Franciszek Wład
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Franciszek Sewerin Wład was a Polish
brigadier general
. From 1930 until the German invasion of Poland, he commanded the 14th Infantry Division
and died in the battle of Bzura on 18 September.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
brigadier general
Brigadier General
Brigadier general is a senior rank in the armed forces. It is the lowest ranking general officer in some countries, usually sitting between the ranks of colonel and major general. When appointed to a field command, a brigadier general is typically in command of a brigade consisting of around 4,000...
. From 1930 until the German invasion of Poland, he commanded the 14th Infantry Division
14th Infantry Division (Poland)
14 Greater Poland Infantry Division was a unit of the Polish Army in the interbellum period, which took part in the Polish September Campaign....
and died in the battle of Bzura on 18 September.