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 | |
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General Gągor during the Polish Armed Forces Day celebrations in Warsaw on 15 August 2008. | |
Born | Koniuszowa, Poland | 8 September 1951
Died | 10 April 2010 58) Smolensk, Russia | (aged
Allegiance | Poland |
Service/ | Polish Armed Forces |
Years of service | 1973–2010 |
Rank | General |
Commands held | Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces |
Awards | Officer'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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