Antoni Chruściel

Antoni Chruściel
Chruściel in the United Kingdom
NicknameMonter
Born(1895-07-16)16 July 1895
Gniewczyna Łańcucka, Austria-Hungary
Died30 November 1960(1960-11-30) (aged 65)
Washington, D.C., USA
Service years1914–1948
RankBrigadier General
UnitWarsaw Corps of the Home Army
ConflictsWorld War I
World War II
Awards
Other workLawyer and translator

Gen. Antoni Chruściel ([anˈtɔɲi ˈxruɕt͡ɕel] ⓘ nom de guerre Monter; 16 July 1895 – 30 November 1960) was a Polish military officer and a general of the Polish Army. He is best known as the de facto commander of all the armed forces of the Warsaw Uprising of 1944, as well as Home Army's chief of staff.

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