Florian Siwicki was a Polish military officer, diplomat and communist politician.
10 Facts About Florian Siwicki
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Florian Siwicki was a general in the Polish Army and Minister of Defense of Poland from 1983 to 1990.
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In 1930, Eugeniusz Siwicki was transferred to the reserve and moved with his family to village near Rivne.
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Florian Siwicki served in the 1st Tadeusz Kosciuszko Infantry Division.
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Florian Siwicki commanded infantry platoons and companies in the East Pomeranian Offensive and the Prague Offensive.
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Florian Siwicki was not very close to the Stalinist wing of the party, although dutifully carried out their orders.
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Florian Siwicki was later promoted to lieutenant-colonel and commanded an infantry battalion in the Warsaw Military District until 1957.
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Florian Siwicki was promoted to colonel in 1957 and brigadier in 1960.
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Florian Siwicki was appointed to the position of Minister of Defense after Jaruzelski stepped down from that post; he functioned as Jaruzelski's "top deputy on the defense council".
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In October 1983, Florian Siwicki was awarded with the Order of the Cross of Grunwald, first class, one of his many decorations.