Kazimierz Sosnkowski
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| Kazimierz Sosnkowski Baca, Godziemba, Józef |
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 General Sosnkowski in the 1930s |
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| Rank |  Generał broni |
| Born | November 19, 1885 Warsaw |
| Died | October 11, 1969 Arundel, Canada |
| Career | |
| Profession: | architect and professional officer |
| In service since: | 1914 |
| Later work: | politician |
Kazimierz Sosnkowski, (Coat of arms of Godziemba), (noms de guerre Baca, Godziemba and Józef; 1885-1969) was a Polish freedom fighter, politician and an officer of the Polish Army. Throughout his life he served in a variety of roles, including the founder and the first commander of the Society of Active Struggle, chief of staff of the 1st Brigade of the Polish Legions, the minister of military affairs of Poland, the vice-president of Poland, commander of the Związek Walki Zbrojnej resistance organization and the Inspector General of the Armed Forces (1943-44) of Poland.
Józef Piłsudski • Edward Rydz-Śmigły • Władysław Sikorski • Kazimierz Sosnkowski • Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski • Władysław Anders •
Michał Karaszewicz-Tokarzewski • Stefan Dembiński • Stanisław Kopański • Zygmunt Bohusz-Szyszko • Bronisław Duch
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