Order of the White Eagle

Order of the White Eagle

The Order of the White Eagle is Poland's highest order awarded to both civilians and the military for their merits. It was officially instituted on 1 November 1705 by Augustus II the Strong and bestowed on eight of his closest diplomatic and political supporters.

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Gerhard Schröder

Gerhard Schröder

Former Chancellor of Germany

Krzysztof Penderecki

Krzysztof Penderecki

Polish composer

Pope John Paul II

Pope John Paul II

Former head of the Catholic Church

Ferdinand Foch

Ferdinand Foch

Former Chief of Staff of the French Army

Andrzej Wajda

Andrzej Wajda

Polish film director

Wisława Szymborska

Wisława Szymborska

Polish poet

Jan Karski

Jan Karski

Polish soldier

Jorge Sampaio

Jorge Sampaio

Former President of Portugal

Viktor Yushchenko

Viktor Yushchenko

Former President of Ukraine

Władysław Anders

Władysław Anders

General

Norman Davies

Norman Davies

Historian

Ignacy Jan Paderewski

Ignacy Jan Paderewski

Former Prime Minister of Poland

Michał Heller

Michał Heller

Polish philosopher

Władysław Sikorski

Władysław Sikorski

Former Prime Minister of Poland

Marek Edelman

Marek Edelman

Polish political activist

Witold Pilecki

Witold Pilecki

Polish intelligence agent

Zog I of Albania

Zog I of Albania

King of Albania

Kazimierz Sosnkowski

Kazimierz Sosnkowski

General

Stanisław Maczek

Stanisław Maczek

Polish commander

Michał Lorenc

Michał Lorenc

Polish film score composer

Józef Haller

Józef Haller

General

Mike Heller

Mike Heller

Drummer

Walery Sławek

Walery Sławek

Former Prime Minister of Poland

Jan Henryk Dąbrowski

Jan Henryk Dąbrowski

Polish general

Cecil Foott

Cecil Foott


Andrzej Person

Andrzej Person

Senator of the Republic of Poland

Władysław Grzegorz Branicki

Władysław Grzegorz Branicki


Aleksander Gieysztor

Aleksander Gieysztor

Medieval historian

Adam Kazimierz Czartoryski

Adam Kazimierz Czartoryski

Former Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland

Franciszek Niepokólczycki

Franciszek Niepokólczycki

Military officer

Józef Zajączek

Józef Zajączek

General

James Wolfe Murray

James Wolfe Murray


Jan Potocki

Jan Potocki

Polish ethnologist

Jovan Žujović

Jovan Žujović

Serbian anthropologist

Michael Heller

Michael Heller

Law professor

Mikhail Volkonsky

Mikhail Volkonsky

Russian singer

Norman Davis

Norman Davis

Diplomat

Bolesław Wieniawa-Długoszowski

Bolesław Wieniawa-Długoszowski

Polish general

Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski

Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski

Former Prime Minister of the Government of the Republic of Poland in Exile

Zygmunt Zieliński

Zygmunt Zieliński

Polish general

Ján Potocký

Ján Potocký

Author

Pope John II

Pope John II

Bishop of Rome

Stanislav Macek

Stanislav Macek


Jan Nowak-Jeziorański

Jan Nowak-Jeziorański

Polish journalist

John Paul

John Paul

Actor

Elżbieta Zawacka

Elżbieta Zawacka

Polish general

Carlos Ibáñez del Campo

Carlos Ibáñez del Campo

Former President of Chile

Aleksander Hall

Aleksander Hall

Polish Politician

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