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|name=Stanisław Komornicki |
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|image=2007.10.07. Stanisław Komornicki by Kubik.jpg |
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|rank=[[Brigadier General]] |
|rank=[[Brigadier General]] |
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|birth_date={{Birth date|1924|7|26 |
|birth_date={{Birth date|df=yes|1924|7|26}} |
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|death_date={{death date and age|2010|04|10|1924|7|26 |
|death_date={{death date and age|df=yes|2010|04|10|1924|7|26}} |
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|birth_place=[[Warsaw]], |
|birth_place=[[Warsaw]], Poland |
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|battles=[[Second World War]] ([[Warsaw Uprising (1944)|Warsaw Uprising]], [[Battle of Kolberg (1945)|Battle of Kolberg]]) |
|battles=[[Second World War]] ([[Warsaw Uprising (1944)|Warsaw Uprising]], [[Battle of Kolberg (1945)|Battle of Kolberg]]) |
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|awards=[[File:POL Virtuti Militari Srebrny BAR.svg|40px|Srebrny Krzyż Orderu Wojennego Virtuti Militari]] [[File:POL Polonia Restituta Wielki BAR.svg|40px|Order Polonia Restituta]] [[File:POL Order Krzyża Grunwaldu 3 Klasy BAR.svg|40px|Order Krzyża Grunwaldu]] |
|awards=[[File:POL Virtuti Militari Srebrny BAR.svg|40px|Srebrny Krzyż Orderu Wojennego Virtuti Militari]] [[File:POL Polonia Restituta Wielki BAR.svg|40px|Order Polonia Restituta]] [[File:POL Order Krzyża Grunwaldu 3 Klasy BAR.svg|40px|Order Krzyża Grunwaldu]] |
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'''Stanisław Komornicki''' (26 July 1924 – 10 April 2010) was a [[Brigadier General]] in the [[Polish Army]] and the Chancellor of the Order [[Virtuti Militari]]. |
'''Stanisław Komornicki''' (26 July 1924 – 10 April 2010) was a [[Brigadier General]] in the [[Polish Army]] and the Chancellor of the Order [[Virtuti Militari]]. |
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He was born in [[Warsaw]]. He was a [[Polish underground]] activist (pseudonym: [[Nałęcz coat-of-arms|''Nałęcz'']]), a member of underground Scouting (''[[Szare Szeregi]]''), a Soldier of [[Armia Krajowa]], a |
He was born in [[Warsaw]]. He was a [[Polish underground]] activist (pseudonym: [[Nałęcz coat-of-arms|''Nałęcz'']]), a member of underground Scouting (''[[Szare Szeregi]]''), a Soldier of [[Armia Krajowa]], a participant in the [[Warsaw Uprising]], an [[Officer (armed forces)|Officer]] of the [[First Polish Army (1944-1945)|Polish First Army]], a participant in the [[Battle of Kolberg (1945)|Battle of Kolberg]], a writer, and a military historian. |
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He was listed on the flight manifest<ref>[http://wiadomosci.gazeta.pl/Wiadomosci/1,80269,7752563,Prezydenckim_Tu_154_lecialy_najwazniejsze_osoby_w.html Prezydenckim Tu-154 leciały najważniejsze osoby w państwie (Polish)]</ref> of the [[2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash|Tupolev Tu-154]] of the [[36th Special Aviation Regiment]] carrying the [[President of Poland]] [[Lech Kaczyński]] which crashed near [[Smolensk-North]] airport near Pechersk near [[Smolensk]], |
He was listed on the flight manifest<ref>[http://wiadomosci.gazeta.pl/Wiadomosci/1,80269,7752563,Prezydenckim_Tu_154_lecialy_najwazniejsze_osoby_w.html Prezydenckim Tu-154 leciały najważniejsze osoby w państwie (Polish)]</ref> of the [[2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash|Tupolev Tu-154]] of the [[36th Special Aviation Regiment]] carrying the [[President of Poland]] [[Lech Kaczyński]] which crashed near [[Smolensk-North]] airport near Pechersk near [[Smolensk]], Russia, on 10 April 2010, killing all aboard. |
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==Honours and awards== |
==Honours and awards== |
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:[[Silver Medal for merit in the Field of Glory]] |
:[[Silver Medal for merit in the Field of Glory]] |
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:Medal for participation in a defensive war in 1939 |
:Medal for participation in a defensive war in 1939 |
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:Warsaw Medal |
:Warsaw Medal 1939–1945 |
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:Medal for Odra, Nysa, Baltic Sea |
:Medal for Odra, Nysa, Baltic Sea |
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:[[Medal of Victory and Freedom 1945]] |
:[[Medal of Victory and Freedom 1945]] |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Polish general |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Polish general |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = 26 July 1924 |
| DATE OF BIRTH = 26 July 1924 |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Warsaw]], |
| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Warsaw]], Poland |
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| DATE OF DEATH = 10 April 2010 |
| DATE OF DEATH = 10 April 2010 |
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| PLACE OF DEATH = |
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Revision as of 09:14, 8 April 2014
Stanisław Komornicki | |
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Born | Warsaw, Poland | 26 July 1924
Died | 10 April 2010 | (aged 85)
Rank | Brigadier General |
Battles/wars | Second World War (Warsaw Uprising, Battle of Kolberg) |
Awards |
Stanisław Komornicki (26 July 1924 – 10 April 2010) was a Brigadier General in the Polish Army and the Chancellor of the Order Virtuti Militari. He was born in Warsaw. He was a Polish underground activist (pseudonym: Nałęcz), a member of underground Scouting (Szare Szeregi), a Soldier of Armia Krajowa, a participant in the Warsaw Uprising, an Officer of the Polish First Army, a participant in the Battle of Kolberg, a writer, and a military historian.
He was listed on the flight manifest[1] of the Tupolev Tu-154 of the 36th Special Aviation Regiment carrying the President of Poland Lech Kaczyński which crashed near Smolensk-North airport near Pechersk near Smolensk, Russia, on 10 April 2010, killing all aboard.
Honours and awards
- Silver Cross of the Order of Virtuti Militari
- Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2005)
- Cross of Grunwald, Third Class
- Partisan Cross
- Armia Krajowa Cross
- Silver Medal for merit in the Field of Glory
- Medal for participation in a defensive war in 1939
- Warsaw Medal 1939–1945
- Medal for Odra, Nysa, Baltic Sea
- Medal of Victory and Freedom 1945
- Award of the Minister of National Defence (1964, for a book on the barricades of Warsaw)
References
Categories:
- 1924 births
- 2010 deaths
- Polish generals
- Polish writers
- Silver Crosses of the Virtuti Militari
- Grand Crosses of the Order of Polonia Restituta
- Recipients of the Cross of Grunwald
- Recipients of the Partisan Cross
- Recipients of the Armia Krajowa Cross
- Victims of the 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash
- Armia Krajowa members
- Writers from Warsaw
- Warsaw Uprising insurgents