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Edward Rydz-Smigly

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Edward Rydz-Śmigły
Edward Rydz-Śmigły

Edward Rydz-Śmigły (born March 11 1886 in Łapszyn near Brzeżana, Tarnopol Voivodship - died December 2 1941 in Warsaw), codenames Śmigły, Tarłowski, Adam Zawisza. Politician, Field Marshall of Poland, (since 11 November 1936) and Commander-in-Chief during the Second World War, Polish September Campaign of 1939. He is buried at the Powązki cemetery in Warsaw.


 
Marshals of Poland
Bulawas, symbol of Marshals in Poland

Józef Piłsudski | Ferdinand Foch | Edward Rydz-Śmigły | Michał Rola-Żymierski | Konstanty Rokossowski | Marian Spychalski



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