General Inspector of the Armed Forces

Flag of the GISZ

General Inspector of the Armed Forces (Polish: Generalny Inspektor Sił Zbrojnych; GISZ) was an office created in Poland in 1926, after the May Coup. The General Inspector reported directly to the President, and was not responsible to the Sejm or the government. In the event of war, the General Inspector was to become the Commander-in-Chief of the Polish Armed Forces.

List of General Inspectors of the Armed Forces (1926–1980)

#	Name	Image	Born–Died	Rank	Start	End	Note
1	Józef Piłsudski		1867–1935	Marshal of Poland	August 27, 1926	May 12, 1935	Died in office
2	Edward Rydz-Śmigły		1886–1941	Marshal of Poland	May 12, 1935	November 7, 1939
3	Władysław Sikorski		1881–1943	Lt. General	November 7, 1939	July 4, 1943	Died in an airplane crash
4	Kazimierz Sosnkowski		1885–1969	Lt. General	July 8, 1943	September 30, 1944
5	Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski		1895–1966	Generał	September 30, 1944	October 2, 1944	1st Term
	Władysław Anders		1892–1970	Lt. General	October 2, 1944	May 5, 1945	1st Term. Acting General Inspector of the Armed Forces
6	Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski		1895–1966	Generał	May 5, 1945	November 8, 1946	2nd Term
7	Władysław Anders		1892–1970	Lt. General	November 8, 1946	1954	2nd Term
8	Michał Karaszewicz-Tokarzewski		1893–1964	Lt. General	1954	May 22, 1964	Died in office
9	Stefan Dembiński	90px	1887–1972	Divisional General	1964	March 27, 1972	Died in office
10	Stanisław Kopański	90px	1895–1976	Divisional General	1972	March 23, 1976	Died in office
11	Zygmunt Bohusz-Szyszko	90px	1893–1982	Divisional General	March 19, 1976	February 18, 1980
12	Bolesław Bronisław Duch		1885–1980	Divisional General	February 19, 1980	October 9, 1980

See also

• Polish General Staff
• Captain General
• Inspector General