Jerzy Świrski

Commemorative plaque for Jerzy Świrski at the Polish Navy Cemetery in Gdynia

Jerzy Świrski (5 April 1882, Kalisz — 12 June 1959, London) was a Polish vice admiral and officer in the Russian Navy and Polish Navy.

He served in the Black Sea Fleet until the end of the World War I. In 1918 he joined the Ukrainian Navy. Rear-admiral of the Navy of Ukrainian State.

In 1919 he joined the Polish Navy. From 1925 to 1947 he was Director of the Polish Navy in the Polish Ministry of Military Affairs (after 1939, in the Polish Government in Exile). After World War II he remained in the United Kingdom.

Honours and awards

This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the Polish Wikipedia.

• Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta; previously Commander's Cross and Officer's Cross
• Gold Cross of Merit
• Order of the Cross of Liberty (Finland)
• Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour (France); previously Commander and Knight
• Order of St. Vladimir (Russian Empire)
• Order of St. Anna (Russian Empire)
• Order of Saint Stanislaus (Russian Empire)
• Order of the Sword (Sweden)
• Order of the Bath (United Kingdom)

Persondata
Name	Swirski, Jerzy
Alternative names	Jerzy Świrski
Short description	Navy officer
Date of birth	April 5, 1882
Place of birth	Kalisz, Poland
Date of death	June 12, 1959
Place of death	London