Background
Cieniuch, Mieczyslaw was born on January 24, 1951 in Bydgoszcz, Poland.
Cieniuch, Mieczyslaw was born on January 24, 1951 in Bydgoszcz, Poland.
Attended, Armour Officer College, Poznan, Poland. Attended, Armour Academy, Moscow, 1979—1982. Attended, Russian General Staff Academy, 1990—1992.
Graduate, National Defense University Industrial College of Armed Forces, Washington, 2000. Completed course in peacekeeping operations, Defense Institute International Legal Studies, Newport, 2002. Completed course in personnel resources management, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey.
From platoon leader to company Commander 60th armoured regiment, 16th armoured division Polish Armed Forces, Commander 68th medium armour regiment, 20th armoured division, 1985—1988, chief staff, deputy Commander 2nd Pomeranian mechanized division, 1989—1992, chief operational division, 1992—1993, deputy chief staff for operations Pomeranian military district, 1993—1998, Commander 8th coastal defense division, 1996—1998, head of command directorate, General Staff, 1998—2000, head J-5 strategic planning general directorate, General Staff, 2000—2003, first deputy chief of General Staff, 2003—2006, acting chief of General Staff, representative to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization military committee, 2006—2009, advisor to minister national defense, 2009—2010, chief of defense, since 2010, general, since 2010.
Married Danuta Cieniuch.