Janusz Gąsiorowski

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General
Janusz Gąsiorowski
Gąsiorowski in 1935
Chief of the General Staff
In office
3 December 1931 – 7 June 1935
Preceded byTadeusz Piskor
Succeeded byWacław Stachiewicz
Personal details
Born(1889-06-17)17 June 1889
Lemberg, Galicia and Lodomeria, Austria-Hungary (modern-day Lviv, Ukraine)
Died19 October 1949(1949-10-19) (aged 60)
Paris, France
Resting placeCimetière des Champeaux de Montmorency
Alma materJagiellonian University
Military service
Allegiance Second Polish Republic
Branch/servicePolish Legions

Polish Armed Forces
Years of service1912–1939
RankBrigadier General
Commands7th Infantry Division
Battles/warsFirst World War
Polish–Soviet War
Invasion of Poland

Janusz Gąsiorowski (1889 – 1949; born in Lemberg) was a Polish general, commander of the Polish 7th Infantry Division during the German invasion of Poland in 1939. Taken prisoner on 4 September in the battle of Częstochowa.[1] He was awarded the Serbian Order of Saint Sava and a number of other decorations.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Rozbicie 7 Dywizji Piechoty pod Częstochową". www.muzeum-slask1939.pl. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  2. ^ Acović, Dragomir (2012). Slava i čast: Odlikovanja među Srbima, Srbi među odlikovanjima. Belgrade: Službeni Glasnik. p. 613.