General Inspector of the Armed Forces

General Inspector of the Armed Forces (Polish: Generalny Inspektor Sił Zbrojnych) 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.

List of General Inspectors of the Armed Forces

Name	From	To	Notes
Józef Piłsudski	27 August 1926	12 May 1935
Edward Rydz-Śmigły	12 May 1935	7 November 1939
Władysław Sikorski	7 November 1939	4 July 1943	(see note 1)
Kazimierz Sosnkowski	8 July 1943	30 September 1944
Tadeusz Komorowski	30 September 1944	2 October 1944
Władysław Anders	2 October 1944	5 May 1945	acting
Tadeusz Komorowski	5 May 1945	8 November 1946
Władysław Anders	8 November 1946	1954
Michał Karaszewicz-Tokarzewski	1954	22 May 1964
Stefan Dembiński	1964	1972
Stanisław Kopański	1972	1976
Zygmunt Bohusz-Szyszko	1976	1980
Bronisław Duch	1980	(see note 2)
notes: starting with Sikorski all were in exile (and increasingly connected with educational activities such as cooperation with the Polish Institute and Sikorski Museum) After 1980, in place of the GISZ, a Military Council was created, led by Maj. Gen. Klemens Rudnicki.

See also

• Captain General
• General Staff of the Polish Army
• Inspector General