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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
General Inspectors of the Armed Forces of Poland Heads of state of Poland Kingdom of Poland (1916–1918) Provisional Council · Regency CouncilRepublic of Poland (1918–1939) Józef Piłsudski · Gabriel Narutowicz · Maciej Rataj (acting) · Stanisław Wojciechowski · Maciej Rataj (acting) · Ignacy MościckiGovernment of the Republic of Poland in Exile (1939–1990) People's Republic of Poland (1944–1989) Republic of Poland (1990–Present) Wojciech Jaruzelski · Lech Wałęsa · Aleksander Kwaśniewski · Lech Kaczyński · Bronisław Komorowski (acting) · Bogdan Borusewicz (acting) · Grzegorz Schetyna (acting) · Bronisław KomorowskiCategories:- 1926 establishments
- Military history of Poland
- Polish history stubs
- Polish military stubs
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