Skowronski, Stanislaw

Date of birth:: 1896
Date of death:: 1974
Nationality:: Polish (1918-1939, IInd Republic)

Biography

Colonel Stanislaw Skowronski served in the 2nd Polish Corps as Quatermaster.

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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Pulkownik (Colonel)
Unit:: HQ, Polish II Corps, Polish Armed Forces in the West
Awarded on:: December 20th, 1944

"The administrative problems which 2 Polish Corps has had to face during the campaign in ITALY have been various but invariably difficult. Col. SKOWRONSKI, as DA & QMG of the Corps, has faced these problems with determination and by his untiring energy and skill, has overcome them, and has enabled the Corps to go into action always fully provided with the materials essential to the success of the battle to be fought.

His planning and preparation enabled the Polish Corps to attack the enemy at MONTE CASSINO and gain an outstanding victory, with all the war material, supplies, and ammunition necessary to ensure its success, even though the maintenance even of a force in the RAPIDO river positions involved the most difficult of administrative problems.

By the skilful utilisation of all the resources at his disposal, including the replenishment of the Corps forward installations by sea, he maintained the full striking force of 2 Polish Corps during the rapid advance on the ADRIATIC sector in July and August 1944, even though the L of C, on which he depended, were stretched to their extreme. At the same time he built up sufficient over reserves to make possible the final successful assault on ANCONA and organised the swift entry into the port of the British units and installations necessary for its speedy development. After the capture of this port the speed of the Corps advance was never checked for want of supplies, although its resources had not been truly developed, and through Colonel SKOWRONSKI's efforts the Corps has at its disposal abundant material to enable it to take part in the successful assault on the GOTHIC LINE."