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Title: Leon Mitkiewicz papers
Date (inclusive): 1918-1969
Collection Number: 65001
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
Polish
Physical Description:
10 manuscript boxes
(4.0 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Diary, correspondence, writings, and printed matter, relating to Polish foreign relations with Russia, Czechoslovakia, the
Baltic States, and other countries, 1914-1944; the Warsaw uprising of August 1944; and World War II Allied diplomacy.
Creator:
Mitkiewicz, Leon
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
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Acquired.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Leon Mitkiewicz Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
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Also available on microfilm (11 reels).
Biographical Note
1896 |
Born, Zambrow, Poland |
1914-1917 |
Cavalry officer, Russian Army |
1918-1921 |
2nd Legion Infantry Division |
1921 |
General Staff, 2nd Lancers Regiment |
1925 |
General Staff Academy graduate |
1925-1935 |
War Academy lecturer, Field service |
1935-1938 |
Chief of Staff Army Inspectorate |
1938-1939 |
Military attaché, Kaunas, Lithuania |
1940-1941 |
Chief of Second Intelligence Bureau |
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General Staff member |
1943 |
Deputy Commander, 1st Army Division |
1943-1945 |
Polish Military Mission, Combined Chiefs of Staff, Washington |
1972 |
Died, New York |
Scope and Content Note
Leon Mitkiewicz's papers are a unique source of documentation for scholars studying World War II, as they bear testimony to
his knowledge of and expertise in the history of 20th century Poland. They relate mainly to his twenty-five yearlong military
service as a high rank officer in Poland's General Staff and as a military attaché to both Lithuania and the United States.
Of particular significance are his duties in the Polish Military Mission in Washington until its liquidation in 1945, which
are documented in the biographical file.
In the post-war years, Mitkiewicz devoted himself to writing. Having witnessed some of the most important events of the century,
he left excellent descriptions of their unfolding; they constitute the core of this collection.
These papers are supplemented by many other collections from the same period housed at the Hoover Institution, such as the
papers of Wladyslaw Anders and Izydor Modelski, and the records of Poland. Ambasada (United States) and Poland. Ministerstwo
Spraw Zagranicznych, to mention but a few.
The Mitkiewicz collection was acquired by the Hoover Institution in 1974. A large portion of his papers is also housed at
the Sikorski Institute in London.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
World War, 1939-1945 -- Diplomatic history
World War, 1939-1945 -- Poland
Poland -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union
Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- Poland
Warsaw (Poland) -- History -- Uprising, 1944
Poland -- History -- 20th century
Czechoslovakia -- Foreign relations -- Poland
Poland -- Foreign relations -- Czechoslovakia
Baltic States -- Foreign relations -- Poland
Poland -- Foreign relations -- Baltic States