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About Stefan Szlaszewski
- Stefan Szlaszewski (25 May 1892 – 1959?) was a Polish military officer and a notable commander of mountain troops of the Polish Army in the period preceding World War II.
- Serving at the rank of Colonel, he was the commanding officer of the Polish 2nd Podhale Rifles Regiment in Sanok, a prestigious unit of the Podhale Rifles attached to the 22nd Division.
- For his part in the battles of Kraków and Kielce during the Invasion of Poland he was awarded the Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari, the highest Polish military award.
- For his part in the Polish-Bolshevik War and the remainder of World War II he also received a number of other decorations, both Polish and foreign.
- Among them was the Cross of Independence and the French Chevalier of the Legion of Honour.
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