Stefan Dembiński

Stefan Dembiński

Stefan Dembiński (30 September 1887– 27 March 1972) was a Polish general.

He fought in the World War I in the Austro-Hungarian Army. Took part in the Invasion of Poland in 1939. Staff officer in the Polish Armed Forces in the West. He was the General Inspector of the Armed Forces from 1964 to 1972 in the Polish government in exile.

Honours and awards

Silver Crosses of the Virtuti Militari
Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (formerly awarded the Knight's Cross)
Cross of Valour (four times)
Gold Cross of Merit

General Inspectors 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

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