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Polish general
Tadeusz Piskor
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Polish general
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Place of birth
Bór Kunowski, Poland
Death
Place of death
London, UK
Age
62 years
Education
Lviv Polytechnic
Awards
Commander of the Order of the White Eagle
Order of the Three Stars
Commander of the Legion of Honour
Decade of Independence Regained
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Biography
Tadeusz Ludwik Piskor (1889–1951) was a Polish Army general.
Life
Before World War I, he was a member of Polish pro-independence organizations. During World War I he served in the Polish Legions, and subsequently fought in the 1919–21 Polish-Soviet War.
During the Interbellum, he held various posts, including Chief of the General Staff, and Army Inspector.
During the September 1939 Campaign, he commanded Army Lublin. His forces were defeated in the Battle of Tomaszów Lubelski by German forces, and he became a prisoner of war at Fort Srebrna Góra from 1939.
After the war, he settled in London, where he died in 1951.
Honours and awards
- Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari (1921)
- Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta, previously awarded the Officer's Cross
- Cross of Independence
- Cross of Valour - four times
- Gold Cross of Merit
- Commemorative Medal for War 1918-1921
- Decades Regained Independence Medal
- Officers' badge "Parasol"
- Commander's Cross of the Legion of Honour (France), previously awarded the Knight's Cross
- Commander's Cross of the Order of the Star of Romania
- Commander's Cross of the Order of the White Eagle (Kingdom of Yugoslavia)
- Commander's Cross with Swords of the Order of Leopold (Belgium)
- Cross of Liberty class III (Estonia)
- Order of the Cross of the Eagle Class I (Estonia, 1932)
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