Bronisław Kwiatkowski

Bronisław Kwiatkowski
Born	(1950-05-05)5 May 1950 Mazury, Polish People's Republic
Died	10 April 2010(2010-04-10) (aged 59) Smolensk, Russia
Buried	Salwator Cemetery
Allegiance	Poland
Service / branch	Polish Land Forces
Rank	Lieutenant General

Lieutenant General Bronisław Kwiatkowski (5 May 1950 in Mazury – 10 April 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.[1]

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 Cross[2]
• Gold Cross of Merit
• Gold Medal of the Armed Forces in the Service of the Fatherland
• Gold Medal of Merit for National Defence
• Gold Medal for Long Service Award (2009)[3]
• Commemorative medal of the Multinational Division Central-South Iraq
• Grand Officer of the Order of Merit (2008, Portugal)[4]
• UN Medal UNDOF mission
• Instructor Parachute Badge

References

1. "Pamięci generała Kwiatkowskiego". www.wojsko-polskie.pl. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
2. "M.P. 2007 nr 18 poz. 209" (PDF). isap.sejm.gov.pl. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
3. "MEDALEM ZŁOTYM ZA DŁUGOLETNIĄ SŁUśBĘ" (PDF). www.prezydent.pl. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
4. "Diário da República, 2.ª série — N.º 40 — 26 de Fevereiro de 2009" (PDF). files.dre.pt. Retrieved 1 December 2024.