Marian Spychalski information

Marshal
Marian Spychalski
Marshal Marian Spychalski
	Marian Spychalski in 1965
3rd Chairman of the Polish Council of State
	In office; 10 April 1968 – 23 December 1970
Prime Minister	Józef Cyrankiewicz
First Secretary	Władysław Gomułka; Edward Gierek
Preceded by	Edward Ochab
Succeeded by	Józef Cyrankiewicz
Minister of National Defence
	In office; 13 November 1956 – 11 April 1968
Prime Minister	Józef Cyrankiewicz
Preceded by	Konstanty Rokossowski
Succeeded by	Wojciech Jaruzelski
City mayor of Warsaw
	In office; 18 September 1944 – 5 March 1945
Preceded by	Marceli Porowski
Succeeded by	Stanisław Tołwiński
Personal details
Born	6 December 1906; Łódź, Piotrków Governorate, Congress Poland, Russian Empire
Died	7 June 1980 (aged 73); Warsaw, Polish People's Republic
Political party	PPR (1942-48); PZPR (1948-80)
Other political; affiliations	Communist Party of Poland
Awards
Nickname(s)	Marek, Orka
Military service
Allegiance	Provisional Government of National Unity ; Polish People's Republic
Years of service	1944–1949; 1956–1968
Rank	Marshal of Poland
Commands	Gwardia Ludowa; Defence Minister
Battles/wars	World War II

Marian "Marek" Spychalski (pronounced [ˈmarjan spɨˈxalskʲi], 6 December 1906 – 7 June 1980) was a Polish architect in pre-war Poland, and later, military commander and a communist politician. During World War II he belonged to the Polish underground forces operating within Poland and was one of the leaders of the People's Guard, then People's Army.^[1] He held several key political posts during the PRL era, most notably; Chairman of the Council of State, mayor of Warsaw and Defence Minister.

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Marshal Marian Spychalski
Marian Spychalski in 1965

3rd Chairman of the Polish Council of State
In office 10 April 1968 – 23 December 1970
Prime Minister	Józef Cyrankiewicz
First Secretary	Władysław Gomułka Edward Gierek
Preceded by	Edward Ochab
Succeeded by	Józef Cyrankiewicz
Minister of National Defence
In office 13 November 1956 – 11 April 1968
Prime Minister	Józef Cyrankiewicz
Preceded by	Konstanty Rokossowski
Succeeded by	Wojciech Jaruzelski
City mayor of Warsaw
In office 18 September 1944 – 5 March 1945
Preceded by	Marceli Porowski
Succeeded by	Stanisław Tołwiński

Personal details
Born	(1906-12-06)6 December 1906 Łódź, Piotrków Governorate, Congress Poland, Russian Empire
Died	7 June 1980(1980-06-07) (aged 73) Warsaw, Polish People's Republic
Political party	PPR (1942-48) PZPR (1948-80)
Other political affiliations	Communist Party of Poland
Awards
Nickname(s)	Marek, Orka
Military service
Allegiance	Provisional Government of National Unity Polish People's Republic
Years of service	1944–1949 1956–1968
Rank	Marshal of Poland
Commands	Gwardia Ludowa Defence Minister
Battles/wars	World War II