Sikorski, Wladyslaw Eugeniusz
- Date of birth:
- May 20th, 1881 (Tuszów Narodowy/Galicia, Austro-Hungarian monarchy)
- Date of death:
- July 4th, 1943 (Gibraltar)
- Buried on:
- Crypt Wawel Cathedral
- Nationality:
- Polish (1918-1939, IInd Republic)
Biography
Wladyslaw Sikorski, a veteran of the First World War, Polish-Ukrainian War and the Polish-Soviet War, was the Prime Minister of the Polish government in exile in London and Commander in Chief of the Polish Armed Forces in the West between September 1939 and July 1943. He rebuild the Polish army, which layed in tatters after September 1939, and he has also made efforts to strengthen. Poland's position within the Allied Powers. Wladyslaw Sikorski was killed in a plane crash at Gibraltar on July 4, 1943.
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Order Wojenny Virtuti Militari - Krzyz Srebrny
- Period:
- Polish-Soviet War (1919-1921)
- Awarded on:
- March 15th, 1921
Commandeur de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur
- Period:
- Polish-Soviet War (1919-1921)
- Awarded on:
- May 28th, 1921
- Period:
- Polish-Soviet War (1919-1921)
- Awarded on:
- 1921
- Period:
- Polish-Soviet War (1919-1921)
- Rank:
- General Dywizji (Major General)
- Awarded on:
- December 29th, 1921
Suomen Valkoisen Ruusun 1. lk:n komentajamerkki (SVR K1)
- Period:
- Polish-Soviet War (1919-1921)
- Rank:
- General Dywizji (Major General)
- Awarded on:
- June 12th, 1922
- Period:
- Polish-Soviet War (1919-1921)
- Rank:
- General Dywizji (Major General)
- Awarded on:
- 1922
Ceskoslovenský válecný krí 1914-1918
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- 1922
- Period:
- Polish-Soviet War (1919-1921)
- Rank:
- General Dywizji (Major General)
- Awarded on:
- May 2nd, 1923
- Period:
- Polish-Soviet War (1919-1921)
- Rank:
- General Dywizji (Major General)
- Awarded on:
- 1923
Order of St. Sava 1st Class
- Rank:
- General Dywizji (Major General)
- Awarded on:
- August 12th, 1924
- Rank:
- General Dywizji (Major General)
- Awarded on:
- February 6th, 1925
- Period:
- Polish-Soviet War (1919-1921)
- Rank:
- General Dywizji (Major General)
- Awarded on:
- September 21st, 1928
- Rank:
- General Dywizji (Major General)
- Awarded on:
- September 27th, 1928
Viesturs Orden, I. Class/Grand Cross
- Rank:
- General Dywizji (Major General)
- Awarded on:
- November 11th, 1928
Orden Mexicana del Águila Azteca - Chain
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General Broni (General)
- Awarded on:
- 1942
Order Orla Bialego
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General Broni (General)
- Awarded on:
- July 14th, 1943
Posthumously awarded by Polish president Wladyslaw Raczkiewicz.
Krigskorset
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General Broni (General)
- Unit:
- Polish Armed Forces in the West
- Awarded on:
- August 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General Broni (General)
- Awarded on:
- 1943
Order Krzyza Grunwaldu 1st Class
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General Broni (General)
- Unit:
- Polish Armed Forces in the West
- Awarded on:
- June 2nd, 1946
Posthumously awarded by the KRN (Krajowa Rada Narodowa).
- Rank:
- General Dywizji (Major General)
- Rank:
- General Dywizji (Major General)
Grootofficier in de Leopoldsorde / Grand officier de l'Ordre de Léopold
- Rank:
- General Dywizji (Major General)
- Rank:
- General Dywizji (Major General)
- Rank:
- General Dywizji (Major General)
Ordine della Corona d'Italia - Cavaliere della Croce Grande
- Rank:
- General Dywizji (Major General)
Ordinul Coroana Romaniei Mare Cruce
- Rank:
- General Dywizji (Major General)
- Rank:
- General Dywizji (Major General)
Kyuokujitsu sho Guddokōdon Kiri no hana
- Rank:
- General Dywizji (Major General)
- Rank:
- General Dywizji (Major General)
Sources
- Photo: Public domain
- - Kawalerowie i statuty Orderu Orůa Biaůego 17052008, 2008, s. 307.
- Mićdzynarodowe aspekty Powstania Warszawskiego 1944 roku. Warszawa, Rytm, 2004, s. 407
- Digital Library of Wielkopolska | Dziennik Personalny 1921.04.02 R.2 Nr13
- Digital Library of Wielkopolska | Dziennik Personalny 1922.02.18 R.3 Nr2
- Sejm 1946
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