Janusz Gąsiorowski
Janusz Gąsiorowski (1889 – 1949; born in Lemberg) was a Polish general, commander of the Polish 7th Infantry Division during the German invasion of Poland in 1939. Taken prisoner on 4 September in the battle of Częstochowa. He was awarded the Serbian Order of Saint Sava and a number of other decorations.
General Janusz Gąsiorowski | |
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Gąsiorowski in 1935 | |
| Chief of the General Staff | |
| In office 3 December 1931 – 7 June 1935 | |
| Preceded by | Tadeusz Piskor |
| Succeeded by | Wacław Stachiewicz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 June 1889 Lemberg, Galicia and Lodomeria, Austria-Hungary (modern-day Lviv, Ukraine) |
| Died | 19 October 1949 (aged 60) Paris, France |
| Resting place | Cimetière des Champeaux de Montmorency |
| Alma mater | Jagiellonian University |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Second Polish Republic |
| Branch/service | Polish Legions Polish Armed Forces |
| Years of service | 1912–1939 |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Commands | 7th Infantry Division |
| Battles/wars | First World War Polish–Soviet War Invasion of Poland |
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