Zygmunt Bohusz-Szyszko
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Zygmunt Piotr Bohusz-Szyszko (1893 in Chełm – 1982 in London
) was a Polish general. During World War I
he served in the Imperial Russian army.
In 1940, he was Commanding Officer Polish Independent Highland Brigade
(Samodzielna Brygada Strzelcow Podhalanskich) during the Battle of Narvik in the Norwegian campaign. The forces under his command succeeded in capturing the Ankenes
peninsula during May 1940.
London
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) was a Polish general. During World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
he served in the Imperial Russian army.
In 1940, he was Commanding Officer Polish Independent Highland Brigade
Polish Independent Highland Brigade
The Polish Independent Highland Brigade was a Polish military unit created in France in 1939, after the fall of Poland, as part of the Polish Army in France. It had approximately 5,000 soldiers trained in mountain warfare and was commanded by General Zygmunt Szyszko-Bohusz...
(Samodzielna Brygada Strzelcow Podhalanskich) during the Battle of Narvik in the Norwegian campaign. The forces under his command succeeded in capturing the Ankenes
Ankenes
Ankenes is a former municipality which now forms part of the municipality of Narvik in Nordland county, Norway. Ankenes is a largely residential area of Narvik, located on the southern side of Beisfjorden, a south arm of Ofotfjorden.-History:...
peninsula during May 1940.
Career
- -1931 Commanding Officer 58th Regiment
- 1931-1934 Commanding Border Defence Regiment Głębokie
- 1934-1938 Deputy General Officer Commanding Border Defence Corps
- 1938-1939 Commanding Officer Infantry 1st Division
- 1939 Commanding Officer Infantry 16th Division
- 1939-1940 Commanding Officer 1st Mountain Brigade, Norway
- 1941-1942 Head Polish Military Mission Moscow
- 1941-1943 Chief of Staff Polish Forces in Soviet Union
- 1942 General Officer Commanding 5th Division, Soviet Union
- 1943-1945 Deputy General Officer Commanding II Polish Corps, Italy
- 1945-1946 General Officer Commanding Army of the East
- 1945-1946 General Officer Commanding II Polish Corps, Italy
- 1976-1980 General Inspector of the Armed ForcesGeneral Inspector of the Armed ForcesGeneral Inspector of the Armed Forces was an office created in Poland in 1926. The General Inspector reported directly to the President, and was not responsible to the Sejm or the government. In the event of war, the General Inspector was to become the Commander-in-Chief.-See also:*Captain...
Awards and decorations
- Gold Cross of the Virtuti MilitariVirtuti MilitariThe Order Wojenny Virtuti Militari is Poland's highest military decoration for heroism and courage in the face of the enemy at war...
(also Silver Cross) - Officer's Cross of the Polonia RestitutaPolonia RestitutaThe Order of Polonia Restituta is one of Poland's highest Orders. The Order can be conferred for outstanding achievements in the fields of education, science, sport, culture, art, economics, defense of the country, social work, civil service, or for furthering good relations between countries...
- Cross of Valour — four times
- Gold Cross of Merit with Swords — twice
- Norwegian War Cross