Wiesław Marian Kukuła (; born 16 March 1972) is a Polish general, serving as Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces.
Education He is a graduate of the Higher Officer School of Signal Forces in Zegrze and the Military University of Technology in Warsaw. He also graduated in defense policy from the Warsaw War Studies Academy.
Military career
In 1996, after being promoted to 2nd lieutenant, he served in the 1st Special Forces Regiment where he held positions from platoon leader to the chief of staff of the unit. During his service in the unit, he was sent to serve as part of the Polish Military Contingent in Iraq. In 2006 he was appointed to the position in the Special Operations Forces Command. Six years later he took over the command of the Special Forces Group.
On September 20, 2016, was appointed as the Commander of the Territorial Defence Forces. On February 6, 2023, he was appointed as the General Commander of the Armed Forces. On October 10, 2023, he became the Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Army. On November 9, 2023, he was appointed by the President of the Republic of Poland to the rank of general.
Promotions Podporucznik (Second lieutenant) - 1996 Porucznik (First lieutenant) - 1999 Kapitan (Captain) - 2003 Major (Major) - 2004 Podpułkownik (Lieutenant colonel) - 2006 Pułkownik (Colonel) - 2008 Generał brygady (Brigadier general) - 29 November 2016 M.P. z 2017 r. poz. 31. Generał dywizji (Major general) - 15 August 2018 M.P. z 2018 r. poz. 986. Generał broni (Lieutenant general) - 11 November 2021 M.P. z 2021 r. poz. 1136. Generał (General) - 9 November 2023 M.P. z 2023 r. poz. 1343.
Awards and decorations Knight's Cross of Order of Polonia Restituta Odznaczenia z okazji Święto Wojska Polskiego. prezydent.pl. [dostęp 2021-08-17]. Star of Iraq Golden Medal of the Armed Forces in the Service of the Fatherland Bronze Medal of the Armed Forces in the Service of the Fatherland Golden Medal of Merit for National Defence Silver Medal of Merit for National Defence Bronze Medal of Merit for National Defence Medal of the General Staff of the Polish Army Dz.Urz.MON 2024 poz. 71 Pro Patria Medal Foto-relacja z obchodów 70-lecia utworzenia Batalionu „Zośka”. batalionzoska.pl, 2013-11-04. [dostęp 2016-01-05]. Medal Pro Bono Poloniae L. Żukowski i Z. Wawer wśród odznaczonych Medalem Pro Bono Poloniae. dzieje.pl, 2018-09-02. [dostęp 2018-09-03]. Cross of the 30th Anniversary of the Military Ordinariate Spotkanie opłatkowe w Dowództwie WOT. portal-mundurowy.pl, 2022-12-16. [dostęp 2022-12-22]. Medal of the Thirtieth Anniversary of the Establishment of the Border Guard Commander of Legion of Merit Twitter. Informacja na oficjalnym koncie SG WP.. twitter.com, 3 listopada 2023. [dostęp 2023-11-03].
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