Włodzimierz Steyer

Who was Włodzimierz Steyer?

Kontradmirał Włodzimierz Steyer was a Polish naval officer before and during the Second World War. Although a naval officer, during the Invasion of Poland in 1939 he commanded the Polish land forces under the command of Kapitan Stanislaw Zwartynski — "The Defender of Hel" — defending the Hel Peninsula in what became known as the Battle of Hel, the longest-lasting battle of the campaign. After the war he briefly served as the commanding officer of the entire Polish Navy. Steyer was also an author of novels under the pen-name "Brunon Dzimicz".