Franciszek Gągor

Franciszek Gągor (8 September 1951 – 10 April 2010) was a Polish general, Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces between 2006 and 2010.

Franciszek Gagor
General Gągor during the Polish Armed Forces Day celebrations in Warsaw on 15 August 2008.
Born(1951-09-08)8 September 1951
Koniuszowa, Poland
Died10 April 2010(2010-04-10) (aged 58)
Smolensk, Russia
Allegiance Poland
Service/branchPolish Armed Forces
Years of service1973–2010
RankGeneral
Commands heldChief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces
AwardsOfficer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta
Cavalier's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta
Golden Cross of Merit
Golden Military Service Medal
UN Medal in the Service of Peace
Legion of Merit - Commander (United States)
French Legion of Honor

He died in the 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash near Smolensk with the President of Poland Lech Kaczyński.

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