Stanisław Sosabowski
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Major General Stanisław Sosabowski |
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8 May 1892 Stanisławów, Galicia, Austria-Hungary (now Iwano-Frankiwsk Ukraine) |
| Died | 25 September 1967 (aged 75) Hillingdon, London, England, United Kingdom |
| Buried at | Powązki Military Cemetery, Warsaw |
| Allegiance |
 Austro–Hungarian Empire Second Polish Republic
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| Service/branch |
Austro-Hungarian Army Polish Land Forces |
| Years of service | 1913–1946 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands held |
21st Infantry Regiment 1st Independent Parachute Brigade |
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| Other work | Factory worker |
World War I
Polish-Bolshevik War
World War II
Stanisław Franciszek Sosabowski CBE (Polish pronunciation: [staˈɲiswaf sɔsaˈbɔfskʲi]; 8 May 1892 – 25 September 1967) was a Polish general in World War II. He fought in the Battle of Arnhem (Netherlands) in 1944 as commander of the Polish 1st Independent Parachute Brigade.
Stanisław Sosabowski was born on 8 May 1892, in Stanisławów, in a railway workers' family. He graduated from a local gymnasium and in 1910 he was accepted as a student of the faculty of economy of the Jagiellonian University in Kraków. However, the death of his father and the poor financial situation of his family forced him to abandon the studies and return to Stanisławów. There he became a member of Drużyny Strzeleckie, a semi-clandestine Polish national paramilitary organisation. He was soon promoted to the head of all Polish Scouting groups in the area.
In 1913, Sosabowski was drafted into the Austro-Hungarian Army. After training, he was promoted to the rank of corporal, serving in the 58th Infantry Regiment. After the outbreak of World War I he fought with his unit against the Imperial Russian Army in the battles of Rzeszów, Dukla Pass and Gorlice. For his bravery, he was awarded several medals and promoted to First Lieutenant. In 1915, he was badly wounded in action and withdrawn from the front.
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