Władysław Anders

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Polish general World War II military personnel human military commander

Władysław Anders was a Polish general and World War II commander best known for leading the Polish II Corps in the Italian Campaign, including the pivotal Battle of Monte Cassino.

Aliases (2)

General Władysław Anders ×1
Władysław Albert Anders ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Polish general → World War II military personnel → human → military commander →
awardReceived	Cross of Valour (Poland) → Legion of Merit → Order of the Bath → Order of the British Empire → Order of the White Eagle → Virtuti Militari →
burialPlace	Polish War Cemetery at Monte Cassino →
conflict	World War II →
countryOfCitizenship	Poland →
educatedAt	Imperial Nicholas Military Academy → Warsaw University of Technology →
ethnicGroup	Poles →
familyName	Anders →
fieldOfWork	armoured and cavalry operations → military strategy →
fullName	Władysław Albert Anders →
givenName	Władysław →
hasPart	Anders' Army →
languageSpoken	English → Polish → Russian →
memberOf	Polish Armed Forces in the West → Polish government-in-exile →
militaryBranch	Polish Army →
militaryRank	General → Lieutenant General →
movement	Polish government-in-exile →
notableEvent	evacuation of Polish forces and civilians from the USSR to the Middle East → imprisonment by the Soviet NKVD after the 1939 campaign → organization of the Polish Army in the USSR (Anders' Army) → release from Soviet captivity following the Sikorski–Mayski agreement →
notableWork	command of the Polish II Corps in the Italian Campaign → leadership at the Battle of Monte Cassino →
participatedIn	Battle of Ancona → Battle of Bologna → Battle of Monte Cassino → Invasion of Poland (1939) → Italian Campaign (World War II) → Polish–Soviet War →
placeOfBirth	Błonie, Congress Poland →
placeOfDeath	London, United Kingdom →
positionHeld	Inspector General of the Polish Armed Forces in exile → Senator of the Republic of Poland in exile → commander of the Polish Armed Forces in the West → commander of the Polish II Corps →
residence	London →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle for Rome → Battle of Monte Cassino → Polish II Corps →	commander
Polish Armed Forces in the West → Polish II Corps → Polish forces →	notableCommander
Polish War Cemetery at Monte Cassino ("General Władysław Anders") →	burialOf
Władysław Anders ("Władysław Albert Anders") →	fullName
Władysław →	hasNotableBearer
Virtuti Militari →	notableRecipient