Wincenty Kowalski
Wincenty Kowalski | |
|---|---|
| Executive Director of the Józef Piłsudski Institute of America | |
| In office 1956–1963 | |
| Preceded by | Damian Stanisław Wandycz |
| Succeeded by | Wacław Jędrzejewicz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 September 1892 Warsaw, Congress Poland |
| Died | 29 November 1984 (aged 92) River Forest, Illinois |
| Nationality | Polish-American |
Wincenty Kowalski (1892–1984) was a Polish military commander and a general of the Polish Army. A veteran of both World War I and World War II, he fought in all the inter-war conflicts of Poland. During the Invasion of Poland of 1939 he commanded the Polish 1st Legions Infantry Division.