Edmund Pszczółkowski

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Edmund Pszczółkowski (born October 25, 1904 in Warsaw ; † January 3, 1997 ibid) was a brigadier general , diplomat and politician of the Polish United Workers' Party PZPR ( Polska Zjednoczona Partia Robotnicza ) in the People's Republic of Poland , who was Minister of Agriculture between 1954 and 1956, was ambassador to the Soviet Union from 1963 to 1964 and ambassador to Pakistan between 1964 and 1967 .

Life

Studies, start of political engagement and World War II

Edmund Pszczółkowski's tombstone in the Wólka Węglowa cemetery in Warsaw

After attending school in 1924, Pszczółkowski began studying at the August Zieliński Private Business School for Men in Warsaw and graduated in 1927. During his studies he was involved in the youth organization of the Union of Workers' Universities TUR ( Towarzystwo Uniwersytetu Robotniczego ) and in 1926 he joined the Polish Socialist Party PPS (Polska Partia Socjalistyczna) as a member. After completing his studies, he worked as an economist and in 1930 became a member of the then Communist Party of Poland, KPP (Komunistyczna Partia Polski) . Because of his political activities as secretary of the CPP in Pruszkow he was between 1936 and 1939 in detention and settled after his release at the beginning of World War II in September 1939 in Lviv , where he as an accountant and auditor with the company until 1941 Trust Solny worked .

After the attack of the German Empire on the Soviet Union , the Barbarossa company , and the resulting German-Soviet war in June 1941, he found himself in the process of evacuation in the Soviet Union and since 1943 he has been involved in the Association of Polish Patriots ZPP (Związek Patriotów Polskich ) . In July 1943 Pszczółkowski joined the Polish armed forces in the Soviet Union (Polskie Siły Zbrojne w ZSRR) and became an officer in the 1st Infantry Division "Tadeusz Kościuszko" , with whom he was on 12./13. Took part in the Battle of Lenino October 1943 . In May 1944 he became an instructor for political education in the 2nd Infantry Division " Jan Henryk Dąbrowski " and then deputy commander for political affairs of the 8th Infantry Regiment.

In the following period he took part in the Battle of Warka and in September 1944 in the occupation of Prague . On September 11, 1944, he was appointed lieutenant colonel and deputy commander for political affairs in the 2nd Army and, as such, was promoted to colonel in April 1945 . At the same time he was a member of the National Council ( Krajowa Rada Narodowa ) between 1944 and 1947 and was chairman of the military committee and vice-chairman of the committee for cooperatives, supply and trade. In April 1945 Pszczółkowski and his unit took part in the crossing of the Lusatian Neisse .

Deputy, Minister and Ambassador of the People's Republic of Poland

After the end of the Second World War he was a member of the Constituent Parliament (Sejm Ustawodawczy) between 1947 and 1952 and was also vice-chairman of the Committee on Cooperatives, Supply and Trade. After the establishment of the Polish United Workers' Party PZPR ( Polska Zjednoczona Partia Robotnicza ) in December 1948, Pszczółkowski became a member and at the 1st (founding) party congress of the PZPR (December 15-22, 1948) was elected a member of the Central Committee, of which he was a member until the V Congress (November 11-16, 1968). In the election of October 26, 1952, he was also elected a member of the Sejm and belonged to it from the first legislative period to the end of the third legislative period on March 31, 1965.

On March 18, 1954, Pszczółkowski took over the post of Minister of Agriculture (Minister rolnictwa) in the government of Prime Minister Józef Cyrankiewicz and held this office until March 30, 1956. Subsequently, between March 30, 1956 and November 13, 1956, he was chairman of the Public Safety Committees KdsBP ( Komitet do spraw Bezpieczeństwa Publicznego ) . After leaving the government, he was in the second and third legislative periods from February 20, 1957 to March 31, 1965 both vice-chairman of the PZPR parliamentary group and vice-chairman of the Sejm committee on agriculture and the food industry.

In 1963 he replaced Bolesław Jaszczuk as ambassador to the Soviet Union , but held this most important ambassadorial post for only one year until 1964. Subsequently, Pszczółkowski became ambassador to Pakistan in 1964 and remained in this position until 1967. In October 1980 he was appointed by the then chairman of the State Council Henryk Jabłoński promoted to Brigadier General of the Reserve. After his death he was buried in the Wólka Węglowa cemetery in Warsaw.

honors and awards

Pszczółkowski was honored several times for his services to the People's Republic of Poland and received, among other things, the medal "Victory over Germany" in 1946 (Medal za Zwycięstwo nad Niemcami w Wielkiej Wojnie Ojczyźnianej 1941–1945) , in 1954 the medal for the 10th anniversary of the People's Republic of Poland (Medal 10-lecia Polski Ludowej) , 1974 the medal for the 30th anniversary of the People's Republic of Poland (Medal 30-lecia Polski Ludowej) , 1984 the medal for the 40th anniversary of the People's Republic of Poland (Medal 40-lecia Polski Ludowej) as well as the Order of the Grünwald -Cross (Order Krzyża Grunwaldu) Second Class,

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SURNAME Pszczółkowski, Edmund
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Polish officer, diplomat and politician, member of the Sejm
DATE OF BIRTH October 25, 1904
PLACE OF BIRTH Warsaw
DATE OF DEATH January 3, 1997
Place of death Warsaw