Florian Siwicki

Florian Siwicki
Florian Siwicki
Birth name	Florian Siwicki
Born	10 January 1925; Łuck, Poland (today Ukraine)
Died	11 March 2013 (aged 88); Warsaw, Poland
Allegiance	Poland; Polish People's Republic
Service/branch	Red Army, Polish People's Army
Years of service	1942–1990
Rank	General of the army
Unit	Motorized infantry (mortar and recoilless rifle)
Commands held	8th Infantry Division; 2nd Army; Silesian Military District; Chief of General Staff of the Polish Army; Minister of National Defense
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of Smolensk; East Pomeranian Offensive; Vistula–Oder Offensive; Prague Offensive; Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia; Martial law in Poland
Awards	Cross of Valour-1944; Partisan Cross-1945; Medal of Victory and Freedom 1945-1946; Medal for the Oder, Neisse and Baltics-1945; Order of the Cross of Grunwald-1983; Medal of the Armed Forces in the Service of the Fatherland-1956; Medal of Merit for National Defence-1968; Order of the Red Banner-1945; Order of the October Revolution-1969; Medal "For the Liberation of Prague"-1946; Medal "For the Liberation of Warsaw"-1946; Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"-1946; Medal of the 10th Anniversary of People's Poland-1954; Medal of the 30th Anniversary of People's Poland; Medal of the 40th Anniversary of People's Poland
Other work	Politician

Florian Siwicki (Polish pronunciation: [ˈflɔrjan ɕiˈvit͡skʲi]; 10 January 1925 – 11 March 2013) was a Polish military officer, diplomat and communist politician. He was a generał in the Polish Army and Minister of Defense of Poland from 1983 to 1990.

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