Włodzimierz Potasiński
# Włodzimierz Potasiński

Włodzimierz Potasiński (31 July 1956 – 10 April 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)
