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Stanisław Sosabowski

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Polish general (1892-1967)

Lived 1892 to 1967 · aged 75
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Stanisław Franciszek Sosabowski was a Polish general in World War II. He fought in the Polish Campaign of 1939 and at the Battle of Arnhem (Netherlands), as a part of Operation Market Garden, in 1944 as commander of the Polish 1st Independent Parachute Brigade.

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Colonel Sosabowski, c. 1942Colonel Sosabowski, c. 1942Gen. Sosabowski (left) with Lt-Gen Frederick Browning, commander of the British 1st Airborne Corps.Gen. Sosabowski (left) with Lt-Gen Frederick Browning, commander of the British 1st Airborne Corps.The resting place of General Sosabowski and his family, Powązki Military Cemetery, WarsawThe resting place of General Sosabowski and his family, Powązki Military Cemetery, Warsaw

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2018Order of the White Eagle
2006Bronze Lion
1988Commander with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta
1943Commander of the Order of the British Empire
1937Gold Cross of Merit‎
1936Silver Laurel of the Polish Academy of Literature‎
1933Cross of Independence
1923Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta
Decade of Independence Regained
Cross of Merit with Swords
Commemorative Medal for the War of 1918-1921
Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari
Cross of Valour
Gold Cross of Merit with Swords (1992)
Silver Medal for Long Service
Bronze Medal for Long Service
Knight Officer of the Order of the Crown (Romania)
Knight Officer of the Order of the White Eagle
Defence Medal
War Medal 1939-1945
France and Germany Star

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Connected to Stanisław 6

Józef BeckAlso won Commemorative Medal for the War of 1918-1921Maria DąbrowskaAlso won Cross of IndependenceNancy WakeAlso won Defence MedalJan Christiaan SmutsAlso won Defence MedalTadeusz KutrzebaAlso won Commemorative Medal for the War of 1918-1921Stanisław MaczekAlso won Cross of Independence

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Lived 1892 to 1967 · aged 75
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