Chief Inspector of the Armed Forces

General Inspector of the Armed Forces ( pl, Generalny Inspektor Sił Zbrojnych; GISZ) was an office created in the Second Polish Republic in 1926, after the May Coup (Poland), May Coup.

The General Inspector reported directly to the President of Poland, President, and was not responsible to the ''Sejm'' (parliament) or the Government of Poland, government. In the event of war, the General Inspector was to become the Commander-in-chief of the Polish Armed Forces.

Following the Nazi Germany, German invasion of Poland in 1939 and the post-war establishment of the Polish People's Republic, the position was retained by the Polish government-in-exile until 1980.

List of General Inspectors

† denotes people who died in office.

Second Polish Republic

''Rydz-Śmigły went into exile on 18 September 1939, during the Nazi Germany, German invasion of Poland. Afterwards, all General Inspectors were in exile (and increasingly connected with educational activities such as cooperation with the London-based Polish Institute and Sikorski Museum).''

Polish government-in-exile

''Duch died on 9 October 1980. Afterwards, in place of the GISZ, a Military Council was created, led by gen. bryg. Klemens Rudnicki.''

See also

*Polish General Staff
*Ministry of National Defence (Poland)
*Captain general
*Inspector general

Notes

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1926 establishments in Poland
1980 disestablishments
Military history of Poland