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Marshal Edward Rydzmigy 160 was a Polish politician, statesman, Marshal of Poland and CommanderinChief of Polands armed forces, as well as a talented painter and poet.

Edward Rydz was born in the Polish village of apszyn near Brzeany, Galicia, a possession of the AustroHungarian Empire, to Polish parents. He was the son of a professional noncommissioned officer in the AustroHungarian Army, Tomasz Rydz, and his wife Maria Babiak. Rydz grew up in rather humble circumstances and was orphaned at the age of 13. He was then raised by his maternal grandparents and, after their deaths, by the family of a Dr. Uranowicz, the town physician at Brzeany. After graduating with distinction at the local Gymnasium, Rydz went to Krakw, where he completed studies in philosophy and history of art at the Jagiellonian University. He then studied to be a painter at the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakw and later in Vienna and Munich. In 19101911, he attended the reserve officers academy in Vienna and received military training at the renowned Austrian 4th Infantry Regiment, the Grand Masters of the Teutonic Knights.

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