Waldemar Skrzypczak
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Polish Land ForcesWaldemar Skrzypczak | |
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| Born | 19 January 1956 Szczecin, Poland |
| Died | 21 July 2025 (aged 69) |
| Allegiance | Poland |
| Branch | Polish Land Forces |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
Waldemar Skrzypczak (19 January 1956 – 21 July 2025) was a Polish general, who was the commander of the Polish Land Forces from 2006 to 2009.
Skrzypczak was the commander of the 4th rotation of Multinational Division Central-South in 2005.[citation needed]
From 2006 to 2009, he was the commander of the Polish Land Forces. He resigned in August 2009 following a dispute with the Ministry of National Defence over a skirmish in the War in Afghanistan in which a Polish officer had been killed.[1]
From 8 September 2011, he was an adviser at the Polish Ministry of National Defence.
He served the deputy minister of defense, responsible for armament and modernization, from 2012 until his resignation on November 28 2013. This came after media reported in late September that prosecutors opened an investigation into possible corruption by Skrzypczak.[2][3]
Death
Skrzypczak died on 21 July 2025, at the age of 69.[4]
In media
Skrzypczak appeared in the music video for Sabaton's song "Uprising" (about the 1944 Warsaw Uprising) as an unnamed leader of the Polish resistance.[5]
Promotions
Podporucznik (Second lieutenant) – 1980[6]
Porucznik (First lieutenant) – 1984[7]
Kapitan (Captain) – 1987[8]
Major (Major) – 1991[9]
Podpułkownik (Lieutenant colonel) – 1993[10]
Pułkownik (Colonel) – 1996[11]
Generał brygady (Brigadier general) – 2000[12]
Generał dywizji (Major general) – 2004[13]
Generał broni (Lieutenant general) – 2006[14]
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