Bronisław Pieracki

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Officer of the Polish Army, Polish politician (1895-1934)

PoliticiansLived 1895 to 1934 · aged 39

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Bronisław Pieracki while serving with the Second Brigade of the Polish Legions

Bronisław Pieracki, c. 1928

Bronisław Pieracki in the 1930s

The Cabinet of Aleksander Prystor; Minister of Internal Affairs Bronisław Pieracki is standing fifth from the left

Bronisław Pieracki on a visit to Prime Minister Aleksander Prystor

Bronisław Pieracki as Minister of Internal Affairs

The Cabinet of Janusz Jędrzejewicz. Minister of Internal Affairs Bronisław Pieracki is standing second from the right.

Awards 15

Order of the White Eagle

Knight Commander of the Order of St. Gregory the Great

Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta

Commander with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta

Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta

Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari

Cross of Valour

Gold Cross of Merit‎

Cross of Independence

1st Class of the Order of the Cross of the Eagle

Grand Cross of the Order of the Phoenix

Cross of Independence

Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta

Decade of Independence Regained

Commemorative Medal for the War of 1918-1921

Connected to Bronisław 6

Robert Hugh BensonAlso won Knight Commander of the Order of St. Gregory the Great

Emil August FieldorfAlso won Decade of Independence Regained

Ants PiipAlso won 1st Class of the Order of the Cross of the Eagle

Leon KozłowskiAlso won Cross of Independence

Tadeusz ZawadzkiAlso won Cross of Valour

Paavo VäyrynenAlso won Grand Cross of the Order of the Phoenix

About this person

Bronisław Wilhelm Pieracki was a Polish military officer and politician, Legionnaire, certified infantry colonel of the Polish Army, an official of the Ministry of Military Affairs and subsequently its secretary of state. He served as a member of the Sejm during its 2nd and 3rd terms in the Second Polish Republic representing the Nonpartisan Bloc for Cooperation with the Government. He was the 2nd Deputy Chief of the General Staff, Deputy Prime Minister in the cabinet of Walery Sławek, and minister without portfolio. He then served as Minister of Internal Affairs in the governments of Aleksander Prystor, Janusz Jędrzejewicz, and Leon Kozłowski. He was one of the closest associates of Józef Piłsudski following the May Coup and was considered a leading member of the political faction known as the colonels' group. He was assassinated by Hryhorij Maciejko, a member of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists.

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