Lieutenant general Wiesław Kukuła
Commander of the Territorial Defense Forces
LIEUTENANT GENERAL WIESŁAW KUKUŁA
DATE OF BIRTH: 16 March 1972
PLACE OF BIRTH: Częstochowa, Poland
EDUCATION, TRAININGS, COURSES:
2017 Postgraduate Defence Policy Studies, National Defense Academy
2003 Military University of Technology, Master Degree
1992-96 Military Academy of the Signal Corps in Zegrze Military service record:
MILITARY SERVICE RECORD:
1996 -2000 1st Special Forces Regiment, platoon leader, company commander
2000-2005 Staff officer, G-6 section chief
2005-2006 1st Special Forces Regiment, Chief of Staff
2006-2008 POL Special Operations Forces Command (POL SOCOM), J6/J5 branches
2008-2010 POL SOCOM, Deputy Chief of Staff (DCOS)
2010-2012 POL SOCOM, DCOS for Operations (DCOS OPS)
2012-2016 Special Forces Group, Commander
2016- Territorial Defense Forces (TDF), Commander
DEPLOYMENTS/ASSIGNMENTS:
2003-2004 Iraqi Freedom Operations (deployment)
2015- Resolute Support Missione(RSM) Afghanistan (reconnaissance)
PROMOTIONS:
1996 2LT
1999 1LT
2003 Captain
2004 Major
2006 Lieutenant Colonel
2008 Colonel
2016 Brigadier General
2018 Major General
2021 Lieutenant General
DECORATIONS, MEDALS & AWARDS:
2009 Iraq Star
2006 Brown Medal of the Armed Forces in the Service of the Fatherland
2010 Gold Medal of Merit for National Defense
2021 Order of the Rebirth of Poland (five-class)
HOBBY: unconventional warfare history, project management, photography
FAMILY: wife Agnieszka, Sons Michał, Mikołaj
