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Anders, Wladyslaw Albert
- Date of birth:
- August 11th, 1892 (Krosniewice/Lodz Province, Poland)
- Date of death:
- May 12th, 1970 (London, Great Britain)
- Buried on:
- Polish War Cemetery Cassino
- Nationality:
- Polish (1918-1945, IInd Republic)
Biography
Wladyslaw Anders was a Polish general who served during World War I, the Great Poland Uprising (1918-1919), the Soviet-Polish War (1919-1921) and the Second World War. He was wounded eight times during his military service. His greatest achievement was the capture of the famous monastery of Monte Cassino in 1944. After the war, he lived in London in exile and eventually died in 1970.
Promotions:
1911: Reserve Flag Bearer;
1915: 2nd Lieutenant;
1916: Captain;
1919: Lieutenant Colonel;
1920: Major;
1924: Colonel;
1934: Brigade General;
1941: Division General;
1954: Lieutenant General;
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Cross of St. George IV class
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Podporucznik (2nd Lieutenant)
- Awarded on:
- 1915
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Kapitan (Captain)
- Awarded on:
- 1918
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Kapitan (Captain)
- Awarded on:
- 1918
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Kapitan (Captain)
- Awarded on:
- 1918
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Kapitan (Captain)
- Awarded on:
- 1918
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Kapitan (Captain)
- Awarded on:
- 1918
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
Krzyz Walecznych
- Period:
- Polish-Soviet War (1919-1921)
- Awarded on:
- 1921
- Rank:
- Pulkownik (Colonel)
- Awarded on:
- 1928
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General Dywizji (Major General)
- Unit:
- HQ, 2nd Polish Corps, Eighth Army, British Army
- Awarded on:
- 1944
Serial number: 4
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General Dywizji (Major General)
- Unit:
- HQ, 2nd Polish Corps, Eighth Army, British Army
- Awarded on:
- 1944
Legion of Merit - Commander (LoM - C)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General Dywizji (Major General)
- Unit:
- HQ, 2nd Polish Corps, Eighth Army, British Army
- Awarded on:
- August 20th, 1944
Order Orla Bialego (1990)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General Broni (General)
- Unit:
- HQ, 2nd Polish Corps, Eighth Army, British Army
- Awarded on:
- November 11th, 1995
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Commandeur de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General Dywizji (Major General)
- Unit:
- HQ, 2nd Polish Corps, Eighth Army, British Army
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General Dywizji (Major General)
- Unit:
- HQ, 2nd Polish Corps, Eighth Army, British Army
Companion of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (CB)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General Dywizji (Major General)
- Unit:
- HQ, 2nd Polish Corps, Eighth Army, British Army
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General Broni (General)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Unit:
- Grupa Operacyjna Kawalerii "gen . Anders"
- Awarded for:
- Operation Fall Weiss
Croce Al Valore di Guerra
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General Dywizji (Major General)
- Unit:
- HQ, 2nd Polish Corps, Eighth Army, British Army
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General Dywizji (Major General)
- Unit:
- HQ, 2nd Polish Corps, Eighth Army, British Army
Ceskoslovenský vojenský rád Bilého lva "Za vítezství" Cross
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General Dywizji (Major General)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- General Broni (General)
Defensor Civitatis
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General Broni (General)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General Dywizji (Major General)
- Unit:
- HQ, 2nd Polish Corps, Eighth Army, British Army
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General Dywizji (Major General)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General Dywizji (Major General)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
8 x
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- Photo: Public domain
- - CZERKAWSKI, T. M., Bylem zołnierzem Generala Andersa, Instytut Wydawniczy Pax, Warszawa, 1991.
- Stefan Melak, Gwiazda Wytrwałości, usqe ad finem, Warszawa 1997. - Krzysztof Filipow: Order Virtuti Militari 1972-1945. Warszawa: Bellona, 1990, s. 141.
- Gen. Anders w służbie cara
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