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General Officers of World War I
General Officers of World War I (originally entitled "Some General Officers of the Great War") is an oil painting by John Singer Sargent, completed in 1922. It was commissioned by South African financier Sir Abraham Bailey, 1st Baronet to commemorate the generals who commanded British and British Empire armies in the First World War.
Background.
Sargent was initially unwilling to take on such a large project, but took the commission in January 1919 and began work in August 1920, after
Stanisław Kopański
General Stanisław Kopański (May 19, 1895 – March 23, 1976) was a Polish military commander, politician, diplomat, an engineer and one of the best-educated Polish officers of the time, serving with distinction during World War II. He is best known as the creator and commander of the Polish Independent Carpathian Brigade and Polish 3rd Carpathian Infantry Division. 
Between 1943 and 1946, he was Chief of Staff of the Commander-in-Chief of the Polish Armed Forces in the West.