He was a Polish historian, military commander and one of the highest ranking generals of the Polish Army. He is most famous for commanding the Pomorze Army in the Battle of Bzura during the invasion of Poland in 1939. He spent the rest of World War II in various Nazi POW camps. Liberated in 1945 by American forces, he remained in exile after the war. Initially in Great Britain, where he was one of the founders of the Józef Pi³sudski Institute in London, he eventually went to the United States in 1954. He is most commonly associated with the Polish Independence League and the Józef Pi³sudski Institute of America.
He was a Polish historian, military commander and one of the highest ranking generals of the Polish Army. He is most famous for commanding the Pomorze Army in the Battle of Bzura during the invasion of Poland in 1939. He spent the rest of World War II in various Nazi POW camps. Liberated in 1945 by American forces, he remained in exile after the war. Initially in Great Britain, where he was one of the founders of the Józef Pi³sudski Institute in London, he eventually went to the United States in 1954. He is most commonly associated with the Polish Independence League and the Józef Pi³sudski Institute of America.
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