Procedura nadania stopnia Pierwszego Marszałka Polski lub Marszałka Polski w XX wieku
Procedure for conferring the rank of First Marshal of Poland or Marshal of Poland in the 20th century

Summary/Abstract: In the history of Polish Army in the 20th century only six persons received a marshal’s rank. The purpose of the article is the analysis of the legal provisions of the proceedings of granting the rank of First Marshal of Poland to Józef Piłsudski and the ranks of Marshal of Poland to Ferdinand Foch, Edward Śmigły-Rydz, Michał Żymierski, Konstanty Rokossowski and Marian Spychalski from the point of view of their compliance with the regulations in force at that time. The author’s findings show that only Edward Śmigły-Rydz and Marian Spychalski received the military ranks of the Marshal of Poland in accordance with the legal regulations.

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