Kazimierz Fabrycy was a Polish general. Fabrycy was a member of the Polish Legions in World War I

Polish Legions in World War I

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, and fought in the Polish Soviet War. He was the Viceminister of military affairs from 1926 to 1934, and commander of several infantry

Infantry

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 divisions during the interwar period in the Second Polish Republic

Second Polish Republic

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. During the Polish Defensive War of 1939, Fabrycy was the commander of Armia Karpaty and later the Romanian Bridgehead

Romanian Bridgehead

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 area.

After being evacuated to Romania

Romania

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, he was given assignments of small importance in the recreated Polish Army in the Middle East

Middle East

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 area. Fabrycy remained in the emigration

Emigration

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, and died in 1958 in London

London

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Honours and awards

• Silver Cross of the Order of Virtuti Militari (No. 2771)
• Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta, previously awarded the Commander's Cross with Star and the Commander's Cross
• Cross of Independence
  Cross of Independence
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• Cross of Valour - four times
• Gold Cross of Merit
• Mark officers "Parasol"
• Order of the Cross of the Eagle
  Order of the Cross of the Eagle
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  , 1st Class (Estonia, 1933)
• Higher Officer's Cross of the Legion of Honour, previously awarded the Commander's Cross
• Commander's Cross with Star of the Order of the Crown of Romania