Stanisław Kopański

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Polish general

ScientistsLived 1895 to 1976 · aged 80

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General Stanisław Kopański was a Polish military commander, politician, diplomat, an engineer and one of the best-educated Polish officers of the time, serving with distinction during World War II.

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Kopański (right) with Marian Kukiel (left) and Kazimierz Sosnkowski (centre), in London, 1944.

Awards 10

Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour

Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Distinguished Service Order

Medal of Independence

Gold Cross of Merit‎

Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari

Gold Cross of the Virtuti Militari

Inter-Allied Victory Medals

Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta

Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta

Connected to Stanisław 6

Ewa Szelburg-ZarembinaAlso won Medal of Independence

Alois LiškaAlso won Inter-Allied Victory Medals

Jan GrudzińskiAlso won Gold Cross of the Virtuti Militari

Stanisław DąbekAlso won Gold Cross of the Virtuti Militari

František MoravecAlso won Inter-Allied Victory Medals

Aleksander KrzyżanowskiAlso won Medal of Independence

About this person

General Stanisław Kopański was a Polish military commander, politician, diplomat, an engineer and one of the best-educated Polish officers of the time, serving with distinction during World War II. He is best known as the creator and commander of the Polish Independent Carpathian Brigade and Polish 3rd Carpathian Infantry Division.