Roman Władysław Odzierzyński (28 February 1892,

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– 9 July 1975,

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) was the 35th

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and 5th prime minister in the Polish Government in Exile from 1950 until 1953. Following the

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, he fled with the army through

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. He served as an artillery commander with the

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and the

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, rising to the rank of

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1892 births 1975 deaths Politicians from Lviv Odzierzynski, Roman Interior ministers of Poland Rada Trzech Military personnel from Lviv Polish emigrants to the United Kingdom Polish generals {{poland-politician-stub