Marian Spychalski

Marshal Marian Spychalski
Spychalski in 1965
3rd Chairman of the Polish Council of State
In office 10 April 1968 – 23 December 1970
Prime Minister	Józef Cyrankiewicz
First Secretary	Władysław Gomułka Edward Gierek
Preceded by	Edward Ochab
Succeeded by	Józef Cyrankiewicz
Minister of National Defence
In office 13 November 1956 – 11 April 1968
Prime Minister	Józef Cyrankiewicz
Preceded by	Konstanty Rokossowski
Succeeded by	Wojciech Jaruzelski
City mayor of Warsaw
In office 18 September 1944 – 5 March 1945
Preceded by	Marceli Porowski
Succeeded by	Stanisław Tołwiński
Personal details
Born	(1906-12-06)6 December 1906 Łódź, Piotrków Governorate, Congress Poland, Russian Empire
Died	7 June 1980(1980-06-07) (aged 73) Warsaw, Polish People's Republic
Political party	PPR (1942-48) PZPR (1948-80)
Other political affiliations	Communist Party of Poland
Awards	(see below)
Nickname(s)	Marek, Orka
Military service
Allegiance	Provisional Government of National Unity  Polish People's Republic
Branch/service	Polish People's Army
Years of service	1944–1949 1956–1968
Rank	Marszałek Polski (Marshal of Poland)
Commands	Gwardia Ludowa Defence Minister
Battles/wars	World War II

Marian "Marek" Spychalski (pronounced [ˈmarjan spɨˈxalskʲi], 6 December 1906 – 7 June 1980) was a Polish architect in pre-war Poland, and later, military commander and a communist politician. During World War II he belonged to the Polish underground forces operating within Poland and was one of the leaders of the People's Guard, then People's Army.^[1] He held several key political posts during the PRL era, most notably; Chairman of the Council of State, mayor of Warsaw and Defence Minister.