Eduard Rydz-Śmigły

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Marshal of Poland Polish military officer human politician

Eduard Rydz-Śmigły was a Polish marshal, politician, and military leader who served as Commander-in-Chief of Poland’s armed forces at the outbreak of World War II.

Aliases (3)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Marshal of Poland → Polish military officer → human → politician →
after	Józef Piłsudski →
awardReceived	Cross of Valour (Poland) → Order of the White Eagle (Poland) → Virtuti Militari →
burialPlace	Warsaw →
causeOfDeath	heart failure →
conflict	Invasion of Poland → Polish–Soviet War → World War I → World War II →
countryOfCitizenship	Poland →
dateOfBirth	1886-03-11 →
dateOfDeath	1941-12-02 →
educatedAt	Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków → Jagiellonian University →
ethnicGroup	Poles →
familyName	Rydz-Śmigły →
givenName	Edward →
hasRole	successor to Józef Piłsudski as military leader of Poland →
ideology	Polish nationalism →
memberOf	Polish Army → Polish Legions in World War I →
militaryRank	Marshal of Poland → general →
movement	Sanation →
name	Eduard Rydz-Śmigły → Edward Rydz-Śmigły →
nativeLanguage	Polish →
notableFor	commanding Polish armed forces at the outbreak of World War II → role in the September 1939 campaign →
occupation	painter → politician → soldier →
placeOfBirth	Brzeżany → Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria →
placeOfDeath	General Government → Warsaw →
positionHeld	Commander-in-Chief of the Polish Armed Forces → General Inspector of the Armed Forces of Poland → Marshal of Poland → de facto leader of Poland →
religion	Roman Catholicism →
sexOrGender	male →
spouse	Marta Thomas →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of the Niemen River ("Edward Rydz-Śmigły") → September Campaign →	commander
Eduard Rydz-Śmigły → Eduard Rydz-Śmigły ("Edward Rydz-Śmigły") →	name
1939 Defensive War ("Edward Rydz-Śmigły") →	commandersSidePoland
Eduard Rydz-Śmigły ("Rydz-Śmigły") →	familyName
Marshal of Poland ("Edward Śmigły-Rydz") →	hasNotableHolder
General Inspector of the Armed Forces of Poland ("Edward Śmigły-Rydz") →	notableOfficeHolder
Brzeżany →	notableResident
Sanation movement ("Edward Rydz-Śmigły") →	prominentMember