Polish four-star general, special operations commander, and defense executive specializing in joint force operations, territorial defense architecture, strategic force modernization, and special warfare planning.
His military career spans nearly three decades of operational and strategic leadership. He serves as Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces, having previously held senior command positions as General Commander of the Armed Forces, founding Commander of the Territorial Defence Forces (WOT), and Commander of the Special Forces Commando Unit (JWK) in Lubliniec. He spent over eleven years within elite special operations formations, holding key operational roles from platoon commander to Chief of Staff, including deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. His broader career in Special Forces Command focused on special operations planning, force development, and joint operational control.
He holds degrees from the Military University of Technology (WAT) in electronics and telecommunications, the War Studies Academy in Warsaw, and the Polish Open University, alongside advanced operational planning certifications from the NATO Special Operations Headquarters (NSHQ) and the U.S. Joint Special Operations University.