Stanisław Kopański

Stanisław Kopański
Stanisław Kopański
	General Stanisław Kopański
Born	19 May 1895; St. Petersburg, Russian Empire
Died	23 March 1976 (aged 80); London, England
Allegiance	Russian Empire; Poland
Branch	Imperial Russian Army; Polish Army
Years of service	1914–1921; 1923–1949
Rank	Generał dywizji (Major general)
Commands	General Inspector of Polish Armed Forces in Exile; Polish Resettlement Corps; Chief of Staff of the Commander-in-Chief of the Polish Armed Forces in the West; 3rd Carpathian Rifle Division; Polish Carpathian Brigade; 1st Regiment of Self-propelled Artillery; 1st Mounted Artillery Detachment
Battles / wars	World War I; Polish–Ukrainian War; Polish–Soviet War; World War II
Awards	Golden Cross of the War Order of Virtuti Militari; Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta; Golden Cross of Merit with Swords; Cross of Valour (2); Companion of the Order of the Bath (United Kingdom); Commander of the Order of the British Empire (United Kingdom); Distinguished Service Order (United Kingdom); Knight of the Legion of Honour (France); Croix de Guerre (France)

General Stanisław Kopański (19 May 1895 – 23 March 1976) was a Polish military commander, politician, diplomat, an engineer and one of the best-educated Polish officers of the time, serving with distinction during World War II. He is best known as the creator and commander of the Polish Independent Carpathian Brigade and Polish 3rd Carpathian Infantry Division.

Stanisław Kopański
General Stanisław Kopański
Born	(1895-05-19)19 May 1895 St. Petersburg, Russian Empire
Died	23 March 1976(1976-03-23) (aged 80) London, England
Allegiance	Russian Empire Poland
Branch	Imperial Russian Army Polish Army
Years of service	1914–1921 1923–1949
Rank	Generał dywizji (Major general)
Commands	General Inspector of Polish Armed Forces in Exile Polish Resettlement Corps Chief of Staff of the Commander-in-Chief of the Polish Armed Forces in the West 3rd Carpathian Rifle Division Polish Carpathian Brigade 1st Regiment of Self-propelled Artillery 1st Mounted Artillery Detachment
Battles / wars	World War I Polish–Ukrainian War Polish–Soviet War World War II
Awards	Golden Cross of the War Order of Virtuti Militari Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta Golden Cross of Merit with Swords Cross of Valour (2) Companion of the Order of the Bath (United Kingdom) Commander of the Order of the British Empire (United Kingdom) Distinguished Service Order (United Kingdom) Knight of the Legion of Honour (France) Croix de Guerre (France)