General Inspector of the Armed Forces ( pl, Generalny Inspektor Sił Zbrojnych; GISZ) was an office created in the
Second Polish Republic
The Second Polish Republic, at the time officially known as the Republic of Poland, was a country in Central Europe, Central and Eastern Europe that existed between 1918 and 1939. The state was established on 6 November 1918, before the end of ...
in 1926, after the
May Coup.
The General Inspector reported directly to the
President, and was not responsible to the ''
Sejm'' (parliament) or the
government. In the event of war, the General Inspector was to become the
Commander-in-chief of the
Polish Armed Forces.
Following the
German invasion of Poland in 1939 and the post-war establishment of the
Polish People's Republic, the position was retained by the
Polish government-in-exile until 1980.
List of General Inspectors
† denotes people who died in office.
Second Polish Republic
The Second Polish Republic, at the time officially known as the Republic of Poland, was a country in Central Europe, Central and Eastern Europe that existed between 1918 and 1939. The state was established on 6 November 1918, before the end of ...
''Rydz-Śmigły went into exile on 18 September 1939, during the
German invasion of Poland. Afterwards, all General Inspectors were in exile (and increasingly connected with educational activities such as cooperation with the
London-based
Polish Institute and Sikorski Museum).''
Polish government-in-exile
''Duch died on 9 October 1980. Afterwards, in place of the GISZ, a Military Council was created, led by gen. bryg.
Klemens Rudnicki
Klemens Rudnicki (28 March 1897 – 12 June 1992) was a General of the Polish Army, who fought in World War I, Polish–Soviet War and the Invasion of Poland. He served in the military since 1914 until 1947.
Klemens Stanisław Rudnicki (nom de gue ...
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See also
*
Polish General Staff
*
Ministry of National Defence (Poland)
Ministry of National Defense (Polish: ''Ministerstwo Obrony Narodowej, MON'') is the office of government in Poland under the Minister of National Defense. It is responsible for the organization and management of the Polish Armed Forces. During ...
*
Captain general
*
Inspector general
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Australia
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1926 establishments in Poland
1980 disestablishments
Military history of Poland