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.^[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

Notes and References

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