Bronisław Kwiatkowski Explained

Bronisław Kwiatkowski
Birth Date:	5 May 1950
Birth Place:	Mazury, Polish People's Republic
Death Place:	Smolensk, Russia
Placeofburial:	Salwator Cemetery
Allegiance:	Poland
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.

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
• 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)
• 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