Stanisław Komornicki

Stanisław Komornicki
Born	(1924-07-26) July 26, 1924 Warsaw, Poland
Died	April 10, 2010(2010-04-10) (aged 85)
Occupation(s)	Brigadier general, writer, historian
Known for	Polish resistance fighter during World War II, chancellor of the Order of Virtuti Militari

Stanisław Komornicki (26 July 1924 – 10 April 2010) served as a brigadier general in the Polish Army and held the position of chancellor for the Order of Virtuti Militari.

Born in Warsaw, he was actively involved in the Polish resistance movement under the alias Nałęcz. Komornicki participated in underground Scouting through the Szare Szeregi, served as a member of the Armia Krajowa, and took part in the Warsaw Uprising. Later, he became an officer in the Polish First Army and fought in the Battle of Kolberg (1945). Beyond his military career, he was recognized as a writer and historian specializing in military subjects.

Komornicki was among those listed on the passenger manifest of the 36th Special Aviation Regiment's Tupolev Tu-154 aircraft, which was transporting Polish President Lech Kaczyński. The plane tragically crashed near the Smolensk-North airport close to Pechersk, near Smolensk, Russia, on 10 April 2010, resulting in the loss of all individuals on board.

Honours and awards

Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari

Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta

Commander's Cross with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta

Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta

Order of the Cross of Grunwald Third Class

Cross of Valour (awarded twice)

Partisan Cross

Warsaw Uprising Cross

Cross of the Home Army

Medal „Zasłużonym na Polu Chwały”

Medal for Warsaw 1939-1945

Medal for Oder, Neisse and Baltic

Medal of Victory and Freedom 1945

Jubilee Medal "Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"

Minister of National Defence Award (1964), granted for his publication concerning Warsaw’s barricades