Berling, Zygmunt Henryk
- Date of birth:
- June 27th, 1896 (Limanowa, Poland)
- Date of death:
- July 11th, 1980 (Konstancin-Jeziorna, Poland)
- Buried on:
- Cmentarz Wojskowy
Plot: 4A. Row: 1. Grave: 29. - Nationality:
- Polish
Biography
Lieutenant General Zygmunt Berling was the commander of the First Polish Army during the Second World War. He played an important role in post-war Poland.
1915: Standard-bearer
1916: Second Lieutenant
1918: First Lieutenant
1920: Captain
31 march 1924: Major
1 january 1931: Lieutenant Colonel
1 May 1943: Colonel
10 august 1943: Brigadier General
22 July 1944: Major General
1963: Lieutenant General
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Order Wojenny Virtuti Militari - Krzyz Srebrny
- Rank:
- Podpulkownik (Lieutenant-colonel)
- Awarded on:
- 1931
Order Krzyza Grunwaldu 1st Class
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General Dywizji (Major General)
- Awarded on:
- 1944
- Rank:
- General Dywizji (Major General)
- Awarded on:
- 1956
- Rank:
- General Broni (General)
- Awarded on:
- 1964
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General Broni (General)
- Awarded on:
- 1966
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General Broni (General)
- Awarded on:
- 1974
Orden Druzhby Narodov
- Rank:
- General Broni (General)
- Awarded on:
- 1974
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- - Topol, A., Zygmunt Henryk Berling 1896–1980 (1990)
- Grechko, A., Soviet military encyclopedia (1976)
- Nowiny Rzeszowskie : organ KW Polskiej Zjednoczonej Partii Robotniczej. 1964, nr 154-180 (lipiec) - Podkrapacka Digital Library
- Digital Library of Malopolska - Dziennik Polski. 1974, nr 172 (23 VII) = nr 9453
- Dziennik Personalny 1931.11.11 R.12 Nr8 - Wielkopolska Biblioteka Cyfrowa
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