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 the Commander-in-Chief.
Name | From | To | Notes |
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Józef Piłsudski | 27 August 1926 | 12 May 1935 | |
Edward Rydz-Śmigły | 12 May 1935 | 7 November 1939 | |
Władysław Sikorski | 7 November 1939 | 4 July 1943 | (see note 1) |
Kazimierz Sosnkowski | 8 July 1943 | 30 September 1944 | |
Tadeusz Komorowski | 30 September 1944 | 2 October 1944 | |
Władysław Anders | 2 October 1944 | 5 May 1945 | acting |
Tadeusz Komorowski | 5 May 1945 | 8 November 1946 | |
Władysław Anders | 8 November 1946 | 1954 | |
Michał Karaszewicz-Tokarzewski | 1954 | 22 May 1964 | |
Stefan Dembiński | 1964 | 1972 | |
Stanisław Kopański | 1972 | 1976 | |
Zygmunt Bohusz-Szyszko | 1976 | 1980 | |
Bronisław Duch | 1980 | (see note 2) | |
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