Bronisław Pieracki

Bronisław Wilhelm Pieracki (1895-1935) was a Polish military officer and politician.

Member of Polish Legions, he took part in the 1918-1919 Polish-Ukrainian War and later supported the 1926 May Coup of Józef Piłsudski. Pieracki was a deputy to Polish Sejm from Non-partisan Block of Collaboration with the Government in 1928 and afterwards deputy of Chief of Staff.

From 1931 to 1934 he was a Polish Minister of Interior; supporter of Prometheism project. On 15 June 1934 Peracki was assassinated by members of Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists; his death led to further destabilization of Polish-Ukrainian relations in the interwar period in the Second Polish Republic and creation of Detention Camp Bereza Kartuska. Posthumously decorated with Order of the White Eagle.

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