Włodzimierz Potasiński

Włodzimierz Potasiński (31 July 1956 – 10 April 2010) was a Polish military figure, commander-in-chief of the Polish Special Forces.

Potasiński was born at Czeladź. He was killed in the 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash at Smolensk.

Honours and awards

Potasiński was awarded numerous civil and military awards, including the Order of Polonia Restituta in 2006.

Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2010, posthumously) previously awarded the Knight's Cross (2006)
Gold Cross of Merit (2000)
Silver Cross of Merit (1993)
Gold Medal in the Service of the Armed Forces of the Homeland
Gold Medal for his contribution to national defence
Commemorative medal of the Multinational Division Central-South Iraq
Meritorious Service Medal (2006, United States)
United States Special Operations Command Medal (2010, United States, posthumously)^[1]
Grand Officer of the Order of Merit (2008, Portugal)
UN Medal UNDOF mission
entry in the "Book of Honour of the Minister of National Defence" (2007)