At the morning assembly, brigadier general Maciej Jabłoński stood before the personnel of the 10th Armored Cavalry Brigade for the first time wearing the general’s “snake” insignia on his shoulder straps.
In his address to the troops, the general emphasized the contribution and importance of the soldiers’ daily efforts to his success:
As you know, two days ago I received my general’s nomination from the president. Therefore, I would like to sincerely thank you—the entire personnel of the Brigade. Today, as a commander who has been nominated to the rank of general, standing before such a magnificent brigade, I can tell you all without hesitation that my shoulder straps and my trouser stripes were carried there, to the Belweder Palace, on the tracks of your tanks, but also on infantry fighting vehicles, command vehicles, howitzers, anti-aircraft systems, KTO Rosomaks, reconnaissance vehicles, and the overhead cranes in the maintenance hall—for all of this, I thank you once again from the bottom of my heart.
Our heartfelt congratulations to Brigadier General Maciej Jabłoński!
Brig. Gen. Maciej Jabłoński was born on May 2, 1969. He began his military service in 1988, when he became a cadet at the Stefan Czarniecki Higher Officers’ School of Armored Forces in Poznań. After being promoted to his first officer rank in 1992, he took command of a tank platoon in the 1st Mechanized Regiment in Wesoła, which was later reorganized into the 1st Warsaw Armored Brigade. In 1994, he assumed command of a tank company, and two years later, already holding the rank of captain, he became chief of staff and deputy commander of a tank battalion in the same brigade.
In 1997, he completed the Higher Officer Training Course. That same year, he became head of the training section of the 1st Warsaw Armored Brigade. From 1999 to 2001, he studied at the National Defence Academy, after which he was appointed a specialist and later—already as a lieutenant colonel—deputy head of the Command Training Branch at the Land Forces Command in Warsaw. After six years of work in that branch, he became head of the Operations Branch.
In 2011, he participated in the 10th rotation of the Polish Military Contingent in Afghanistan as chief of staff and deputy commander of the Polish Task Force.
In 2013, he once again studied at the National Defence Academy, where he completed postgraduate studies in defence policy.
The next step in Colonel Jabłoński’s career was taking up the position of chief specialist in the Organizational Group of the General Command of Branches of the Armed Forces; six months later, he was appointed head of the J-5 Development Planning Directorate of the General Command of Branches of the Armed Forces.
On July 1, 2014, Colonel Maciej Jabłoński assumed command of the 10th Armored Cavalry Brigade named after Lieutenant General Stanisław Maczek.
On August 1, 2015, he was promoted to the first general’s rank.
Colonel Jabłoński is fluent in English. His interests include cultural studies and motoring. He is married and has a six-year-old son.
Capt. Adriana Wołyńska