General Inspector of the Armed Forces

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General Inspector of the Armed Forces (Polish: Generalny Inspektor Sił Zbrojnych) was an office created in Poland in 1926. The General Inspector reported directly to the President, and was not responsible to the Sejm or the government. In the event of war, the General Inspector was to become Commander-in-Chief.

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27 August 1926 – 12 May 1935 — Józef Piłsudski
12 May 1935 – 7 November 1939 — Edward Rydz-Śmigły

in exile (increasingly connected with educational activities such as cooperation with the Polish Institute and Sikorski Museum

7 November 1939 – 4 July 1943 — Władysław Sikorski
8 July 1943 – 30 September 1944 — Kazimierz Sosnkowski
30 September 1944 – 8 November 1946 — Tadeusz Komorowski
2 November 1944 – 5 May 1945 — Władysław Anders (acting)
8 November 1946 – 1954 — Władysław Anders
1954 – 22 May 1964 — Michał Karaszewicz-Tokarzewski
1964 – 1972 — Stefan Dembiński
1972 – 1976 — Stanisław Kopański
1976 – 1980 — Zygmunt Bohusz-Szyszko
1980 — Bronisław Duch

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v • d • e Inspectors General of the Armed Forces 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