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Smigly-Rydz, Edward

Date of birth:
March 11th, 1866 (Lapszyn, Austro-Hungarian Empire)
Date of death:
December 2nd, 1941 (Warsaw, Occupied Poland)
Buried on:
Powazki Cemetery Warsaw
Plot: 139. 
Nationality:
Polish

Biography

Marshall of Poland Edward Smigly-Rydz died of a sudden heart attack in 1941, only five weeks after his return in Poland.

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Awarded on:
1930
Krzyz Niepodleglosci z Mieczami
Awarded on:
May 12th, 1936
Rank:
Marszalec Polski (Suppreme Commander)
Awarded on:
1938
Krzyz Zaslugi Wojsk Litwy Srodkowej
Medal Pamiatkowy za Wojne 1918-1921
Croce al Merito di Guerra

Sources

  • - Adolf Nowaczyński, Dokumenty historyczne z wojny europejskiej, z. 1. Warszawa 1922, s. 42.
    - Kronika. Wiadomości osobiste. „Głos Rzeszowski", s. 4, Nr 17 z 16 kwietnia 1916.