The following is a list of Polish generals, that is the people who held the rank of general, as well as those who acted as de facto generals by commanding a division or brigade.
Note that until the Partitions of Poland of late 18th century the rank of general as such was mostly (though not exclusively) reserved for commanders of artillery, while large tactical units (equivalent of divisions) were usually commanded by hetmans and voivodes.
Polish high-ranking officers who served abroad
Contemporary Poland
Some notable Polish officers
- vice-admiral Józef Unrug (commander of the Polish Navy in World War II, Imperial German Navy officer)
- vice-admiral Xawery Czernicki (second commander of the Polish Navy in World War Two, victim of the Katyn massacre)
- admiral Tomasz Mathea (former chief of staff of the Polish Navy)
- pÃ
Âk Janusz Bokszczanin ( partisan, cursed soldier)
- pÃ
Âk. Edward Dojan-Surówka (Polish officer, who escaped the division he was commanding in September campaign)
- pÃ
Âk. Antoni Szacki (commander of the Holy Cross Mountains Brigade)
- pÃ
Âk. Jerzy Leszczynsky-ZiÃÂtek
- pÃ
Âk. Tadeusz Wyrwa-Furgalski (Major in the Polish Legions)
- ppÃ
Âk Adam Borys (PÃ
ÂugâÂÂ, âÂÂAdam GaÃ
ÂeckiâÂÂ, âÂÂBrylâÂÂ, âÂÂKarâÂÂ, âÂÂDyrektorâÂÂ, âÂÂPalâÂÂ) (commander of the Parasol Batalion)
- ppÃ
Âk. Jan Wojciech Kiwerski (Oliwa) (partisan commander in WoÃ
ÂyÃ
Â, sapper officer)
- ppÃ
Âk. Aleksander KrzyÃ
¼anowski (Wilk, Jan Kulczycki) (Polish partisan, artillery officer)
- ppÃ
Âk Romuald Bielski (Bej) (member of the Cichociemni, sapper officer, officer in the Warsaw Uprising))
- mjr Tadeusz BurdziÃ
Âski (Malina, Zenon, Krzak)
- mjr Henryk DobrzaÃ
Âski (Hubal) (first partisan in World War II)
- mjr Walerian Ã
ÂukasiÃ
Âski (officer in the army of Congress Poland)
- mjr Henryk Sucharski (commander in e Battle of Westerplatte)
- mjr Zygmunt Szendzielarz (cursed soldier, commander of the Home Army 5th Wilno Brigade)
- mjr Marian Bernaciak (cursed soldier)
- kpt. WÃ
ÂadysÃ
Âaw Raginis (commander in the Battle of Wizna)
- kpt Franciszek DÃÂ
browski (the second commander in the Battle of Westerplatte)
- rtm (kpt) Witold Pilecki (Cursed soldier)
- ppor Konrad Guderski (commander of the Defence of the Polish Post Office in Danzig)
See also
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