Eduard Rydz-Śmigły

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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.

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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 Eduard Rydz-Śmigły self-linksurface differs
surface form: Rydz-Śmigły
givenName Edward
hasRole successor to Józef Piłsudski as military leader of Poland
ideology Polish nationalism
memberOf Polish Army
Polish Legions
surface form: Polish Legions in World War I
militaryRank Marshal of Poland
general
movement Sanation movement
surface form: Sanation
name Eduard Rydz-Śmigły self-link
Eduard Rydz-Śmigły self-linksurface differs
surface form: 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

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September Campaign commander Eduard Rydz-Śmigły
Eduard Rydz-Śmigły name Eduard Rydz-Śmigły self-link
Eduard Rydz-Śmigły name Eduard Rydz-Śmigły self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Edward Rydz-Śmigły
Eduard Rydz-Śmigły familyName Eduard Rydz-Śmigły self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Rydz-Śmigły
1939 Defensive War commandersSidePoland Eduard Rydz-Śmigły
this entity surface form: Edward Rydz-Śmigły
Battle of the Niemen River commander Eduard Rydz-Śmigły
this entity surface form: Edward Rydz-Śmigły
Sanation movement prominentMember Eduard Rydz-Śmigły
this entity surface form: Edward Rydz-Śmigły
General Inspector of the Armed Forces of Poland notableOfficeHolder Eduard Rydz-Śmigły
this entity surface form: Edward Śmigły-Rydz
Marshal of Poland hasNotableHolder Eduard Rydz-Śmigły
this entity surface form: Edward Śmigły-Rydz
Brzeżany notableResident Eduard Rydz-Śmigły
Kampania wrześniowa hasCommander Eduard Rydz-Śmigły
this entity surface form: Edward Rydz-Śmigły
Sanacja keyFigure Eduard Rydz-Śmigły
this entity surface form: Edward Rydz-Śmigły
Polish High Command headedBy Eduard Rydz-Śmigły
this entity surface form: Marshal Edward Śmigły-Rydz
Marta Thomas spouse Eduard Rydz-Śmigły
this entity surface form: Edward Rydz-Śmigły