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Polish general (born 1956)

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Waldemar Skrzypczak

Born	(1956-01-19)19 January 1956 Szczecin, Polish People's Republic
Allegiance	Poland
Service / branch	Polish Land Forces
Rank	Lieutenant General

Waldemar Skrzypczak (born 19 January 1956, in Szczecin) is a retired Polish general.

Military career

He was the 4th commander of the Multinational Division Central-South (in 2005).

From 2006 to 2009 he was the commander of the Polish Land Forces. He resigned in August of that year following a dispute with the Ministry of National Defence over a skirmish in the War in Afghanistan in which a Polish officer was killed.

From 8 September 2011 he has been an adviser at the Polish Ministry of National Defence. On 25 June 2012, he became deputy minister of defense, responsible for armament and modernization.

In media

Skrzypczak appeared in the music video for Sabaton's song "Uprising" (about the 1944 Warsaw Uprising) as an unnamed leader of the Polish resistance.

Promotions

Podporucznik (Second lieutenant) - 1980
Porucznik (First lieutenant) - 1984
Kapitan (Captain) - 1987
Major (Major) - 1991
Podpułkownik (Lieutenant colonel) - 1993
Pułkownik (Colonel) - 1996
Generał brygady (Brigadier general) - 2000
Generał dywizji (Major general) - 2004
Generał broni (Lieutenant general) - 2006

Awards and decorations

Commander's Cross of Order of Polonia Restituta (2005)
Knight's Cross of Order of Polonia Restituta (2000)
Commander's Cross of Order of the Military Cross (2011)
Golden Cross of Merit (1993)
Golden Medal of the Armed Forces in the Service of the Fatherland (previously awarded silver and bronze)
Golden Medal of Merit for National Defence
Commemorative Medal of the Multinational Division Central-South in Iraq
Officer of Legion of Merit (USA)
Meritorious Service Cross (Canada, 2009)
Grand Officer of Order of Merit (Portugal, 2008)
Cross of Military Merit in white (Spain, 2013)

References

Easton, Adam (20 August 2009). "Polish army chief quits amid row". BBC.co.uk. BBC News. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
"Sabaton - "Uprising" video shoot : pics & Polish TV news available!". Nuclear Blast. 26 May 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
(in Polish) Waldemar Skrzypczak, Michał Majewski, Paweł Reszka: Moja wojna. Poznań: Zysk i S-ka Wydawnictwo, 2010, s. 31–36. ISBN 978-83-7506-472-8.
(in Polish) Waldemar Skrzypczak, Michał Majewski, Paweł Reszka: Moja wojna. Poznań: Zysk i S-ka Wydawnictwo, 2010, s. 31–36. ISBN 978-83-7506-472-8.
(in Polish) Waldemar Skrzypczak, Michał Majewski, Paweł Reszka: Moja wojna. Poznań: Zysk i S-ka Wydawnictwo, 2010, s. 31–36. ISBN 978-83-7506-472-8.
(in Polish) Waldemar Skrzypczak, Michał Majewski, Paweł Reszka: Moja wojna. Poznań: Zysk i S-ka Wydawnictwo, 2010, s. 31–36. ISBN 978-83-7506-472-8.
(in Polish) Waldemar Skrzypczak, Michał Majewski, Paweł Reszka: Moja wojna. Poznań: Zysk i S-ka Wydawnictwo, 2010, s. 31–36. ISBN 978-83-7506-472-8.
(in Polish) Waldemar Skrzypczak, Michał Majewski, Paweł Reszka: Moja wojna. Poznań: Zysk i S-ka Wydawnictwo, 2010, s. 31–36. ISBN 978-83-7506-472-8.
{in lang|pl}} Nominacje generalskie z okazji dnia Wojska Polskiego. prezydent.pl, 15 sierpnia 2000. .
(in Polish) M.P. z 2004 r. nr 36, poz. 631.
(in Polish) M.P. z 2006 r. nr 87, poz. 895.
(in Polish) M.P. z 2005 r. nr 73, poz. 998 – pkt 1.
(in Polish) M.P. z 2000 r. nr 31, poz. 644 – pkt 48.
(in Polish) Odznaczenie dla gen. broni Waldemara Skrzypczaka , Biuro Bezpieczeństwa Narodowego, 24 maja 2011 .
{in lang|pl}} M.P. z 1993 r. nr 26, poz. 267 – pkt 46.
Krzysztof Król: Uznanie dla dowódcy WL. polska-zbrojna.pl, 9 czerwca 2009. .
{in lang|por}} Cidadãos Estrangeiros Agraciados com Ordens Portuguesas. ordens.presidencia.pt. . (port.). – as SKRZYPCZAC Waldemar.
(in Polish) Anna Dąbrowska: Gen. Skrzypczak odznaczony przez hiszpańskiego króla. polska-zbrojna.pl, 27 czerwca 2013. .

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