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Polish general (1893–1982) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Zygmunt Piotr Bohusz-Szyszko (1893 in Chełm – 1982 in London) was a Polish general. During World War I he served in the Imperial Russian army.
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Born | Chełm, Lublin Governorate, Vistula Land, Russian Empire | 19 January 1893
Died | 20 June 1982 89) London, United Kingdom | (aged
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In 1940, he was Commanding Officer Polish Independent Highland Brigade (Samodzielna Brygada Strzelcow Podhalanskich) during the Battle of Narvik in the Norwegian campaign. The forces under his command succeeded in capturing the Ankenes peninsula during May 1940.
During his career, he held the following offices:[1]
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