Zygmunt Berling

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Polish general human

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.

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	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 →
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	Austria-Hungary → 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 (Second Polish Republic) → Polish Legions in World War I → Polish–Soviet War →
sexOrGender	male →
wasStrippedOfRank	yes →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Lenino →	commander
Zygmunt Berling →	name
1st Polish Army →	notableCommander