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| Born | (1923-05-11)11 May 1923 Krasne, Second Polish Republic |
| Died | 27 July 1994(1994-07-27) (aged 71) Gdynia, Poland |
| Allegiance | Polish People's Republic |
| Service | Polish Navy |
| Years of service | 1944-1990 |
| Rank |  Admirał (Vice admiral) |
| Unit | ORP Orlik General Staff of the Navy |
| Commands | Commander of the Navy |
| Battles / wars | Second World War |
| Awards | (see below) |
Ludwik Janczyszyn (11 May 1923 - 27 July 1994) - Polish admiral, infantry officer and naval deck officer. Commander of the Navy in the years 1969-1986. Member of the Sejm of the Polish People's Republic of the 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th term (1972-1989). Member of the Military Council of National Salvation (1981-1983), ambassador of the Polish People's Republic to Syria and Jordan (1986-1988).
Promotions
Chorąży ( Standard-bearer) - 1944
Podporucznik (Second lieutenant) - 1946
Porucznik marynarki (Lieutenant junior grade) - 1949
Kapitan marynarki (Lieutenant) - 1952
Komandor podporucznik (Lieutenant commander) - 1953
Komandor porucznik (Commander) - 1954
Komandor (Captain) - 1955
Kontradmirał ( Commodore) - 1960
Wiceadmirał (Rear admiral) - 1970
Admirał (Vice admiral) - 1978
Awards and decorations
- Polish
Order of the Banner of Labour, 1st Class (1973)
Order of the Banner of Labour, 2nd Class (1963)
Order of the Cross of Grunwald, 3rd Class (1946)
Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (1989)
Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (1968)
Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (1959)
Cross of Valour (1946)
Gold Cross of Merit (1954)
Silver Medal "For Merit on the Field of Glory" (1946)
Medal of the 30th Anniversary of People's Poland (1974)
Medal of the 40th Anniversary of People's Poland (1984)
Medal for Oder, Neisse and Baltic
Medal of Victory and Freedom 1945
Gold Medal of the Armed Forces in the Service of the Fatherland (1968)
Silver Medal of the Armed Forces in the Service of the Fatherland
Bronze Medal of the Armed Forces in the Service of the Fatherland
Medal of the 10th Anniversary of People's Poland (1954)
Medal for Participation in the Battle of Berlin
Silver Medal of Merit for National Defence
Bronze Medal of Merit for National Defence
Gold Medal of Merit for the Homeland Defense League
Medal of the National Education Commission (1973)
- Soviet
Order of the Red Banner (1968)
Order of Friendship of Peoples (1973)
Medal "For the Capture of Berlin"
Medal "For the Liberation of Warsaw"
Medal "For Strengthening of Brotherhood in Arms"
Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
Jubilee Medal "Thirty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" (1975)
Jubilee Medal "Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" (1985)
Jubilee Medal "60 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" (1979)
- From other countries
Medal "For Strengthening the Friendship of the Armed Forces", 1st Class (Czechoslovakia, 1980)
Medal "For Strengthening the Friendship of the Armed Forces", 2nd Class (Czechoslovakia, 1970)
Grand Officer of the Order of the Crown (Belgium, 1977)
Jubilee Medal "30 Years of the NVA" (East Germany, 1986)
References
- "List of soldiers decorated at Belweder". Nowiny (in Polish). 11 October 1973. p. 2.
- "Ceremony at the GDR Embassy". Trybuna Ludu (in Polish). 4 March 1986. p. 2.