Bronisław Kwiatkowski
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Lieutenant General
Bronisław Kwiatkowski (May 5, 1950 in Mazury
– April 10, 2010 in Smolensk
) was a Polish
military figure, Commander of the Polish Armed Forces Operational Command. He was among the passengers killed in the 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash
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Lieutenant General
Lieutenant General is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages where the title of Lieutenant General was held by the second in command on the battlefield, who was normally subordinate to a Captain General....
Bronisław Kwiatkowski (May 5, 1950 in Mazury
Mazury, Subcarpathian Voivodeship
Mazury is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Raniżów, within Kolbuszowa County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately east of Raniżów, east of Kolbuszowa, and north of the regional capital Rzeszów....
– April 10, 2010 in Smolensk
Smolensk
Smolensk is a city and the administrative center of Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the Dnieper River. Situated west-southwest of Moscow, this walled city was destroyed several times throughout its long history since it was on the invasion routes of both Napoleon and Hitler. Today, Smolensk...
) was a Polish
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
military figure, Commander of the Polish Armed Forces Operational Command. He was among the passengers killed in the 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash
2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash
The 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash occurred on 10 April 2010, when a Tupolev Tu-154M aircraft of the Polish Air Force crashed near the city of Smolensk, Russia, killing all 96 people on board...
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Awards and honours
He was awarded numerous civil and military awards including the Order of Polonia Restituta.- Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2010, posthumously; previously awarded the Officer's Cross and the Knight's Cross)
- Commander's Cross of the Order of the Military CrossOrder of the Military CrossThe Order of the Military Cross is a Polish order established on October 18, 2006. It is awarded for "distinguished service, sacrifice, and courage in actions against terrorism in the country or during foreign deployments of the Polish Armed Forces in times of peace."- Classes :The Order has three...
- Gold Cross of Merit
- Gold Medal of the Armed Forces in the Service of the FatherlandMedal of the Armed Forces in the Service of the FatherlandThe Medal of the Armed Forces in the Service of the Fatherland is a Polish military decoration, awarded for long service and excellent work in the army. The medal was first established on 26 May 1951, although the detailed rules and grades were revised 1991 and 1995...
- Gold Medal of Merit for National Defence
- Gold Medal for Long Service Award (2009)
- Commemorative medal of the Multinational Division Central-South Iraq
- Grand Officer of the Order of Merit (2008, Portugal)
- UN Medal UNDOF mission
- Instructor Parachute Badge