Portrait of Stanisław Kopański, photo nieznany, przed 1931, Public domain
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Fotografia przedstawiająca Stanisław Kopański

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Stanisław Kopański

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Stanisław Kopański

London | United Kingdom

First name:

Stanisław

Last Name:

Kopański

Date of birth:

19-05-1895

Place of birth:

Petersburg

Date of death:

23-03-1976

Place od death:

Londyn

Age:

Profession:

general

Grade:

gen. dyw.

Honours and awards:

Krzyż Złoty Orderu Wojennego Virtuti Militari, Krzyż Srebrny Orderu Wojskowego Virtuti Militari, Wielka Wstęga Orderu Odrodzenia Polski, Krzyż Oficerski Orderu Odrodzenia Polski Krzyż Walecznych, Złoty Krzyż Zasługi z Mieczami Złoty Krzyż Zasługi, Medal Niepodległości, Order Łaźni, Komandor Orderu Imperium Brytyjskiego, Distinguished Service Order, Oficer Orderu Legii Honorowej, Krzyż Wojenny, Medal międzysojuszniczy „Médaille Interalliée”, Krzyż Wielki Magistralny Orderu Maltańskiego

Biography:

Stanisław Kopański (1895-1976) studied in Pteresburg. He fought at the front of the First World War in the Russian army. After the war he studied at the Warsaw University of Technology. He took part in the Polish-Bolshevik war. He then obtained a diploma in road and bridge engineering at the polytechnic. In 1925, he joined the Officer School of Artillery in Toruń as a lecturer. He also studied at the Higher War College in France. In September 1939, he was chief of the Operations Branch of the Supreme Commander's Staff. After the USSR invaded Poland, he made his way to Romania and then to France. After losing the Battle of France, he made his way to Palestine. He then found himself in the United Kingdom.

Publikacja:

16.06.2023

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