Zygmunt Piotr Bohusz-Szyszko (1893 in
Chełm
Chełm (; uk, Холм, Kholm; german: Cholm; yi, כעלם, Khelm) is a city in southeastern Poland with 60,231 inhabitants as of December 2021. It is located to the south-east of Lublin, north of Zamość and south of Biała Podlaska, some ...
– 1982 in
London
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...
) was a Polish general. During
World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
he served in the Imperial Russian army.
In 1940, he was Commanding Officer
Polish Independent Highland Brigade
The Polish Independent Highland Brigade () was a Polish military unit created in France in 1939, after the fall of Poland, as part of the Polish Army in France. It had approximately 5,000 soldiers trained in mountain warfare and was commanded ...
(''Samodzielna Brygada Strzelcow Podhalanskich'') during the
Battle of Narvik
The Battles of Narvik were fought from 9 April to 8 June 1940, as a naval battle in the Ofotfjord and as a land battle in the mountains surrounding the north Norwegian town of Narvik, as part of the Norwegian Campaign of the Second World War. ...
in the Norwegian campaign. The forces under his command succeeded in capturing the
Ankenes peninsula during May 1940.
CareerBiography at Generals.dk
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* -1931 Commanding Officer 58th Regiment
* 1931-1934 Commanding Border Defence Regiment Głębokie
* 1934-1938 Deputy General Officer Commanding Border Defence Corps
* 1938-1939 Commanding Officer Infantry 1st Division
* 1939 Commanding Officer Infantry 16th Division
* 1939-1940 Commanding Officer 1st Mountain Brigade, Norway
* 1941-1942 Head Polish Military Mission Moscow
* 1941-1943 Chief of Staff Polish Forces in Soviet Union
* 1942 General Officer Commanding 5th Division, Soviet Union
* 1943-1945 Deputy General Officer Commanding II Polish Corps, Italy
* 1945-1946 General Officer Commanding Army of the East
* 1945-1946 General Officer Commanding II Polish Corps, Italy
* 1976-1980
General Inspector of the Armed Forces
Awards and decorations
*
Wound Decoration
This list of wound decorations is an index of articles that describe notable awards given for wounds; usually, though not exclusively, to military personnel during wartime.
See also
* Lists of awards
* List of military decorations
* Wound st ...
— six times
* Gold Cross of the
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 ...
(also Silver Cross)
* Officer's Cross of the
Polonia Restituta
The Order of Polonia Restituta ( pl, Order Odrodzenia Polski, en, Order of Restored Poland) is a Polish state order established 4 February 1921. It is conferred on both military and civilians as well as on foreigners for outstanding achievement ...
*
Cross of Valour — four times
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Gold Cross of Merit with Swords — twice
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Norwegian War Cross
References
External links
The Poles at Narvik
1893 births
1982 deaths
People from Chełm
People from Lublin Governorate
Polish generals
Polish legionnaires (World War I)
Polish people of the Polish–Soviet War
Polish military personnel of World War II
Officers of the Order of Polonia Restituta
Recipients of the War Cross with Sword (Norway)
Recipients of the Gold Cross of the Virtuti Militari
Recipients of the Cross of Valour (Poland)
Recipients of the Cross of Merit with Swords (Poland)
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