Talk:Bolesław Wieniawa-Długoszowski

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Blackballed?[edit]

If Wieniawa-Dlugoszowski was "blackballed by the French," why is he listed as the President of the Government in exile?

Valentinejoe

The pre war constitution of Poland allowed for the president to name his successor in time of war. This Mosicki did and Wieniawa received the nomination, but it was withdrawn because of French pressure. Gervase Vernon

Indeed. I don't think that W-D can be counted as one of the Polish presidents. W-D was only a vice-president for one day. Mościcki was the president till 30 September. On 1 September, on the day Germans invaded Poland, he chose Edward Rydz-Smigly as "president in case the office becames emptied before the peace is restord" (a strange title, created in the April Constitution, basically a president-replacement nom by current president in case of his possible death). On 18 September, ERS was interned in Romania (together with Moscicki). On 25 Sept Moscicki issued a declaration (backdated to 17 Sept) that the post was transfered from ERS to BWD. Due to French opposition, on 26 Sept he revoked this declaration (backdated, again, to 17 Sept); on 27 Sept (I am not sure if this was backdated) he nominated Raczynski who certainly assumed the post on 30 Sept (the sources are a bit confused as to on what day Raczynski became the president).--_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus | talk} 21:02, 12 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Suspicions about his suicide[edit]

The following section, written by a banned hoaxer, has been moved to talk. Perhaps it contains some true info.--_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk} 07:18, 13 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Nowadays historians are not sure about his suicide. For polish cavalryman was unimaginable to die in "civilian way" - the only honorouable way was killing by shot in the head. Another suspicious thing was his signature on the "goodbye letter" - only one letter B. (he had never signed like that). Strange was olso his clothing during the suicide - pyjama - it was very unhonorouble for an officer to die in clothes like this.

After several days, when Polish ex-Legionnaries societies demanded graphological expertise of this "goodbye letter" it disappeared.

All his friends were saying that it was unthinkable that he commited suicide. Before his mission on Cuba he was happy, he bought new summer suits, was organisng his new ambassade and was meeting almost all his friends. Jan Kowalewski said "He couldn't commit suicide. He was so happy, that he will be for the next time on his motherland's duty, he starting organising his new work. I am absolutely sure that he was killed..."

All these facts are suspicious and are confirming suspicions that Wieniawa-Długoszowski was killed by his great enemy Władysław Sikorski.

When was he president?[edit]

This article says he was nominated for president on 17 September, and that Poland was invaded soon after. But Poland was invaded on 1 September. Also this article says he was president on 25-26 September, but the article Second Polish Republic says he was president on 1 October. Richard75 (talk) 00:34, 1 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Poland was invided twice - on 1 September by Nazi Germany and on 17 September by Soviet Russia - see Soviet invasion of Poland. Interfides (talk) 18:16, 26 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]