Jarosław Mika

Jarosław Mika (born 31 October 1962) is a Polish officer who has served as the general commander of Branches of the Armed Forces since 2017.

Jarosław Mika
Born (1962-10-31) 31 October 1962
Lądek-Zdrój, Poland
Allegiance Poland
Service/branchPolish Land Forces
Rank General

Biography

Mika was born on 31 October 1962, and he joined the Polish military in 1981 when he joined the Armored Forces Academy in Poznań. He graduated in 1985 and joined the 5th Armored Division as a platoon commander, and later battalion commander. He graduated from the National Defence University of Warsaw in 1993 and was transferred to the Army General Staff.[1]

In 2007, Mika served in the Polish Military Contingent in Iraq, after which he was assigned to the Multinational Corps Northeast. He was assigned command of the 20th Bartoszyce Mechanized Brigade in 2011, and also that year was assigned to Afghanistan. He became commander of the 11th Armoured Cavalry Division starting in 2014, when he was a major general.[1] Still as a major general, he was appointed as general commander of Branches of the Armed Forces on 7 February 2017.[2] He was promoted to a four-star general in November 2019, and was reappointed General Commander for another term in February 2020.[3][4]

During the 2020 coronavirus outbreak in Poland, Mika was diagnosed with the virus on 10 March 2020.[5]

References
  1. "Awanse generalskie i admiralskie z okazji Święta Wojska Polskiego". bbn.gov.pl (in Polish). 30 July 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  2. "Generał Jarosław Mika nowym dowódcą generalnym". Polska Zbrojna (in Polish). 8 February 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  3. "Awanse generalskie w Siłach Zbrojnych RP". bbn.gov.pl (in Polish). 8 November 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  4. "General Jaroslaw Mika to remain head of Armed Forces". The First News. 5 February 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  5. "Top Polish general has coronavirus - defence ministry". Reuters. 10 March 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
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