Wiatr, Jozef Albin

Date of birth:: July 25th, 1889 (Sidzin, Austro-Hungary)
Date of death:: May 22nd, 1977 (Farnborough, United Kingdom)
Buried on:: Powazki Cemetery Warsaw
Plot: 315a.
Nationality:: Polish (1918-1939, IInd Republic)

Biography

Promotions:
1 januari 1917: Ensign
?: Second lieutenant
?: Lieutenant
?: Captain
1 juni 1919: Major
April 12, 1927: Lieutenant Colonel
January 1, 1934: Colonel
January 1, 1943: Brigadier General

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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: General Dywizji (Major General)
Unit:: HQ Polish Forces in Middle East and Central Mediterranean Force, Polish Armed Forces in the West
Awarded on:: January 16th, 1945

"Major General Wiatr has served in close contact with various British GHQ's for a period of over three years. Formerly CGS to General Zajac in 1941-42 he has served latterly as MGA HQ Polish Army in the Middle East. During his active service in support of the Allied War effort this officer has displayed exceptional ability coupled with great powers of organization. He has been of particular assistance to the British General Staff on the many occasions when it has been necessary to undertake the re-organization on British lines of various Units of the Polish Army."