Bruno Olbrycht

General

Bruno Olbrycht
General; Bruno Olbrycht
Nickname(s)	Olza
Born	6 October 1895; Sanok, Galicia, Austria-Hungary
Died	23 March 1951 (aged 55); Kraków, Polish People's Republic
Buried	Powazki Cemetery, Warsaw (military section) 52°15′07″N 20°58′22″E
Allegiance	Austria-Hungary (1914–1918); Second Polish Republic (1918–1939); Polish People's Republic (1945–1947);
Service/branch	Austro-Hungarian Army; Polish Armed Forces;
Years of service	1914–1947
Rank	Divisional general
Commands held	8th Legions Infantry Regiment (1921–1927); Center of Infantry Training (1930–1936); Cieszyn Silesia (1944); 21st Home Army Mountain Infantry Division (1944–1945); Warsaw Military District (1946–1947);
Awards	Order of Polonia Restituta; Cross of Independence; Cross of Valour;

Bruno Edward Olbrycht (nom de guerre: Olza; 6 October 1895 – 23 March 1951) was a soldier of the Austro-Hungarian Army and officer (later general) of the Polish Army both in the Second Polish Republic and postwar Poland. Born on 6 October 1895 in Sanok, Austrian Galicia, Olbrycht fought in Polish Legions in World War I, Polish–Ukrainian War, Polish–Soviet War and the Invasion of Poland. He died on 23 March 1951 in Kraków.

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