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COMMANDER // 1897–1947

Karol Świerczewski

colonel generalSoviet UnionSpanish Republic6 battles3 wars

Lifespan

1897 – 1947

19001910192019301940Spanish Civil War · 1936-1939Eastern Front · 1941-1945World War II · 1939–1945 (1941–1945 U.S. combat role)Battle of Lopera — January 1, 1936 · Spanish Republic · Spanish Civil WarBattle of Belchite — August 24, 1937 · Spanish Republic · Spanish Civil WarBattle of Teruel — December 15, 1937 · Spanish Republic · Spanish Civil WarAragon Offensive — March 7, 1938 · Spanish Republic · Spanish Civil WarBattle of Bautzen — January 1, 1945 · Soviet Union · Eastern FrontPrague offensive — May 6, 1945 · Allies · World War II

Active service 1936–1945 — 6 battles across 3 wars; first command at age 39.

Profile

Karol Wacław Świerczewski was a Polish and Soviet Red Army general and statesman. He was a Bolshevik Party member and served in the Soviet Red Army during the Russian Civil War and participated in the wars against the Polish and Ukrainian Republics. He also participated alongside the Republicans during the Spanish Civil War. At the start of World War II In 1939, he participated in the Soviet invasion of Poland. At the end of the war he was installed as one of leaders of the Soviet-sponsored Polish Provisional Government of National Unity. Soon later, Świerczewski died in a country-road ambush shot by the militants from OUN-UPA. He was an icon of communist propaganda for the following several decades.

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Battles (6)

Last verified June 2026
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