Waldemar Skrzypczak
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Waldemar Skrzypczak | |
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| Born | 19 January 1956 Szczecin, Poland |
| Died | 21 July 2025 (aged 69) |
| Allegiance |  Poland |
Branch |  Polish Land Forces |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Waldemar Skrzypczak (19 January 1956 – 21 July 2025) was a Polish general, who was the commander of the Polish Land Forces from 2006 to 2009.
Military career
[edit]Skrzypczak was the commander of the 4th rotation of Multinational Division Central-South in 2005.[1]
From 2006 to 2009, he was the commander of the Polish Land Forces. He resigned in August 2009 following a dispute with the Ministry of National Defence over a skirmish in the War in Afghanistan in which a Polish officer had been killed.[2]
From 8 September 2011, he was an adviser at the Polish Ministry of National Defence.
He served the deputy minister of defense, responsible for armament and modernization, from 2012 until his resignation on November 28, 2013. This came after media reported in late September that prosecutors opened an investigation into possible corruption by Skrzypczak.[3][4]
Death
[edit]Skrzypczak died on 21 July 2025, at the age of 69.[5]
In media
[edit]Skrzypczak appeared in the music video for Sabaton's song "Uprising" (about the 1944 Warsaw Uprising) as an unnamed leader of the Polish resistance.[6]
Promotions
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Podporucznik (Second lieutenant) – 1980[7]
Porucznik (First lieutenant) – 1984[8]
Kapitan (Captain) – 1987[9]
Major (Major) – 1991[10]
Podpułkownik (Lieutenant colonel) – 1993[11]
Pułkownik (Colonel) – 1996[12]
Generał brygady (Brigadier general) – 2000[13]
Generał dywizji (Major general) – 2004[14]
Generał broni (Lieutenant general) – 2006[15]
Awards and decorations
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Commander's Cross of Order of Polonia Restituta (2005)[16]
Knight's Cross of Order of Polonia Restituta (2000)[17]
Commander's Cross of Order of the Military Cross (2011)[18]
Golden Cross of Merit (1993)[19]
Golden Medal of the Armed Forces in the Service of the Fatherland (previously awarded silver and bronze)
Golden Medal of Merit for National Defence
Commemorative Medal of the Multinational Division Central-South in Iraq
Officer of Legion of Merit (USA)
Meritorious Service Cross (Canada, 2009)[20]
Grand Officer of Order of Merit (Portugal, 2008)[21]
Cross of Military Merit in white (Spain, 2013)[22]
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References
[edit]- ↑ "Former commander of Polish Land Forces General Skrzypczak dies aged 69". TVP World. July 21, 2025.
- ↑ Easton, Adam (20 August 2009). "Polish army chief quits amid row". BBC.co.uk. BBC News. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
- ↑ "Poland". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2026-01-21.
- ↑ "Tomasz Siemoniak – Mr Durable". POLITICO. 2014-06-05. Retrieved 2026-01-21.
- ↑ Nie żyje generał Waldemar Skrzypczak (in Polish)
- ↑ "Sabaton - "Uprising" video shoot : pics & Polish TV news available!". Nuclear Blast. 26 May 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- ↑ (in Polish) Waldemar Skrzypczak, Michał Majewski, Paweł Reszka: Moja wojna. Poznań: Zysk i S-ka Wydawnictwo, 2010, s. 31–36. ISBN 978-83-7506-472-8.
- ↑ (in Polish) Waldemar Skrzypczak, Michał Majewski, Paweł Reszka: Moja wojna. Poznań: Zysk i S-ka Wydawnictwo, 2010, s. 31–36. ISBN 978-83-7506-472-8.
- ↑ (in Polish) Waldemar Skrzypczak, Michał Majewski, Paweł Reszka: Moja wojna. Poznań: Zysk i S-ka Wydawnictwo, 2010, s. 31–36. ISBN 978-83-7506-472-8.
- ↑ (in Polish) Waldemar Skrzypczak, Michał Majewski, Paweł Reszka: Moja wojna. Poznań: Zysk i S-ka Wydawnictwo, 2010, s. 31–36. ISBN 978-83-7506-472-8.
- ↑ (in Polish) Waldemar Skrzypczak, Michał Majewski, Paweł Reszka: Moja wojna. Poznań: Zysk i S-ka Wydawnictwo, 2010, s. 31–36. ISBN 978-83-7506-472-8.
- ↑ (in Polish) Waldemar Skrzypczak, Michał Majewski, Paweł Reszka: Moja wojna. Poznań: Zysk i S-ka Wydawnictwo, 2010, s. 31–36. ISBN 978-83-7506-472-8.
- ↑ (in Polish) Nominacje generalskie z okazji dnia Wojska Polskiego. prezydent.pl, 15 sierpnia 2000. [dostęp 2011-08-08].
- ↑ (in Polish) M.P. z 2004 r. nr 36, poz. 631.
- ↑ (in Polish) M.P. z 2006 r. nr 87, poz. 895.
- ↑ (in Polish) M.P. z 2005 r. nr 73, poz. 998 – pkt 1.
- ↑ (in Polish) M.P. z 2000 r. nr 31, poz. 644 – pkt 48.
- ↑ (in Polish) Odznaczenie dla gen. broni Waldemara Skrzypczaka [online], Biuro Bezpieczeństwa Narodowego, 24 maja 2011 [dostęp 2011-08-09].
- ↑ (in Polish) M.P. z 1993 r. nr 26, poz. 267 – pkt 46.
- ↑ Krzysztof Król: Uznanie dla dowódcy WL. polska-zbrojna.pl, 9 czerwca 2009. [dostęp 2011-08-22].
- ↑ (in Portuguese) Cidadãos Estrangeiros Agraciados com Ordens Portuguesas. ordens.presidencia.pt. [dostęp 2012-06-27]. (port.). – as SKRZYPCZAC Waldemar.
- ↑ (in Polish) Anna Dąbrowska: Gen. Skrzypczak odznaczony przez hiszpańskiego króla. polska-zbrojna.pl, 27 czerwca 2013. [dostęp 2013-07-05].
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- Polish generals
- Military personnel from Szczecin
- Commanders of the Order of Polonia Restituta
- Knights of the Order of Polonia Restituta
- Recipients of the Gold Cross of Merit (Poland)
- Grand Officers of the Order of Merit (Portugal)
- Officers of the Legion of Merit
- Polish military personnel of the Iraq War
- 21st-century Polish military personnel