Bruno Olbrycht

General

Bruno Olbrycht
Colonel Olbrycht before 1934.
NicknameOlza
Born(1895-10-06)6 October 1895
Died23 March 1951(1951-03-23) (aged 55)
Buried
Powazki Cemetery, Warsaw (military section)
52°15′07″N 20°58′22″E / 52.25194°N 20.97278°E / 52.25194; 20.97278
Allegiance
Branch
Service years1914–1947
Rank Generał dywizji (Major general)
Commands
  • 8th Legions Infantry Regiment (1921–1927)
  • Center of Infantry Training (1930–1936)
  • Cieszyn Silesia (1944)
  • 21st Home Army Mountain Infantry Division (1944–1945)
  • Warsaw Military District (1946–1947)
ConflictsFirst World War
Polish-Ukrainian War
Polish-Soviet War
Second World War
War against anti-communist resistance
Awards(see below)

Bruno Edward Olbrycht (nom de guerre: Olza; 6 October 1895 – 23 March 1951) was a soldier of the Austro-Hungarian Army and officer (later general) of the Polish Army both in the Second Polish Republic and postwar Poland. Born on 6 October 1895 in Sanok, Austrian Galicia, Olbrycht fought in Polish Legions in World War I, Polish–Ukrainian War, Polish–Soviet War and the Invasion of Poland. He died on 23 March 1951 in Kraków.