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General
Bolesław Bronisław Duch
Born(1885-11-15)15 November 1885
Borszczów, Austrian Galicia
Died9 October 1980(1980-10-09) (aged 94)
London, England
AllegiancePoland
Years of servicefrom 1914
RankGenerał dywizji
Battles / warsMonte Cassino
AwardsVirtuti Militari Knight's Cross Virtuti Militari Golden Medal Virtuti Militari Silver Medal Polonia Restituta Knight's Cross
Golden Krzyz Zaslugi with Swords Krzyz Walecznych Krzyz Walecznych Krzyz Walecznych Krzyz Walecznych Krzyz Walecznych Krzyz Walecznych Krzyz Walecznych Krzyz Walecznych

Bolesław Bronisław Duch (1896[1]–1980[2]) was a Polish Major General and General Inspector of the Armed Forces.

Life

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Duch was born on 15 November 1896 at Borshchiv and attended schools in Ternopil before the outbreak of World War I.[1] He served during World War I, 1914–18, in the Polish Legions.[3] After Poland regained independence, he served in the Polish Army. In 1935-1938 he commanded the 73rd Infantry Regiment.[4] At the outbreak of World War II, the commander of the 39th Reserve Infantry Division[5] General Bruno Olbrycht was ill and the division was de facto commanded by Duch.

After Poland was overrun by Germany and the Soviet Union in September 1939, Duch managed to evade capture and served in western Europe, becoming commander successively of the Polish 1st Grenadier Division in France (1940),[6] 1st Rifle Brigade of the 1st Polish Corps in Scotland (1942–43), and of the 3rd Carpathian Infantry Division of the 2nd Polish Corps (1943–46).[7]

In 1947, Duch settled in London and became chairman of the Council of the World Polish Veterans' Association. He was the last General Inspector of the Armed Forces (from February 1980 until his death in October that year).

Promotions

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  • 1914: Second Lieutenant (Podporucznik)
  • 1919: Lieutenant (porucznik)
  • 1919: Captain (Kapitan)
  • 1924: Major (Major)
  • 1929: Lieutenant Colonel (Podpułkownik)
  • 1938: Colonel (Pułkownik)
  • 1940: Brigadier (Generał brygady)
  • 1945: Major General (Generał dywizji)

Decorations

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Duch's gravestone, Polish War Cemetery, Monte Cassino, Italy


See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Narodowej, Instytut Pamięci. "40. rocznica śmierci gen. Bronisława Ducha". Instytut Pamięci Narodowej (in Polish). Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  2. ^ Krząstek, Tadeusz; Stańczyk, Henryk (1996). Tobruk 1941-1996: w 55 rocznicę bitwy (in Polish). Agencja Wydawn. Egros. p. 110. ISBN 978-83-86268-60-3. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  3. ^ Wyglenda, Jan (1983). Wspomnienia z lat 1939-1943 (in Polish). Instytut Śląski w Opolu. p. 70. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  4. ^ Stawecki, Piotr (1997). Oficerowie dyplomowani wojska Drugiej Rzeczypospolitej (in Polish). Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich. p. 149. ISBN 978-83-04-04390-9. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  5. ^ Maksimiec, Stanisław (2006). Armia "Lublin" we wrześniu 1939 roku (in Polish). Neriton. p. 425. ISBN 978-83-89729-72-9. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  6. ^ Kowalski, Włodzimierz T. (1989). Tragedia w Gibraltarze (in Polish). Pomorze. p. 345. ISBN 978-83-7003-460-3. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  7. ^ "41. rocznica śmierci gen. Bolesława Bronisława Ducha". wbh.wp.mil.pl. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Dziennik Personalny 1979 No. 7" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-26. Retrieved 20 May 2024.


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