Bronisław Pieracki
Officer of the Polish Army, Polish politician (1895-1934) · Politicians · Died at 39
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.
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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
About this person
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.
