Life
Sosnkowski served successively as founder and first commander of Związek Walki Czynnej (the Active Combat Association), chief of staff of the 1st Brigade of the Polish Legions, Polish minister of military affairs, vice-president of Poland, commander of the Związek Walki Zbrojnej (Association for Armed Struggle) resistance organization, and Inspector General of the Armed Forces (Polish Commander-in-Chief, 1943–44).
Sosnkowski, over his career, used a number of noms de guerre, including "Baca" (Polish mountaineer term for "shepherd"), "Godziemba" (the name of his herditary coat-of-arms), "Józef" (Polish for "Joseph"), "Ryszard" ("Richard"), "Szef" ("Chief").
Sosnkowski was married to Jadwiga Sosnkowska. They had five children.
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