Włodzimierz Potasiński
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Włodzimierz Potasiński (31 July 1956 – 10 April 2010) was a Polish military figure, commander-in-chief of the Polish Special Forces.
Potasiński was born at Czeladź. He was killed in the 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash at Smolensk.
Honours and awards
Potasiński was awarded numerous civil and military awards, including the Order of Polonia Restituta in 2006.
- Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2010, posthumously) previously awarded the Knight's Cross (2006)
- Gold Cross of Merit (2000)
- Silver Cross of Merit (1993)
- Gold Medal in the Service of the Armed Forces of the Homeland
- Gold Medal for his contribution to national defence
- Commemorative medal of the Multinational Division Central-South Iraq
- Meritorious Service Medal (2006, United States)
- United States Special Operations Command Medal (2010, United States, posthumously)[1]
- Grand Officer of the Order of Merit (2008, Portugal)
- UN Medal UNDOF mission
- entry in the "Book of Honour of the Minister of National Defence" (2007)
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-08-05. Retrieved 2012-05-13.
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External links
- Interview from 2009
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- 1956 births
- 2010 deaths
- Polish generals
- People from Czeladź
- Victims of the Smolensk air disaster
- Commanders of the Order of Polonia Restituta
- Recipients of the Gold Cross of Merit (Poland)
- Recipients of the Special Operations Command Medal
- Grand Officers of the Order of Merit (Portugal)
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