Stanisław Maczek

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Stanisław Maczek was a renowned Polish general of World War II, best known for commanding the 1st Polish Armoured Division in key campaigns across Western Europe.

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Polish general
human
military commander
awardReceived Cross of Valour (Poland)
Légion d'honneur
surface form: Legion of Honour

Military Cross (United Kingdom)
Order of Leopold
surface form: Order of Leopold (Belgium)

Order of Polonia Restituta
Order of the Bath
Virtuti Militari
burialPlace Polish Military Cemetery in Breda
commanded Polish 10th Armoured Brigade
surface form: 10th Motorized Cavalry Brigade

Polish 1st Armoured Division
surface form: 1st Polish Armoured Division
countryOfCitizenship Poland
dateOfBirth 1892-03-31
dateOfDeath 1994-12-11
educatedAt University of Lviv
ethnicGroup Poles
familyName Maczek
fieldOfWork military science
fullName Stanisław Maczek self-linksurface differs
surface form: Stanisław Władysław Maczek
givenName Stanislaw
surface form: Stanisław
hasOccupation military officer
tank commander
militaryRank general
general broni
nativeLanguage Polish
notableFor commanding the 1st Polish Armoured Division in Western Europe
development of Polish armoured and motorized tactics
notableWork command of the 1st Polish Armoured Division in World War II
participatedIn Battle of the Falaise Pocket
surface form: Battle of Falaise

Battle of France
Invasion of Poland
Battle of Normandy
surface form: Normandy campaign

Polish–Soviet War
Polish–Ukrainian War
World War I
World War II
liberation of Breda
placeOfBirth Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria
Szczerców
placeOfDeath Edinburgh
Scotland
United Kingdom
residence Edinburgh
servedIn Polish Armed Forces in the West
Polish Army
sexOrGender male

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Subject: Stanisław Maczek
Description of subject: Stanisław Maczek was a renowned Polish general of World War II, best known for commanding the 1st Polish Armoured Division in key campaigns across Western Europe.

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of the Falaise Pocket commander Stanisław Maczek
Polish forces notableCommander Stanisław Maczek
Operation Tractable commander Stanisław Maczek
Polish 1st Armoured Division commander Stanisław Maczek
Polish 1st Armoured Division commanderRank Stanisław Maczek
this entity surface form: Major General Stanisław Maczek
Stanisław Maczek fullName Stanisław Maczek self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Stanisław Władysław Maczek
Order of Virtuti Militari notableRecipient Stanisław Maczek