BIO

Rajmund Tomasz Andrzejczak (born 29 December 1967) is a Polish general, serving as Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces since 2 July 2018.He is a graduate of the Military Academy of the Armored Forces in Poznań (1991), the Defense Academy of the Czech Army in Brno, the National Defence University of Warsaw, and the Royal College of Defense Studies.Andrzejczak began his military career as a platoon commander (2nd Infantry Regiment located in the city of Giżycko). Between 1993 and 1996 he served as a commander of a tank company within the 15th Mechanised Brigade. From 1996 till 1998 he served in 4th Armored Cavalry Brigade. He also served as chief of staff (1998–1999) and as deputy commander (2001–2003) of the Lithuanian-Polish Peace Force Battalion (LITPOLBAT). In the years 2003–2005 Andrzejczak was appointed to a command position within the 15th Mechanised Brigade (as commander of the 1st armored battalion). His next position was deputy chief of the G-3 Operations Branch of the Land Forces Command. During the next four years he took part in missions in Iraq and Afghanistan. Shortly after his return from foreign missions he was appointed as the deputy commander of the 34th Armored Cavalry Brigade in Żagań (2008–2010) On 12 November 2019, Andrzejczak received nomination to the rank of general. On 25 June 2021 Polish President appointed him for a second term as Chief of staff of the Polish Armed Forces.
In the years 1998-1999 he served as chief of staff, and in 2001-2003 as deputy commander of the Polish-Lithuanian Peace Force Battalion (LITPOLBAT). In 2003-2005 he commanded the 1st armored battalion in the 15th Mechanized Brigade. In the years 2003-2006 he served as the deputy chief of the G-3 Operations Branch of the Land Forces Command. For the next 4 years he was: the chief of the Operations Branch during the mission in Iraq and the Commander of Polish Task Force / Polish Military Contingent during its IV and V rotations in Afghanistan.
Between missions in 2008-2010 he served as the deputy commander of the 34th Armored Cavalry Brigade in Żagań. During the years 2010-2012 he served in the 2nd Mechanized Corps in Cracow as the assistant to the chief of staff.
In 2011 he received the nomination for the rank of Brigadier General, and in 2012 he took command of the 17th Mechanized Brigade in Międzyrzecz. From December 8, 2014, he was Deputy Commander – Chief of Staff of the 12th Mechanized Division, and from May 2, 2016, he was appointed Commander of the 12th Division.
On August 15, 2016, he was nominated as a Major General. He was awarded the Order of the Second Class Military Cross – Commander’s Cross, Star of Iraq and Star of Afghanistan for his service in the Polish military contingents and for long-term service in the army and very good accomplishment of defense tasks he was also awarded with silver medals: Armed Forces in Service to the Fatherland and For the Merits for the National Defense.
On July 2, 2018, the Superior of the Polish Armed Forces presented Maj Gen Rajmund T. Andrzejczak the act of appointment to the position of the Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces and the act of nomination to the rank of Lieutenant General.
On November 12, 2019, Lt Gen Rajmund T. Andrzejczak was nominated to the rank of General.
On June 25, 2021, the President of the Republic of Poland, Andrzej Duda, presented General Rajmund T. Andrzejczak the act of appointment for a second term as Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces.
On October 10, 2023, General Andrzejczak handed in his notice of termination of professional military service, after which he remained at the disposal of the Director of the Department of Human Resources of the Ministry of Defense. In connection with the termination of his professional military service as of January 31, 2024, on January 29, 2024, while being transferred to the reserves, he was farewelled by the Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Army, General Wieslaw Kukuła, during a ceremony in the courtyard of the General Staff of the Polish Army, where he bade farewell to his uniform in accordance with military ceremonies, and then at the Ministry of Defense he was honored and distinguished by the Minister of National Defense, Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz.