Stanislav Poplavsky

Stanislav Gilyarovich Poplavsky (Russian: Станислав Гилярович Поплавский, Polish: Stanisław Popławski) (22 April 1902—10 August 1973) was a general in the Soviet and Polish armies. He was born in Imperial Russia, in the vicinity of Kiev. His family (father - Hilary) was ethnically Polish, and in his younger years he considered himself a Pole. He was a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1930 onwards. He was drafted to the Red A... more

Stanislav Gilyarovich Poplavsky (Russian: Станислав Гилярович Поплавский, Polish: Stanisław Popławski) (22 April 1902—10 August 1973) was a general in the Soviet and Polish armies. He was born in Imperial Russia, in the vicinity of Kiev. His family (father - Hilary) was ethnically Polish, and in his younger years he considered himself a Pole. He was a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1930 onwards. He was drafted to the Red Army in 1920 and served for the first three years (until 1923) as a private, then for four years (until 1927) as an NCO, company commander in the 297th Rifle Regiment. Over the next few years he attended an officer school, and afterwards received his own commands: first of a platoon in the 137th Rifle Regiment (1930-1931), then a platoon (1931-1933) and later a company in the School for Infantry Officers in Kharkov (1933-1935). Before the Second World War he attended the Frunze Military Academy (1935-1938) where he became an instructor of... less