Tadeusz Ludwik Piskor (1889–1951){{Cite web|url=http://www.ipsb.nina.gov.pl/a/biografia/tadeusz-ludwik-piskor|title=Tadeusz Ludwik Piskor|website=www.ipsb.nina.gov.pl|language=pl|access-date=2019-11-03|archive-date=2019-11-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191103222044/https://www.ipsb.nina.gov.pl/a/biografia/tadeusz-ludwik-piskor|url-status=dead}} was a Polish Army general.

Life and career

Piskor was born on 1 February 1889 in Bór Kunowski. Before World War I, he was a member of Polish pro-independence organizations. During World War I he served in the Polish Legions, and subsequently fought in the 1919–21 Polish-Soviet War.

During the Interbellum, Piskor held various posts, including Chief of the General Staff, and Army Inspector.

During the September 1939 Campaign, he commanded the Lublin Army. His forces were defeated in the Battle of Tomaszów Lubelski by German forces, and he became a prisoner of war at Fort Srebrna Góra from 1939.{{cite web |url=http://www.nid.pl/pl/Informacje_ogolne/Zabytki_w_Polsce/Pomniki_historii/Lista_miejsc/miejsce.php?ID=311 |title=Pomink historii: Srebrna Góra – Twierdza Srebrnogórska, nowożytna warownia górska z XVIII wieku |language=Polish |trans-title=|publisher=Nid.pl |date=2013-04-18 |accessdate=2014-04-06}}

After the war, he settled in London, where he died in 1951.

Honours and awards

Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari (1921)
Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta, previously awarded the Officer's Cross
Cross of Independence
Cross of Valour - four times
Gold Cross of Merit
Commemorative Medal for War 1918-1921
Decades Regained Independence Medal
Officers' badge "Parasol"
Commander's Cross of the Legion of Honour (France), previously awarded the Knight's Cross
Commander's Cross of the Order of the Star of Romania
Commander's Cross of the Order of the White Eagle (Kingdom of Yugoslavia)
Commander's Cross with Swords of the Order of Leopold (Belgium)
Cross of Liberty class III (Estonia)
Order of the Cross of the Eagle Class I (Estonia, 1932)