Podpułkownik Ludwik Kiok (1892–?). Przyczynek do biografii

Abstract

Lieutenant colonel Ludwik Kiok was one of many Polish Army officers originally serving in the tsarist army. During WW I he served in the tsarist army and, after its disintegration, in the Polish I Corps in Russia and then in the Polish Military Organization. After the war, he joined the Polish Army. He started his military service in Warsaw in the rank of lieutenant. During the Polish-Soviet war he was a troop commander of the I Regiment of Field Artillery of the Polish Legions, for which he was awarded with the highest combat badges. After the war he had under his command a heavy artillery squadron in Grodno. Despite positive opinions he received, in 1923 he was transferred to work in military education – as a lecturer. In the spring of 1926 he temporarily commanded the 8 Squadron of Horse Artillery. Then, in the autumn of the following year, he was transferred to military education. This time to Centrum Wyszkolenia Kawalerii in Grudziądz, where in January 1936 he got promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel. In February of that year he was transferred to the 16 Regiment of Light Artillery, as deputy commander. In the spring of 1938 he was in charge of the 4 Squadron of Horse Artillery. He commanded it during the Polish campaign of 1939. During the battle of Kock he got into German bondage. He was sent to Oflag VII A Murnau in Bavaria. In the time of war and peace, alike, he proved to be an excellent organizer, lecturer and commander. He was highly appreciated in all his functions. As a model soldier, he gained appreciation both from his superiors and subordinates.