Mieczysław Cygan (born 2 August 1921 in Koniuszki, died 7 April 2006 in

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) - Polish military commander, Brigadier General of the

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, military governor of

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(1982–1988), Secretary General of the

Council for the Protection of Struggle and Martyrdom Sites The Council for the Protection of Struggle and Martyrdom Sites () was a Polish government body charged with the preservation of historical sites of wartime persecution of the Polish nation. It was set up by Act of Parliament on 2 July 1947 a ...

(1989–1990).

Honours and awards

* Commander's Cross with Star of the

Order of Polonia Restituta The Order of Polonia Restituta (, ) is a Polish state decoration, state Order (decoration), order established 4 February 1921. It is conferred on both military and civilians as well as on alien (law), foreigners for outstanding achievements in ...

, previously awarded Commander's Cross, Officer's Cross and the Knight's Cross *

Order of the Banner of Work The Order of the Banner of Labour () was a governmental award in Poland during the 20th-century era of the Polish People's Republic, a former Marxist-Leninist state. The order was established by the Sejm (a chamber of the Polish parliament) on 2 ...

, first and second classes * Order of the Grunwald Cross, 3rd class * Gold Cross of Merit *

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* Medal of the 10th-Anniversary of People's Poland * Medal of the 30th-Anniversary of People's Poland * Medal of the 40th-Anniversary of People's Poland * Medal for participation in the defensive war in 1939 * Medal of Warsaw 1939-1945 * Medal for Odra, Nysa, the Baltic *

Medal of Victory and Freedom 1945 Medal of Victory and Freedom 1945 ( Polish: ''Medal Zwycięstwa i Wolności 1945'') was a Polish military decoration awarded to persons who fought during World War II against Nazi Germany. Overview The medal was introduced by a decree of the Counc ...

* Gold Medal of the Armed Forces in the Service of the Fatherland *

Medal "For the Capture of Berlin" The Medal "For the Capture of Berlin" () was a World War II campaign medal of the Soviet Union established on June 9, 1945 by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR to satisfy the petition of the People's Commissariat for Defe ...

* Gold Medal of Merit for National Defence * Medal of the National Education Commission * Badge of the 1000th anniversary of the Polish State * Commander of the

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(Albania) * Czechoslovak War Cross (Czechoslovakia) 1939 * Bronze Medal of the Brotherhood of Arms (German Democratic Republic) *

Order of the Patriotic War The Order of the Patriotic War () is a Soviet Union, Soviet military Order (decoration), decoration that was awarded to all soldiers in the Soviet armed forces, security troops, and to Partisan (military), partisans for heroic deeds in the Easte ...

, 1st class (USSR) * Medal "For the Liberation of Warsaw" (USSR) *

Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" The Medal "For the Victory Over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" () was a military decoration of the Soviet Union established on May 9, 1945, by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR to denote military partici ...

(USSR) *

Jubilee Medal "60 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" The Jubilee Medal "60 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" () was a state military commemorative medal of the Soviet Union established and bestowed upon military personnel to denote the sixtieth anniversary of the creation of the armed forces of ...

1921 births 2006 deaths People from Przemyśl County Polish generals Commanders with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta Recipients of the Order of the Banner of Work Recipients of the Order of the Cross of Grunwald, 3rd class Recipients of the Gold Cross of Merit (Poland) Recipients of the Order of Skanderbeg (1925–45) Recipients of the Czechoslovak War Cross Polish deportees to Soviet Union Recipients of the Medal of the 10th Anniversary of the People's Republic of Poland Recipients of the Medal of the 40th Anniversary of the People's Republic of Poland {{Poland-mil-bio-stub