Adam Karol Benisz (10 November 1888 – 24 January 1991) was an officer for the Polish army and an insurgent Silesian. He studied law at the
Jagiellonian University
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Kraków
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In 1921, during the Third Silesian Uprising, he was a tactical officer in the Regiment Katowice. He later became commander of the garrison in Kedzierzyn, and was put in charge of the defense of the city during the fighting with the Germans. In 1941, he became a soldier of the
Polish Armed Forces
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He died on 24 January 1991, in Nowy Sącz.
Benisz, Adam Karol.
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Books
He was the author of these books about the Silesian Uprisings:
* ''Upper Silesia in the struggle for Polish'' (1930)
* ''Fight for Kedzierzyn and Mount St Anny'' (1961)
* ''In the Storm of Life'' (1976)
Awards
* Order of Polonia Restituta
The Order of Polonia Restituta (, ) is a Polish state decoration, state Order (decoration), order established 4 February 1921. It is conferred on both military and civilians as well as on alien (law), foreigners for outstanding achievements in ...
See also
*Józef Piłsudski
Józef Klemens Piłsudski (; 5 December 1867 – 12 May 1935) was a Polish statesman who served as the Chief of State (Poland), Chief of State (1918–1922) and first Marshal of Poland (from 1920). In the aftermath of World War I, he beca ...
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1888 births
1991 deaths
Polish non-fiction writers
Polish male non-fiction writers
Polish soldiers
20th-century Polish non-fiction writers
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