Tadeusz Piskor was a Polish

Poland

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 Army

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 general.

Before World War I

World War I

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, he was a member of Polish pro-independence organizations. During World War I he served in the Polish Legions

Polish Legions in World War I

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, and subsequently fought in the 1919–21 Polish-Soviet War

Polish-Soviet War

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During the Interbellum, he held various posts, including Chief of the General Staff, and Army Inspector.

During the September 1939 Campaign

Invasion of Poland (1939)

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, he commanded Army Lublin. His forces were defeated in the Battle of Tomaszów Lubelski

Battle of Tomaszów Lubelski

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 by German forces, and he became a prisoner of war

Prisoner of war

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After the war, he settled in London

London

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, where he died in 1951.

Honours and awards

• Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari
  Virtuti Militari
  The Order Wojenny Virtuti Militari is Poland's highest military decoration for heroism and courage in the face of the enemy at war...
  
   (1921)
• Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta, previously awarded the Officer's Cross
• Cross of Independence
  Cross of Independence
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• Cross of Valour - four times
• Gold Cross of Merit
• Commemorative Medal for War 1918-1921
• Decades Regained Independence Medal
• Officers' badge "Parasol"
• Commander's Cross of the Legion of Honour (France), previously awarded the Knight's Cross
• Commander's Cross of the Order of the Star of Romania
  Order of the Star of Romania
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• Commander's Cross of the Order of the White Eagle (Kingdom of Yugoslavia)
• Commander's Cross with Swords of the Order of Leopold (Belgium)
• Cross of Liberty class III (Estonia)
• Order of the Cross of the Eagle
  Order of the Cross of the Eagle
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   Class I (Estonia, 1932)

See also

• Marian Rejewski, footnote citation no. 1.
• Stanley S.Seidner, Marshal Edward Śmigły-Rydz Rydz and the Defense of Poland, New York, 1978.