Karol Świerczewski
Polish general (1897-1947)
Facts
27 properties- Instance of
- human
- Date of birth
- February 22, 1897
- Date of death
- March 28, 1947
- Place of birth
- Warsaw
- Place of death
- Jabłonki
- Country of citizenship
- Russian Empire, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Soviet Union, Polish People's Republic[9][10][11][12]
- Occupation
- politician, military officer, soldier
- Position held
- member of the Sejm of the Polish People's Republic[13]
- Educated at
- M.V. Frunze Military Academy[14]
- Member of political party
- Polish Workers' Party, Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Social Democracy of the Kingdom of Poland and Lithuania[30][31][32]
- Award received
- Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Order of the Red Banner, Order of Lenin, Jubilee Medal "XX Years of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army", Order of Suvorov, 1st class, Medal "For the Capture of Berlin", Medal "For the Liberation of Warsaw", Order of the Builders of People's Poland, Medal "For Oder, Nysa and the Baltic", Medal for Warsaw 1939-1945, Grunwald Badge, Medal of Victory and Freedom 1945, Order of the Cross of Grunwald, 2nd class, Order of the Cross of Grunwald, 1st class, Silesian Uprising Cross, Gold Cross of Merit, Grand Cross of the Order of Military Virtue, Commander of the Order of Military Virtue[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28]
- Academic degree
- Doktor Nauk in Warfare[37]
- Allegiance
- Soviet Union[46]
- Commander of (DEPRECATED)
- 35th Division, Second Army[38][39]
- Described by source
- Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), Faces of Moscow[48][49]
- Family name
- Świerczewski[43]
- Manner of death
- death in battle[47]
- Military branch
- International Brigades, Polish People's Army[33][34]
- Military, police or special rank
- colonel general, General of the branch[35][36]
- Name in native language
- Karol Świerczewski[51]
- Participated in conflict
- Spanish Civil War, Russian Civil War, Eastern Front[40][41][42]
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- Place of burial
- Powązki Military Cemetery[8]
- Start of work period
- 1917[52]
- Writing language
- Polish
🏷️ Also known as
en Karol Świerczewski
en Walter
en Karol Wacław Świerczewski
ar كارول سفرتشيفيسكي
cs Karol Świerczewski-Walter
de Walter
de Karol Wacław Świerczewski
el Κάρολ Σφιερτσέφσκι
fa کارول سوویرسفسکی
he קרול שוויירצ'בסקי
ja カロル・スヴェルチェフスキ
ko 카롤 시비에르체프스키
nl Karol Swierczewski
nl Karol Wacław Świerczewski
pl Karol Wacław Świerczewski
pl Walter
ro Karol Wacław Świerczewski
ru Кароль Карлович Сверчевский
ru Кароль Сверчевский
ru Сверчевский, Кароль
🔖 Identifiers · 40
- ISNI
- 0000000109785252
- VIAF cluster ID
- 60532712
- Library of Congress Authorities ID
- n85260617
- GND ID
- 123197023, 1158785186
- BHCL UUID
- 36b25924-4372-41eb-9d7d-4c4609cef3f5
- Baza osób polskich ID
- 19719
- Biblioteca Iglesia Nacional Española en Roma ID
- 17232
- Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
- 166287291
- CANTIC ID
- 981058610392806706
- CiNii Research ID
- 1140845216716994432
- Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
- 123197023
- FAST ID
- 185388
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- FES digital collections entity ID
- 385347
- Find a Grave memorial ID
- 190043460
- Freebase ID
- /m/06f2jh
- Generals of World War II ID
- Swierczewski/Karol/Poland
- Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
- 60087
- Internetowy Polski Słownik Biograficzny ID
- karol-swierczewski-1897-1947-dzialacz-komunistyczny-general-wiesz, karol-swierczewski-1897-1947-dzialacz-komunistyczny-general
- J9U entity ID
- 987007428691405171
- NACSIS-CAT author ID
- DA15051275
- NL CR AUT ID
- xx0042101
- NLB authority ID (Belarus)
- NLB-ar2488003
- NLP ID
- a0000001184203
- NUKAT ID
- n02060358
- National Library of Israel ID (old)
- 004098112
- National Library of Poland MMS ID
- 9810688312105606
- National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
- XX1266986
- Obálky knih ID
- xx0042101
- Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
- 3984535
- Open Library ID
- OL2232325A
- PARES ID
- 152037
- Podvig Naroda ID
- 1002057572
- Prabook ID
- 1035995
- Rodovid ID
- 927509
- SVKKL authority ID
- 0371363-swierczewski-Karol-18971947
- Sejm-Wielki.pl profile ID
- sejmprl.8683
- Topic's main category
- Category:Karol Świerczewski
- University of Barcelona authority ID
- 981058610392806706
- WorldCat Entities ID
- E39PBJcwGXpP8vTQdVYxgGppT3
- Yale LUX ID
- person/4342a782-b12b-409f-ae49-03527b56fa45
🔗 Connections
Award received 11
Order of Lenin,
Order of the Red Banner,
Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945",
Medal "For the Capture of Berlin",
Medal "For the Liberation of Warsaw",
Jubilee Medal "XX Years of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army",
Medal for Warsaw 1939-1945,
Order of the Builders of People's Poland
+3 more
Country of citizenship 4
Member of political party 3
Participated in conflict 3
Military branch 2
Military, police or special rank 2
Occupation 2
Allegiance 1
Commander of (DEPRECATED) 1
Educated at 1
Instance of 1
Place of birth 1
Place of burial 1
Place of death 1
Sex or gender 1
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Summary
Karol Świerczewski was born on February 22, 1897[1], in Warsaw[2]. He died on March 28, 1947[3], in Jabłonki[4]. He worked as a politician[5], military officer[6], and soldier[7].
FAQs
Where was Karol Świerczewski born?
Karol Świerczewski's place of birth was Warsaw[2].
Where did Karol Świerczewski die?
Karol Świerczewski died in Jabłonki[4].
What did Karol Świerczewski do for work?
Karol Świerczewski worked as a politician[5], military officer[6], and soldier[7].
Where did Karol Świerczewski go to school?
Karol Świerczewski was educated at M.V. Frunze Military Academy[14].
What awards did Karol Świerczewski receive?
Honors received include Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"[15], Order of the Red Banner[16], Order of Lenin[17], and Jubilee Medal "XX Years of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army"[18].