Stanisław Burhardt-Bukacki (1890-1942) was a Polish general. He served in the Polish Legions in World War I, then took part in the Polish-Ukrainian War and Polish-Soviet War. During World War II, following the

German invasion of Poland The invasion of Poland (1 September – 6 October 1939) was a joint attack on the Republic of Poland by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union which marked the beginning of World War II. The German invasion began on 1 September 1939, one week aft ...

, he was dispatched to United Kingdom and France, where he arrived around September 7 and where he represented the Polish military in the first weeks of the conflict. He subsequently served in the

Polish Armed Forces in the West The Polish Armed Forces in the West () refers to the Polish military formations formed to fight alongside the Western Allies against Nazi Germany and its allies during World War II. Polish forces were also raised within Soviet territories; t ...

, where his duties included supervising the evacuation of the Polish Army in France to the United Kingdom following the

Fall of France The Battle of France (french: bataille de France) (10 May – 25 June 1940), also known as the Western Campaign ('), the French Campaign (german: Frankreichfeldzug, ) and the Fall of France, was the German invasion of France during the Second Wo ...

, and later, organization and operation of training camps for Polish Army being recreated in Scotland.

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