Florian Siwicki

Florian Siwicki
Major general Florian Siwicki
Minister of National Defence
In office 22 November 1983 – 6 July 1990
Preceded by	Wojciech Jaruzelski
Succeeded by	Piotr Kołodziejczyk
Personal details
Born	(1925-01-10)10 January 1925 Łuck, Poland (today Ukraine)
Died	11 March 2013(2013-03-11) (aged 88) Warsaw, Poland
Occupation	Politician
Military service
Allegiance	Poland Polish People's Republic
Branch/service	Red Army, Polish People's Army
Years of service	1942–1990
Rank	Generał Armii (General)
Unit	Motorized infantry (mortar and recoilless rifle)
Commands	8th Infantry Division 2nd Army Silesian Military District Chief of General Staff of the Polish Army Minister of National Defense
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of Smolensk East Pomeranian Offensive Vistula–Oder Offensive Prague Offensive Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia Martial law in Poland

Florian Siwicki (Polish pronunciation: [ˈflɔrjan ɕiˈvit͡skʲi]; 10 January 1925 – 11 March 2013) was a Polish military officer, diplomat and communist politician. He was a generał in the Polish Army and Minister of Defense of Poland from 1983 to 1990.