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Back in London, Iranek-Osmecki once again worked for the
General Staff. In the night of March 13/14 1943, he was parachuted over Poland on the personal request of General Rowecki. Between April 1943 – January 1944, he was a quartermaster of the Home Army, to be moved to intelligence and information
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After the war, Iranek-Osmecki settled in London (May 1945), never to return to
Communist Poland. In December 1945, he joined the Society of Home Army Soldiers, and remained an active member of this organization. Also, he was a member of Temporary Council of National Unity and other Polish emigree
355:. In March 1919, he became chief of staff at 1st Legions Infantry Brigade, and in March 1920, he was sent to Infantry Department of the Ministry of Military Affairs. In December 1920, Iranek-Osmecki joined the headquarters of military police, and in May 1921, he was sent to the staff of the
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October 1, 1944, Iranek-Osmecki was named the envoy of General Bor-Komorowski, and began negotiations with the Germans. On October 3, together with Colonel Zygmunt Dobrowolski, he signed the capitulation of Polish forces in Warsaw. Captured by the Germans, he was sent to
442:, but did not accept this rank, claiming that the wartime promotion to Colonel was more important to him. In 1971, Iranek-Osmecki published a book thoroughly documenting the tragedy of Jews in Poland during World War II and the help given to the Jews by the Poles.
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in Warsaw. On
September 1, 1930, he was promoted to officer, and on May 1, 1933, he became a major. For most of the early 1930s, he lectured at the military college, returning to active service in 1937, when he was named battalion commandant of the
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