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24. Major General Stanislaw Sosabowski - A Betrayal Too Far
There are many famous general around the world like General Patton, Bradley, Eisenhower, Rommel, Erich von Manstein, Yamashita, Zhukov and etc.
One of my most respectable is no other than Major General Stanislaw Sosabowsk.
Major General Stanislaw Sosabowski (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.
Sosabowsk take part in the defence of Poland when Germany invaded Poland in 01 Sep 1939.
Though Polish's forces being outmanned and outgunned, constant bombardment and repeated every day German attacks;
Sosabowsk's units managed to repel many German attack and hold on to his defense objectives.
However, on 28 September 1939, Warsaw surrender and Sosabowski was made a prisoner of war.
He manage to escaped, joined the Polish resistance and reach France via Hungary and Romania.
At France, he command the 4th Polish Division during the Battle of France.
When France surrendered, he fought his way to the channel coast and took his men to England.
Upon his arrival in London, Sosabowski decided to transform his brigade (some of the remnant of the Polish forces) into a Parachute Brigade, the first such unit in the Polish Army.
The volunteers came from all the formations of the Polish Army.
Sosabowski made his first parachute jumps and he himself passed the training at the age of 49 years old, .
In early August 1944, news of the Warsaw Uprising arrived in Great Britain.
Conflict arise as the Brigade was ready to be dropped by parachute into Warsaw but not possible due to the long distance and Russian's denial.
The British staff threatened its Polish counterpart with disarmament of the Brigade, but Sosabowski retained control of his unit.
And his Brigade was place under British command, and the plan to send it to Warsaw was abandoned.
There are many famous general around the world like General Patton, Bradley, Eisenhower, Rommel, Erich von Manstein, Yamashita, Zhukov and etc.
One of my most respectable is no other than Major General Stanislaw Sosabowsk.
Major General Stanislaw Sosabowski (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.
Sosabowsk take part in the defence of Poland when Germany invaded Poland in 01 Sep 1939.
Though Polish's forces being outmanned and outgunned, constant bombardment and repeated every day German attacks;
Sosabowsk's units managed to repel many German attack and hold on to his defense objectives.
However, on 28 September 1939, Warsaw surrender and Sosabowski was made a prisoner of war.
He manage to escaped, joined the Polish resistance and reach France via Hungary and Romania.
At France, he command the 4th Polish Division during the Battle of France.
When France surrendered, he fought his way to the channel coast and took his men to England.
Upon his arrival in London, Sosabowski decided to transform his brigade (some of the remnant of the Polish forces) into a Parachute Brigade, the first such unit in the Polish Army.
The volunteers came from all the formations of the Polish Army.
Sosabowski made his first parachute jumps and he himself passed the training at the age of 49 years old, .
In early August 1944, news of the Warsaw Uprising arrived in Great Britain.
Conflict arise as the Brigade was ready to be dropped by parachute into Warsaw but not possible due to the long distance and Russian's denial.
The British staff threatened its Polish counterpart with disarmament of the Brigade, but Sosabowski retained control of his unit.
And his Brigade was place under British command, and the plan to send it to Warsaw was abandoned.
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