jurist, author, military officer Education University of Warsaw, University of Edinburgh Unit 10th Motorized Cavalry Brigade, Polish Armed Forces in the West | ||
Stanislaw Krysicki (3 October 1910 – 21 March 2006) was a Polish lawyer, jurist, author, and military officer. He was appointed Judge Advocate of the Polish Armed Forces in the West during World War II. Previously Krysicki was engaged in active combat as a sapper with General Stanislaw Maczek's 10th Motorized Cavalry Brigade.
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Heritage and youth
Stanislaw Krysicki was born on 3 October 1910, in Plock, Russian Empire (now Poland), the oldest child of manufacturing and construction executive Alexander Krysicki and homemaker Marianna Krysicka (nee Fuksinska). His paternal grandparents fought against the Russian Empire in the January Uprising and were exiled to Siberia. Krysicki attended Wladyslaw Jagiello High School in Plock. He was a leader in the Scouting Association of the Republic.
University
Krysicki earned a Master of Laws at the University of Warsaw in 1935, where he was a student of Eugeniusz Jarra. He pursued advanced legal studies at the University of Edinburgh and received a Diploma in Administrative Law and Practice.
Legal career
On 1 January 1937 Krysicki received an appointment at the Ministry of State Treasury. He passed his judicial examination in October 1938. While in Warsaw, Krysicki lived on Hoza Street. On 26 June 1939 the Minister of Justice assigned Krysicki to the Appellate Court in Warsaw and appointed him Deputy Prosecutor for Plock. He subsequently became the Prosecutor for Plock. He convicted several Nazi spies. On 1 September 1939, with the Second World War commencing, Krysicki pardoned all inmates at the Sierpc Prison on the condition that they enlist in the Polish Armed Forces. Following the Invasion of Poland, the Germans sought to arrest Krysicki as retribution for imprisoning their agents. He fled to Romania, and then to Greece, France, and Scotland.
Military career
On 13 January 1940 Krysicki enlisted in the Polish Army in France. He was a sapper with the 10th Motorized Cavalry Brigade led by General Stanislaw Maczek. He arrived in the United Kingdom on 24 June 1940. He was subsequently appointed Judge Advocate of the Polish Armed Forces in the West. Krysicki advanced to the rank of Captain.
Subsequent activities
Krysicki and Felicja Kurnatowska, a veteran of the Warsaw Uprising who was serving in the Polish Air Forces in France and Great Britain, married on 2 February 1946 in London, United Kingdom. He worked for Midland Bank. He later returned to Poland, becoming an expert on construction law, and a legal counselor in Warsaw. Krysicki was involved in several high-profile legal cases. He was an elected to a four-year term on the Council of the Warsaw Bar Association. On 10 June 1977 the Minister of Construction awarded him the Silver Medal. His daughter Camila Krysicka Janniger is a noted dermatologist and academic who is a Professor and the Chief of Geriatric Dermatology at the New Jersey Medical School.