Andrzej Przewoźnik
Encyclopedia
Andrzej Przewoźnik was a Polish historian, Secretary of the Council for the Protection of Struggle and Martyrdom Sites
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He was listed on the flight manifest of the Tupolev Tu-154
of the 36th Special Aviation Regiment
carrying the President of Poland Lech Kaczyński
which crashed near Smolensk-North
airport in Pechersk, near Smolensk
, Russia
, on 10 April 2010, killing all on board.
Council for the Protection of Struggle and Martyrdom Sites
The Council for the Protection of Struggle and Martyrdom Sites is a Polish government body charged with the preservation of historical sites associated with the Polish nation...
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He was listed on the flight manifest of the Tupolev Tu-154
2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash
The 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash occurred on 10 April 2010, when a Tupolev Tu-154M aircraft of the Polish Air Force crashed near the city of Smolensk, Russia, killing all 96 people on board...
of the 36th Special Aviation Regiment
36th Special Aviation Regiment
The 36 Specjalny Pułk Lotnictwa Transportowego 36 SPLT is a special aviation regiment of the Siły Powietrzne Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej, established in 1945. All of its aircraft are for national public use, the most important being transport of Polish politicians and MON highest officials &...
carrying the President of Poland Lech Kaczyński
Lech Kaczynski
Lech Aleksander Kaczyński was Polish lawyer and politician who served as the President of Poland from 2005 until 2010 and as Mayor of Warsaw from 2002 until 22 December 2005. Before he became a president, he was also a member of the party Prawo i Sprawiedliwość...
which crashed near Smolensk-North
Smolensk (air base)
Smolensk North Airport is a decommissioned military airbase in Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located 4 km north of the city of Smolensk. It is now used as Smolensk's sole airport for civil and military flights...
airport in Pechersk, near Smolensk
Smolensk
Smolensk is a city and the administrative center of Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the Dnieper River. Situated west-southwest of Moscow, this walled city was destroyed several times throughout its long history since it was on the invasion routes of both Napoleon and Hitler. Today, Smolensk...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, on 10 April 2010, killing all on board.
Awards
- Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2010, posthumously; previously awarded the Officer's Cross
- Gloria Artis Gold Medal (2010, posthumous)
- Commander's Cross of the Order of St. Gregory the GreatOrder of St. Gregory the GreatThe Pontifical Equestrian Order of St. Gregory the Great , was established on September 1, 1831, by Pope Gregory XVI, seven months after his election.It is one of the five orders of knighthood of the Holy See...
- Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary
- Silver Cross of the Polish Combatants Association in London
- Order of FriendshipOrder of FriendshipThe Order of Friendship is a state decoration of Russia established by decree # 442 of March 2, 1994 of the President of the Russian Federation....
(Russia) - Medal Milito Pro Christo (2001)
- Diploma "Benemerenti"given by the Bishop Field Army Maj.-Gen. Sławoj Leszek (2001)