Franciszek Gągor
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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.
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Born | (1951-09-08)8 September 1951 Koniuszowa, Poland |
Died | 10 April 2010(2010-04-10) (aged 58) Smolensk, Russia |
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 |
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He died in the 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash near Smolensk with the President of Poland Lech Kaczyński.[1]