Vladislav Korchits

Vladislav Vikentyevich Korchits (Polish: Władysław Korczyc) (1 September 1893 – 17 October 1966) was a Soviet and Polish general.

Born(1893-09-01)1 September 1893

Bogdanowicze, Russian Empire

Died17 October 1966(1966-10-17) (aged 73)

Moscow, USSR

Burial place

Novodevichy Cemetery, Moscow

AllegianceRussian Empire, USSR, Polish People's Republic

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Władysław Korczyc
Born	(1893-09-01)1 September 1893 Bogdanowicze, Russian Empire
Died	17 October 1966(1966-10-17) (aged 73) Moscow, USSR
Burial place	Novodevichy Cemetery, Moscow
Military career
Allegiance	Russian Empire, USSR, Polish People's Republic
Branch	Russian Imperial Army, Red Army, Polish People's Army
Service years	1914–1954
Rank	Generał broni (Lieutenant general) Colonel general
Nickname	Владислав Викентиевич Корчиц
Unit	First Polish Army
Commands	Chief of Staff of the 1st Polish Army Chief of Polish General Staff Deputy Minister of National Defence
Conflicts	First World War Russian Civil War Polish-Soviet War Second World War
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He supported the Bolshevik side during the Russian Revolution, joining the Red Army. He participated in the Polish-Soviet War. In the interwar period he graduated from the Mikhail Frunze Military Academy. He was placed under investigation during 1938–1940, i.e., during the Great Purge, but the accusations were dropped and he was reinstated afterward.^[1] He took part in World War II. From 1944 he was attached to the Polish Armed Forces in the East. After the war he remained in the People's Republic of Poland. He served in the Polish People's Army as the chief of Polish General Staff from 1 January 1945 to 18 January 1954. While in Poland, he joined the Polish Workers' Party, was the Deputy Minister of National Defense (1949/1950-?), and the deputy to the Polish parliament (Sejm) for the term 1952–1956. In 1954 he retired and returned to the Soviet Union. He died in Moscow.