Janusz Gąsiorowski
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General Janusz Gąsiorowski | |
|---|---|
 Gąsiorowski in 1935 | |
| Chief of the General Staff | |
| In office 3 December 1931 – 7 June 1935 | |
| Preceded by | Tadeusz Piskor |
| Succeeded by | Wacław Stachiewicz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 June 1889 |
| Died | 19 October 1949 (aged 60) |
| Resting place | Cimetière des Champeaux de Montmorency |
| Alma mater | Jagiellonian University |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Second Polish Republic |
| Branch/service |  Polish Legions Polish Armed Forces |
| Years of service | 1912–1939 |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Commands | 7th Infantry Division |
| Battles/wars | First World War Polish–Soviet War Invasion of Poland |
Janusz Gąsiorowski (1889 Lemberg – 1949 Paris) was a Polish general, commander of the Polish 7th Infantry Division during the German invasion of Poland in 1939. Taken prisoner on 4 September in the battle of Częstochowa.[1] He was awarded the Serbian Order of Saint Sava and a number of other decorations.[2]
He became the father-in-law of journalist Jerzy Turowicz, who married his daughter Anna, by his writer wife, Zofia Zawiszanka.[3] Their greatgrandson is Pico Alexander, an American actor.
Janusz Gąsiorowski is buried in the Champeaux de Montmorency cemetery north of Paris.[4]
