President Andrzej Duda appointed several officers, including: the Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland, the Military Counterintelligence Service, and the State Protection Service to the rank of general. Among those promoted to a higher position is Lieutenant General Wiesław Kukuła, Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Army. The appointments will be presented on November 9 at the Presidential Palace. The head of the National Security Bureau stated on TVN 24 that “we are faced with the need to introduce changes in the management and command system, to which the current personnel policy must be adapted.”
The head of the National Security Bureau talked about plans to award general promotions, Jacek Siewiera on TVN24.
– Independence Day, next to the Polish Army holidays and May 3, is a traditional moment of promotions. The President’s presentation of general nominations in November has been planned for a long time as part of the natural process of personnel and organizational changes in the armed forces. There are still several dozen positions in the army filled by officers with lower ranks than those required for the positions. We are also faced with the need to introduce changes in the management and command system, to which the current personnel policy must be adapted, the head of the National Security Bureau said on Monday.
General promotions
The decisions were announced today Andrzej Duda. The President decided to award general ranks to twelve officers of the Polish Army, an officer of the Military Counterintelligence Service, an officer of the State Protection Service, an officer of the Border Guard and two officers of the Prison Service. The acts of appointment will be presented by the President of the Republic of Poland before the National Independence Day on November 9 at the Presidential Palace.
The National Security Bureau announced the president’s decisions on the X platform (formerly Twitter).
He was appointed to the rank of general of the Polish Army Lieutenant General Wiesław Kukuła – Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Army.
He was appointed to the rank of Lieutenant General of the Polish Army Maj. Gen. Adam Joks – Commander of the 2nd Polish Corps – Commander of the Land Component.
The following were appointed to the rank of Major General of the Polish Army:
– Brig. Gen. Robert Kosowski – Rector-Commandant of the Academy of War Arts – Brig. Gen. Krzysztof Nolbert – Defense Attaché at the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in the United States of America – Brig. Gen. Wojciech Ziółkowski – Commander of the 16th Mechanized Division.
The following people were appointed to the rank of brigadier general of the Polish Army:
– Col. Dariusz Czekaj – Commander of the 12th Mechanized Brigade – Col. Mirosław Downar – Commander of the 10th Armored Cavalry Brigade – Col. Mariusz Majerski – Commander of the 1st Masurian Artillery Brigade – Col. Jacek Sankowski – Deputy Director of the Infrastructure Department – Col. Michał Sprengel – Defense Attaché at the Embassy Republic of Poland in the United Kingdom of Great Britain i Ireland Northern – Col. Krzysztof Stańczyk – 1st Deputy Commander of the Territorial Defense Forces – Col. Piotr Waniek – Deputy Chief of Staff for Support – Head of the Division of the 2nd Polish Corps – Land Component Command.
He was appointed to the rank of brigadier general in the Military Counterintelligence Service Col. Maciej Szpanowski – Head of the Military Counterintelligence Service.
He was appointed to the rank of brigadier general of the State Protection Service Col. SOP Radosław Jaworski – Commander of the State Protection Service.
He was appointed to the rank of brigadier general of the Border Guard Col. SG Piotr Boćko – Rector-Commandant of the Border Guard College.
The following people were appointed to the rank of general of the Prison Service:
– Col. SW Artur Koczerba – District Director of the Prison Service in Koszalin – Col. SW Piotr Sękowski – Deputy Director General of the Prison Service.
Lieutenant General Wiesław KukułaPAP/Radek Pietruszka
We will have to wait for the appointment of a new general commander
Jacek Siewiera, head of the National Security Bureau, was asked by PAP whether, during the celebration of the upcoming Independence Day, President Andrzej Duda is planning to appoint new commanders in the currently vacant positions – general commander of the armed forces and commander of the Territorial Defense Forces (WOT).
Jacek Siewiera stated that “no decisions will be made in the coming days regarding the appointment of a new general commander and commander of the Territorial Defense Forces.” – The president’s intention is to make these decisions when the shape of the leadership of the Ministry of Defense in the new term of parliament is known. Today, these commands operate without disruptions and we are giving ourselves time to identify officers who will be able to perform their functions in a stable and continuous manner in the long term, noted the head of the National Security Bureau.
Main photo source: PAP/Radek Pietruszka