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Edward Rydz Śmigły

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Edward Rydz Śmigły

Birth
Ternopil, Ternopil Raion, Ternopilska, Ukraine
Death
2 Dec 1941 (aged 55)
Warsaw, Miasto Warszawa, Mazowieckie, Poland
Burial
Warsaw, Miasto Warszawa, Mazowieckie, Poland Add to Map
Plot
139 - 4 - 1
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He was a Marshal of Poland, Polish political figure, Commander-in-Chief of Poland's armed forces. After many earlier successes as an army commander during the Polish-Soviet War, Rydz succeeded Józef Piłsudski as General Inspector of the Armed Forces in 1935, following Piłsudski's death. He served in that capacity during the Invasion of Poland, which marked the beginning of World War II.Marshal of Poland, painter, poet.
He was a Marshal of Poland, Polish political figure, Commander-in-Chief of Poland's armed forces. After many earlier successes as an army commander during the Polish-Soviet War, Rydz succeeded Józef Piłsudski as General Inspector of the Armed Forces in 1935, following Piłsudski's death. He served in that capacity during the Invasion of Poland, which marked the beginning of World War II.Marshal of Poland, painter, poet.

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