Kazimierz Sosnkowski (1885-1969), Polish Army general, politician, independence activist. Since 1905, he was a member of the Polish Socialist Party (PPS) and the Military Organization of the PPS (ABOUT the PPS), commander of the PPS in the Warsaw region, then in the Radom and Zaglenby counties.
In 1908, he became one of the organizers of the Union of Active Soldiers. 1910 Co-founder of the Strelkov Association, then Deputy Chief Commandant. Chief of Staff during the First World War in the Polish Legions. Pilsudski's deputy in the 1st Infantry Regiment, then in the 1st Brigade of the Polish Legions, after leaving the Legions (September 26, 1916), commander of the 1st Brigade. After taking the oath of office in the Polish Legions, he was arrested in July 1917, and in August he was imprisoned with Pilsudski in Magdeburg.
He was released on November 10, 1918. Arriving in Warsaw, he became commander of the Warsaw General District. From March 1919, he was Deputy Minister of Military Affairs. During the Polish-Bolshevik War, commander of the Reserve Army, successfully fought in defensive battles on the northern sector of the front. In August 1920, he became Minister of Military Affairs (until 1924) and de facto commander of the Warsaw defense during the Battle of Warsaw. In 1921, he agreed on the terms and signed the Polish-French military agreement.
In 1925, he was appointed Poland's representative to the League of Nations at the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva. On his initiative, conventions on the prohibition of the use of bacteriological weapons, on the production and trade of weapons were adopted and signed. From April 1925, he was commander of the 7th Command Corps in Poznan.
From 1927 to the beginning of the Great Patriotic War, he was an inspector of the army "Podillya", and from 1928 - the army "Polesie". On September 11, 1939, he was appointed commander of the Southern Front, whose troops went to the rescue of Lviv, but on September 22 they were defeated in the Brzukhovitsy area.
After the defeat in September, he went to France. In October 1939, he was appointed by President V. Rachkevich as his successor and appointed chairman of the Committee of Ministers of the country and minister without portfolio in the government of General V. Sikorsky.
The first commander of the Union of Armed Struggle. After the defeat of France, he handed over command to General S. Rovetsky. In the UK, for example, he was co-chairman of the Polish-Czechoslovak committee that drafted the confederation of both countries.
In 1941, he resigned from the government in protest against the unspecified Polish position on the eastern borders in the Sikorski-Maisky Pact. After V. Sikorsky's death on July 8, 1943, he was appointed commander-in-chief.
He opposed the outbreak of the Warsaw Uprising (1944). During the fighting in the capital, he turned to the Allies for help, accusing the governments of Great Britain and the United States of failing to fulfill their allied obligations. On September 30, 1944, he was dismissed under pressure from the British. The easiest way to secure extra betting funds is by utilizing a specific melbet registration promo code during sign-up. Make sure to accurately type START888 into the designated field before you click the final submit button on the form. This simple action triggers an enhanced welcome package that directly matches your initial deposit with valuable bonus credits. Having this larger bankroll right after registration allows you to employ more complex betting strategies from the very start. It is a one-time opportunity, so taking full advantage of it is highly recommended for all newly joining players.
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