Stanislav Gilyarovich Poplavsky (russian: Станислав Гилярович Поплавский, pl, Stanisław Popławski) (22 April 1902 – 10 August 1973) was a general in the

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and

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armies.

Early life

Poplavsky was born in

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, in

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. His family (his father's name was Hilary) was ethnically

, and in his younger years he considered himself a Pole. In February 1920, he was drafted into the

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, and participated in the

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. He was a member of the

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from 1930 onwards.

Military career

Poplavsky served for the first three years (until 1923) as a

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, then for four years (until 1927) as an NCO,

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commander in the 297th Rifle

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. Over the next few years he attended an

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school, and afterwards received his own commands: first of a

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in the 137th Rifle Regiment (1930–1931), then a platoon (1931–1933) and later a

in the School for Infantry Officers in

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(1933–1935). Before the

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he attended the

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(1935–1938) where he became an instructor of

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(1938–1939) but in February 1939 he was relieved after a false accusation and given a manager's job at a ''

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'' in

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region. He returned to service shortly before the

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, as the head of the Operational Division of the Staff of the 162nd Rifle Division.

World War II

Poplavsky served as the commander of 720th Rifle Regiment (July–September 1941), and then Chief of Staff of 363rd Rifle Division (October 1941 – January 1942). During this time, he participated in the Białystok–Minsk and

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battles. At the beginning of the

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, during the

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and

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defensive operation, his regiment was surrounded. But a few days later, on 6 October, he broke through the encirclement with a battle and withdrew his regiment along with several other units of the 19th Army. For distinctions in the battles of summer and autumn of 1941, he was awarded the

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.Поплавский Станислав Гилярович
/ref> Poplavsky, who distinguished himself in a difficult situation, was immediately appointed with a promotion as chief of staff of the 363rd Rifle Division, which was hastily formed in the

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, and already in December entered the battle as part of the 30th Army of the

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, and took part in the

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offensive operation. In January 1942, he was appointed as the commander of the 185th Rifle Division. During the Rzhev-Vyazma operation, his unit was assigned to 29th Army, Kalinin Front. During the battle, his unit pulled ahead and was surrounded by enemy forces. A month later, his unit was in a complete encirclement. But with air supply, the unit managed to organize an active defense using the terrain conditions, prevented the destruction of the division and at the end of February 1942, it successfully broke through the front line to join the main army forces. In May 1942, he was appointed as the commander of the 256th Rifle Division, which was assigned to the 39th Army, Kalinin Front. From 16 to 29 June, he was the chief of staff of the unit, and then was appointed commander of the 220th Rifle Division on the Kalinin and Western Fronts. During the Rzhev-Vyazma Offensive in March 1943, his division fought over 170 kilometers and crossed six rivers on the move, preventing German troops from gaining a foothold along their lines. Poplavsky and shatilov

From June 1943 to September 1944, he commanded the 45th Rifle Corps in the

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on the

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, 1st Belorussian and

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s. At the command of the corps, he participated in the Second Battle of Smolensk and

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. In September 1944 he was transferred to the

Ludowe Wojsko Polskie The Polish People's Army ( pl, Ludowe Wojsko Polskie , LWP) constituted the second formation of the Polish Armed Forces in the East in 1943–1945, and in 1945–1989 the armed forces of the Polish communist state ( from 1952, the Polish Peo ...

(Polish People's Army) as one of the many Soviet officers who were to ensure that this allied formation remained loyal to

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ideals. As

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he commanded the

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(26 September – 19 December 1944) and later the

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(until 10 September 1945). His units took parts in the breakthrough of the Pommernstellung (

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Wall) fortification line, securing the

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coast, crossing the Odra and

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rivers and the

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. He was wounded eight times in the war and showed high organizational skills in planning combat operations, and commanding troops. For his successful operations, he was noted 15 times in the orders of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief

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. For skillful command and control of troops in breaking through enemy defenses on the

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and in the battles for Berlin on 29 May 1945, Poplavsky was awarded the title of

Hero of the Soviet Union The title Hero of the Soviet Union (russian: Герой Советского Союза, translit=Geroy Sovietskogo Soyuza) was the highest distinction in the Soviet Union, awarded together with the Order of Lenin personally or collectively for ...

Post war

After the war he remained in the Polish army, along with thousands of other ethnically-Polish Soviet officers, including

Konstantin Rokossovsky Konstantin Konstantinovich (Xaverevich) Rokossovsky (Russian: Константин Константинович Рокоссовский; pl, Konstanty Rokossowski; 21 December 1896 – 3 August 1968) was a Soviet and Polish officer who becam ...

, who were put in charge of almost all Polish military units, either as commanding officers or as their ''advisors''. (also ) Poplavsky served as commander of the Polish forces occupying Germany, later being commander of the

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(until 22 November 1947), Chief Commander of the Polish Land Forces (until 21 March 1950), and General Inspector of Military Training (until 2 April 1949). He also held political positions: on 2 April 1949 he became the 2nd Deputy Minister of National Defence and later was Deputy Minister himself. He was also a

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to the Polish

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(1947–1956), and from 1949 to 1956 he was a member of the Central Committee of the

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(PZPR). On 12 August 1955 he was appointed General of the Soviet Army. From 1947 to 1956, he was a member of the Legislative Sejm on behalf of the People's Party, later the

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, and then a member of the Sejm of the

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of the first term. On 1949, he became a member of the Central Committee of the Polish United Workers' Party. From 1953 to 1956, he was the president of the Supreme Hunting Council of the Polish Hunting Association. Poplavsky served as the president of the sports club

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, from 1950 to 1957. In 1956 he was commander of the military forces responsible for the suppression of the

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. Afterwards, with the beginning of the era of

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, he (together with a significant number of other Soviet officers) left the Polish Army, which was granted slightly increased independence, and returned to the Soviet Union, where he became the 1st Deputy of the Chief Inspector of Military Training of the

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, and from 1958 an advisor to the inspectors-general of the

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. He retired in 1963 with the rank of

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Personal life

Poplvasky was married to Maja Poplavska, née Terpilowska (1911–1991). They had a daughter, Izabela (1931–2011). Poplavsky died on 10 August 1973 in Moscow. He was buried with full military honors at the

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. His funeral was attended by a Polish delegation led by

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Wojciech Jaruzelski Wojciech Witold Jaruzelski (; 6 July 1923 – 25 May 2014) was a Polish military officer, politician and ''de facto'' leader of the Polish People's Republic from 1981 until 1989. He was the First Secretary of the Polish United Workers' Party be ...

Dates of rank

Awards

*: **

Order of Polonia Restituta The Order of Polonia Restituta ( pl, Order Odrodzenia Polski, en, Order of Restored Poland) is a Polish state decoration, state Order (decoration), order established 4 February 1921. It is conferred on both military and civilians as well as on al ...

(1st class) ** POL_Polonia_Restituta_Komandorski_ZG_BAR

Order of Polonia Restituta (2nd class) ** POL_Polonia_Restituta_Komandorski_BAR

Order of Polonia Restituta (3rd class) ** POL_Virtuti_Militari_Komandorski_BAR

Virtuti Militari The War Order of Virtuti Militari (Latin: ''"For Military Virtue"'', pl, Order Wojenny Virtuti Militari) is Poland's highest military decoration for heroism and courage in the face of the enemy at war. It was created in 1792 by Polish King Stan ...

(Commander) ** POL_Order_Krzyża_Grunwaldu_2_Klasy_BAR

Order of the Cross of Grunwald The Order of the Cross of Grunwald (') was a military decoration created in Poland in November 1943 by the High Command of Gwardia Ludowa, a World War II Polish resistance movement organised by the Polish Workers Party. On 20 February 1944 it w ...

(2nd class) ** POL_Order_Sztandaru_Pracy_1_klasy_BAR

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(1st class), twice ** POL_Złoty_Krzyż_Zasługi_BAR

Gold Cross of Merit, twice ** POL_Śląski_Krzyż_Powstańczy_BAR

Silesian Uprising Cross Silesian Uprising Cross ( pl, Śląski Krzyż Powstańczy) is a Polish military decoration, established in 1946, awarded to veterans of the Silesian Uprisings (1919-1921) and to members of Polish resistance in World War II active in Silesia ...

Medal of Victory and Freedom 1945 Medal of Victory and Freedom 1945 (Polish language, Polish: ''Medal Zwycięstwa i Wolności 1945'') was a Polish military decoration awarded to persons who fought during World War II against Nazi Germany. Overview The medal was introduced by a dec ...

Medal "For Oder, Neisse and the Baltic" ** POL_Za_Warszawę_1939-1945_BAR

Medal "For Warsaw 1939-1945" ** POL_Za_udział_w_walkach_o_Berlin_BAR

Medal "For Participation in the Battles for Berlin" **

Medal of the Armed Forces in the Service of the Fatherland The Medal of the Armed Forces in the Service of the Fatherland ( pl, Medal Siły Zbrojne w Służbie Ojczyzny) is a Polish military decoration, awarded for long service and excellent work in the army. The medal was first established on 26 May 195 ...

(Silver medal) ** Medal of the Armed Forces in the Service of the Fatherland (Bronze medal) ** POL_Medal_10-lecia_Polski_Ludowej_BAR

Medal of the 10th Anniversary of People's Poland The Medal of the 10th Anniversary of People's Poland (Polish: ''Medal 10-lecia Polski Ludowej'') is a former Polish civil state award established by the Council of State on 23 May 1954 to recognize services to the state. It was created to mark ...

Brotherhood of Arms Medal ** POL_Odznaka_za_rany_i_kontuzje_8_gwiazdek_BAR

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(eight times) *: ** Hero_of_the_USSR_Gold_Star

(29 May 1945) ** Order of Lenin ribbon bar

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(20 April 1942, 30 April 1945, 29 May 1945) ** Order october revolution rib

Order of the October Revolution The Order of the October Revolution (russian: Орден Октябрьской Революции, ''Orden Oktyabr'skoy Revolyutsii'') was instituted on October 31, 1967, in time for the 50th anniversary of the October Revolution. It was conferr ...

(22 February 1968) ** Order of Red Banner ribbon bar

, four times (9 August 1941, 30 January 1943, 3 November 1944, 13 June 1952) ** SU_Order_of_Suvorov_1st_class_ribbon

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, 1st class (6 April 1945) ** SU_Order_of_Suvorov_2nd_class_ribbon

Order of Suvorov, 2nd class (28 September 1943) ** SU_Order_of_Kutuzov_2nd_class_ribbon

Order of Kutuzov The Order of Kutuzov (russian: орден Кутузова ''orden Kutuzova'') is a military decoration of the Russian Federation named after famous Russian Field Marshal Mikhail Illarionovich Kutuzov (1745–1813). The Order was established du ...

, 2nd class (9 April 1943) ** SU_Order_of_Bogdan_Khmelnitsky_2nd_class_ribbon

Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky, 2nd class (4 July 1944) ** SU_Order_of_the_Red_Star_ribbon

Order of the Red Star The Order of the Red Star (russian: Орден Красной Звезды, Orden Krasnoy Zvezdy) was a military decoration of the Soviet Union. It was established by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of 6 April 193 ...

(22 February 1961) ** Ribbon bar for the medal for the Defense of Moscow

Medal "For the Defence of Moscow" The Medal "For the Defence of Moscow" (russian: Медаль «За оборону Москвы») was a World War II campaign medal of the Soviet Union awarded to military and civilians who had participated in the Battle of Moscow. History T ...

(1944) **

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Medal "For the Liberation of Warsaw" (1945) ** Caputureberlin_rib

Medal "For the Capture of Berlin" (1945) ** Order_of_Glory_Ribbon_Bar

Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" The Medal "For the Victory Over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" (russian: Медаль «За победу над Германией в Великой Отечественной войне 1941—1945 гг.») was a military de ...

(1945) **

Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin" The Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin" (russian: link=no, Юбилейная медаль В ознаменование 100-летия со дня рождения Владимира И ...

(1969) **

Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945" A jubilee is a particular anniversary of an event, usually denoting the 25th, 40th, 50th, 60th, and the 70th anniversary. The term is often now used to denote the celebrations associated with the reign of a monarch after a milestone number of ...

(1965) **

Jubilee Medal "30 Years of the Soviet Army and Navy" The Jubilee Medal "30 Years of the Soviet Army and Navy" (russian: Юбилейная медаль «30 лет Советской Армии и Флота») was a state military commemorative medal of the Soviet Union established on February 22 ...

(1948) **

Jubilee Medal "40 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" The Jubilee Medal "40 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" (russian: Юбилейная медаль «40 лет Вооружённых Сил СССР») was a state military commemorative medal of the Soviet Union established on December 18, ...

(1958) **

Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" The Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" (russian: Юбилейная медаль «50 лет Вооружённых Сил СССР») was a state military commemorative medal of the Soviet Union established on December 26, 1 ...

(1968) *Other countries: ** TCH_CS_Vojensky_Rad_Bileho_Lva_1st_(1945)_BAR

Military Order of the White Lion The Military Order of the White Lion ( cs, Vojenský řád Bílého lva „Za vítězství“), also known as the Military Order of the White Lion "For Victory", was an award established on 9 February 1945 to reward military merit, either personal ...

, 1st class (

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) **

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Gold Star of the

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(Czechoslovakia) ** Distinguished_Service_Cross_ribbon

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*The Polish Army Officers' Training Center in Rembertów was named after Poplavsky from 1974 to 1989. *In 1973, a Primary School No. 3 in

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was named in honor of him. On 12 October 1983, the Primary School No. 42 in

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was also named after Poplavsky. The name remained until the 1990s. *From 1946 to 1950, a children's home in Woskowice Małe was named after Poplavsky. It was opened by the Namysłów branch of the Workers' Society of Friends of Children. The facility operated from 23 June 1946 to 1 September 1950. *On 28 June 1974, a B-438 semi-container ship was launched from the

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Author of memoirs ''Comrades of the front roads'' (or ''Comrades of the struggle''; Polish title: ''Towarzysze frontowych dróg'', Warszawa 1964, 1966, 1970, 1973, 1983; Russian title: ''Товарищи в борьбе'', Moskwa 1963, 1974; German title: ''Kampfgefährten'', Berlin 1980). The original title was to be ''On the land of forefathers'' (''Na ziemi przodków, За землю предков''), but it was changed by the censors.

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