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Admirał Floty
Admirał Floty (''Fleet Admiral'') is a second-highest military rank in the Polish Navy, equivalent (in the Polish Army and Air Force) to Generał broni (three stars). This rank was introduced in 2002 and placed between Vice Admiral and Admirał (Admiral). Before this there were three admirals rank in the Polish Navy – Kontradmirał (Rear Admiral), Vice Admiral and Admiral (now highest). As of 2008 three persons held this rank: *Marek Brągoszewski * Roman Krzyżelewski *Ryszard Łukasik This list not include those, who were Admirals, when it was highest, but "three star" not "four" rank. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Admiral Floty Military ranks of Poland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polish Navy
The Polish Navy (; often abbreviated to ) is the Navy, naval military branch , branch of the Polish Armed Forces. The Polish Navy consists of 46 ships and about 12,000 commissioned and enlisted personnel. The traditional ship prefix in the Polish Navy is ORP (). Origins The Polish Navy has its roots in naval vessels that were largely employed on Poland's main rivers in defense of trade and commerce. During the Thirteen Years' War (1454–66), Thirteen Years' War (1454–66), a small force of ships that primarily operated on rivers and lakes saw real open sea battles for the first time. At the Battle of Vistula Lagoon, a combined fleet of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland, Kingdom of Poland and the pro-Polish Prussian Confederation decisively defeated the navy of the Teutonic Knights, and secured permanent access to the Baltic Sea. In 1454, the maritime city of Gdańsk was re-incorporated to Poland after being previously Teutonic takeover of Danzig (Gdańsk), occupied by the Teut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Generał Broni
Generał broni (literally ''General of arms'', '' general of the branch'', abbreviated gen. broni) is the second highest Generals grade in the Polish Army, second only to the recently introduced rank of Generał (both in Land Forces and in the Polish Air Force). Depending on the context, it is equivalent to the modern grade of Lieutenant General or (especially in French-speaking countries) Corps General An army corps general or corps general is a rank held by a general officer who commands an army corps. The rank originates from the French Revolutionary System, and is used by a number of countries. Normally, the rank is above the divisional ge ... ( French: '' Général de corps d'armée''). The symbols of the rank are the ''general's wavy line'' and three stars, featured both on the rogatywka, sleeves of the uniform and above the breast pocket of a field uniform. {{DEFAULTSORT:General Broni Military ranks of Poland Polish generals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Admirał
Admiral is one of the highest ranks in many navies. In the Commonwealth nations and the United States, a "full" admiral is equivalent to a "full" general in the army or the air force. Admiral is ranked above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet, or fleet admiral. Etymology The word in Middle English comes from Anglo-French , "commander", from Medieval Latin , . These evolved from the Arabic () – () (), "king, prince, chief, leader, nobleman, lord, a governor, commander, or person who rules over a number of people" and (), the Arabic definite article meaning "the." In Arabic, admiral is also represented as (), where al-Baḥr (البحر) means the sea. The 1818 edition of Samuel Johnson's ''A Dictionary of the English Language'', edited and revised by the Rev. Henry John Todd, states that the term "has been traced to the Arab. emir or amir, lord or commander, and the Gr. , the sea, q. d. ''prince of the sea''. The word is written both with and without the d, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kontradmirał
Counter admiral is a military rank used for high-ranking officers in several navies around the world, though the rank is not used in the English-speaking world, where its equivalent rank is rear admiral. The term derives from the French . Depending on the country, it is either a one-star or two-star rank. In modern navies that use it, counter admiral is generally, although not always, the lowest flag officer rank. In the German Navy, for instance, ranks below ; in the Royal Canadian Navy, (rear admiral in English) ranks above . French speaking countries In France and other French speaking countries' navies the rank of is used as the lowest flag officer. It is usually placed above ship-of-the-line captain () and below vice admiral (). Germany is a NATO OF-7 (two-star rank) of the (German Navy), equivalent to the ("major general") in the German Army and the German Air Force. Nordic countries The rank of counter admiral is used in all the Nordic countries. Denmark and No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Krzyżelewski
Roman Krzyżelewski (born January 25, 1949, in Rzeczenica, Poland) was the commander-in-chief of the Polish Navy between October 2003 and November 2007. For most of his career he was a Submarine Officer, although he started his career as a Weapons Conscript on board an Osa-class missile boat Biography Roman Piotr Krzyżelewski was born on January 25, 1949 in Rzeczenica. In 1967, he graduated from Stefan Czarniecki High School in Człuchów and was accepted to the Polish Naval Academy in Gdynia. After four years of studies, in 1971 he obtained the professional title of navigation engineer and was promoted to the first officer rank. From 1977 to 1979, he completed postgraduate operational and tactical studies at the Command Department of the Naval Academy. He also completed postgraduate Operational and Strategic Studies at the Academy of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces. He began his naval career by serving on the ORP Warszawa guided missile destroyer, which was p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
