Zygmunt Berling
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Zygmunt Berling was a Polish general who led the Soviet-backed Polish forces during World War II and later became a controversial figure in Poland’s postwar history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zygmunt Berling canonical | 5 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Polish general
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| alignedWith | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Powązki Military Cemetery ⓘ |
| causeOfNotability | collaboration with Soviet authorities in creating Polish units under Red Army control ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Poland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1896-04-27 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1980-07-11 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Jagiellonian University ⓘ |
| familyName | Berling ⓘ |
| givenName | Zygmunt ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
Warsaw Uprising
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle for Warsaw 1944
attempted Vistula crossings during Warsaw Uprising ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Polish
ⓘ
Russian ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Polish Armed Forces in the East ⓘ |
| militaryRank | general ⓘ |
| name | Zygmunt Berling self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | Polish ⓘ |
| notableFor |
commanding Soviet-backed Polish forces during World War II
ⓘ
controversial role in postwar Polish history ⓘ role in formation of the Polish Armed Forces in the East ⓘ |
| occupation |
general
ⓘ
military officer ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Home Army
ⓘ
Polish government-in-exile ⓘ |
| participatedIn | World War II ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Austro-Hungarian Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Austria-Hungary
District of Galicia ⓘ
surface form:
Galicia
Limanowa ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Poland
ⓘ
Warsaw ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | pro-Soviet ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
commander of the First Polish Army (in the East)
ⓘ
commander of the Polish 1st Tadeusz Kościuszko Infantry Division ⓘ deputy commander-in-chief of the Polish Armed Forces in the East ⓘ |
| receivedAward |
Order of Lenin
ⓘ
Order of the Builders of People's Poland ⓘ Order of the Cross of Grunwald ⓘ Order of the Red Banner ⓘ Virtuti Militari ⓘ |
| rehabilitated | yes ⓘ |
| servedIn |
Polish Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Polish Army (Second Polish Republic)
Polish Legions ⓘ
surface form:
Polish Legions in World War I
Polish–Soviet War ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| wasStrippedOfRank | yes ⓘ |
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