Włodzimierz Potasiński

Włodzimierz Potasiński (July 31, 1956 – April 10, 2010) was a Polish military figure, commander-in-chief of the Polish Special Forces.

Potasiński was born at Czeladź. He was killed in the 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash at Smolensk.

Honours and awards
Potasiński was awarded numerous civil and military awards, including the Order of Polonia Restituta in 2006.


 * Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2010, posthumously) previously awarded the Knight's Cross (2006)
 * Gold Cross of Merit (2000)
 * Silver Cross of Merit (1993)
 * Gold Medal in the Service of the Armed Forces of the Homeland
 * Gold Medal for his contribution to national defence
 * Commemorative medal of the Multinational Division Central-South Iraq
 * Meritorious Service Medal (2006, United States)
 * United States Special Operations Command Medal (2010, United States, posthumously)
 * Grand Officer of the Order of Merit (2008, Portugal)
 * UN Medal UNDOF mission
 * entry in the "Book of Honour of the Minister of National Defence" (2007)