Kazimierz Gilarski
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Brigadier General
Kazimierz Gilarski (May 7, 1955 in Rudołowice – April 10, 2010 in Smolensk
) was a Polish
military figure, Commander of the Warsaw Garrison. He was among the passengers killed in the 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash
.
Brigadier General
Brigadier general is a senior rank in the armed forces. It is the lowest ranking general officer in some countries, usually sitting between the ranks of colonel and major general. When appointed to a field command, a brigadier general is typically in command of a brigade consisting of around 4,000...
Kazimierz Gilarski (May 7, 1955 in Rudołowice – April 10, 2010 in 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...
) was a Polish
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
military figure, Commander of the Warsaw Garrison. He was among the passengers killed in the 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash
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...
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Honours and awards
He was awarded several top Polish civil and military awards:- Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2010, posthumously); Officer's Cross (2008), Knight's Cross (2004)
- Gold Cross of Merit (1999), Silver Cross (1991)
- Silver Medal in the Service of the Armed Forces of the Fatherland (1988)
- Gold Medal for his contribution to national defense (1998)
- Gold Medal Guardian Memorials National (2008)
- Badge of Honour "Bene Merito"(2009) [8]
- Grand Officer of the Order of Merit (Portugal) (2008)