Zdzislaw Zurawski
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Colonel Zdzisław Żurawski is a Polish
Army officer.
Colonel
Żurawski was commander of the special forces unit "GROM
" (Thunder) from September 17, 1999 to May 26, 2000.
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...
Army officer.
Colonel
Colonel
Colonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...
Żurawski was commander of the special forces unit "GROM
GROM
GROM is one of five special forces units of the Polish Armed Forces. It was officially activated on July 8, 1990...
" (Thunder) from September 17, 1999 to May 26, 2000.