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Wacław Komar (4 May 1909 – 26 January 1972) was a Polish brigadier general, head of intelligence of the Ministry of Public Security and commander of the Internal Security Corps.
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Wacław Komar (4 May 1909 – 26 January 1972) was a Polish brigadier general, head of intelligence of the Ministry of Public Security and commander of the Internal Security Corps.
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Biography He was born in Warsaw as Mendel Kossoj in a Jewish family of David and Feiga. In 1924 he became a member of Hashomer Hatzair. In 1925 he joined the Young Communist League of Poland, and from 1926 he also belonged to the Communist Party of Poland. In June 1927 he came to the USSR. He trained in sabotage courses of the Red Army and then was sent to serve in the NKVD. During this time he joined the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. In 1930–1931 he worked in the Moscow Committee of the Communist Youth International, where he was secretary of the Anti-War Commission. Then he left to Germany, where he stayed until 1932. In 1933 he came to Second Polish Republic, where in 1934–1936 he worked in the National Secretariat of the Communist Party of Western Ukraine. In 1936 he arrived in Spain, where he took part in the Spanish Civil War, fighting in International Brigades. He was a battalion commander in the Jarosław Dąbrowski Brigade. Later he was appointed head of the brigade's intelligence. He fought at Guadalajara, Zaragoza and in the Siege of Madrid. He was wounded three times. He also joined the Communist…
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Bibliography Królikowski J., "Generals and admirals of the Polish Army 1943−1990", vol. II, Toruń: Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek, 2010, ISBN 978-83-7611-801-7. Nowak J.R., "Red Dynasties: Komars' Clan", vol. II, Warsaw: Wydawnictwo MaRoN, 2007, ISBN 978-83-8903-306-2.