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63: 220: 125: 22: 550:, the commendatory staff was initially entirely Russian and the first polish officer was not installed until the end of 1945. By September 1947, almost all important positions at the headquarters were occupied by Polish army officers. In June 1950 headquarters again had been placed under the management of a Russian officer when 1157: 627:). It was responsible for the political police, counter-intelligence operations, intelligence operations, and government protection. In November 1956, the GZI KdsBP separated from Committee for Public Security, and returned to its previous role, becoming again the Main Directorate of Information of 593:
were recruited from regular army, navy and air force units. The biggest number of informers and secret agents was in 1952, when for a total of 356,481 Polish army soldiers there were 24,025 informers and secret agents, working inside military structure. At that time, every seventh soldier in the
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and 238 civil employees), by January 1953 the number of permanent employees had reached 4,130 people (1,502 officers, 453 non-commissioned officers, 1,795 privates and 380 civilian employees). New
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in 1956, and the role GZI played in repressions and executions, one year later in 1957 the Main Directorate of Information of Ministry of National Defense was dismantled and replaced by
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In 1945, the number of staff surpassed 1,000 officers. In the next year, because of the demobilization of the armed forces, the number of staff fell to 992. Increasing repression on
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Exposure and neutralising of members of anti-state organizations or political parties in the army's units or structure that were acting or planning to act against the
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From 1944 to 1957 GZI WP played a role in cleansing the army of officers and soldiers from the pre-war Polish army who were admitted into the new,
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The person in command of GZI was its "chief". The chief was responsible for GZI actions, and reported directly to first the vice-minister or
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Polish military was in contact with a GZI officer. It was the approved norm that at least one agent from the GZI should be in each platoon.
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Exposure and neutralising of members of anti-state organizations or political parties in the army's units or structure.
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in the GZI did not surpass 43%, but by 1946–1947, it had grown to 77%. At the GZI's headquarters in
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Centre for Radioelectronic Combat Reconnaissance and Support ″Lieutenant Colonel Jan Kowalewski″
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Establish and run nets of secret informers amongst soldiers and officers inside army structure.
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Tajny front zimnej wojny: uciekinierzy z polskich służb specjalnych 1956-1964
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Exposing and naturalizing enemy Intelligence agents, interrogation of German
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6th Oliwa Radioelectronic Reconnaissance Regiment ″Admiral Arendt Dickman″
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Personnel recruitment, selection and training, formation of new units.
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The GZI was established in 1944 as part of the Polish Military in the
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Military Unit NIL "Brigadier General August Emil Fieldorf «Nil»"
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Protection of Army's structure and its unit’s against sabotage.
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Ministry of Public Security - Department of Security (MBP-UB)
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Revisions, apprehensions, establishing, external observation.
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Secure important military infrastructure and installations.
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became part of the Committee for Public Security (Polish:
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2nd Directorate for Intelligence and Counter-intelligence
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Bureau of Criminal Intelligence and Information (BWiIK)
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When the agency was founded it was responsible for the:
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Główny Zarząd Informacji Ministerstwa Obrony Narodowej
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2nd Przasnysz Radioelectronic Reconnaissance Regiment
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It is also known by its acronym 76:it lacks sufficient corresponding 14: 1336: 1203:Office for State Protection (UOP) 1145:Military Gendarmerie Headquarters 1069:Corresponding departments of the 802: 31:This article has multiple issues. 1052:Foreign Intelligence Agency (AW) 659:Zarząd II Wywiadu i Kontrwywiadu 218: 134:relies largely or entirely on a 123: 61: 20: 1261:Internal Military Service (WSW) 967: 634:After the reform instituted by 39:or discuss these issues on the 1310:Military intelligence agencies 1057:Internal Security Agency (ABW) 943: 915:shows an operation of the GZI. 292:You may also add the template 1: 1325:1944 establishments in Poland 1305:Poland–Soviet Union relations 1208:Internal Revenue Intelligence 1090:Tax and Customs Service (SCS) 936: 868: 852: 681:Military Information Services 1143:Criminal Directorate of the 974:Pawlikowicz, Leszek (2004). 809:minister of National Defense 760:Running GZI field organs in 676:Wojskowe Służby Informacyjne 629:Ministry of National Defense 7: 1071:Voivodeship Police Commands 919: 432:Elected officer responsible 10: 1341: 1084:Border Guard Headquarters 926:History of the Polish Army 687:Structure and organization 640:Wojskowa Służba Wewnętrzna 517: 256:Machine translation, like 1216: 1185: 1109: 1039: 798:Codes and communications. 768:, and military districts. 648:Military Internal Service 579:non-commissioned officers 447: 431: 421: 416: 400: 390: 385: 377: 369: 364: 356: 348: 341: 233:the corresponding article 1295:Polish People's Republic 1150:Reconnaissance Group of 1100:State Protection Service 490:(sometimes shortened to 386:Jurisdictional structure 1251:Border Protection Corps 391:Operations jurisdiction 303:For more guidance, see 91:more precise citations. 891:Zbigniew Przybyszewski 336:Law enforcement agency 1198:Security Service (SB) 1033:intelligence agencies 887:Stanisław Mieszkowski 885:The Commandors case ( 881:Trial of the Generals 834:Dmitrij Wozniesieński 740:Intelligence work in 552:Dmitrij Wozniesieński 417:Operational structure 305:Knowledge:Translation 276:copyright attribution 859:Polish People's Army 671:Zandarmeria Wojskowa 571:Polish People's Army 509:Military Information 476:Polish People's Army 452:Polish People's Army 147:improve this article 1127:Polish IMINT Centre 846:Aleksander Kokoszyn 496:Informacja Wojskowa 352:Informacja Wojskowa 1300:Military of Poland 602:In September 1955 598:Changes and reform 284:interlanguage link 1277: 1276: 1152:3rd Ship Flotilla 636:Władysław Gomułka 482:during and after 472:counter-espionage 457: 456: 334: 333: 326: 316: 315: 245: 241: 212: 211: 197: 117: 116: 109: 54: 1332: 1217:Defunct military 1023: 1016: 1009: 1000: 999: 995: 992:Internet Archive 961: 960: 947: 913:Ryszard Bugajski 902:In popular media 895:Jerzy Staniewicz 667:Flolrian Siwicki 513: 510: 507: 504: 501: 349:Common name 339: 338: 329: 322: 295: 289: 262:Google Translate 243: 239: 222: 221: 214: 207: 204: 198: 196: 155: 127: 119: 112: 105: 101: 98: 92: 87:this article by 78:inline citations 65: 64: 57: 46: 24: 23: 16: 1340: 1339: 1335: 1334: 1333: 1331: 1330: 1329: 1280: 1279: 1278: 1273: 1212: 1181: 1105: 1035: 1027: 988: 970: 965: 964: 949: 948: 944: 939: 922: 904: 871: 855: 805: 774:Investigations. 689: 679:(WSI; English: 600: 520: 511: 508: 505: 502: 494:) or simply as 468:military Police 466:) was an early 443: 412: 408:Military police 365:Agency overview 343: 337: 330: 319: 318: 317: 312: 311: 310: 293: 287: 246: 223: 219: 208: 202: 199: 156: 154: 140: 128: 113: 102: 96: 93: 83:Please help to 82: 66: 62: 25: 21: 12: 11: 5: 1338: 1328: 1327: 1322: 1317: 1312: 1307: 1302: 1297: 1292: 1275: 1274: 1272: 1271: 1268: 1263: 1258: 1253: 1248: 1247: 1246: 1241: 1236: 1226: 1220: 1218: 1214: 1213: 1211: 1210: 1205: 1200: 1195: 1189: 1187: 1183: 1182: 1180: 1179: 1173: 1167: 1161: 1155: 1148: 1141: 1136: 1130: 1124: 1119: 1113: 1111: 1107: 1106: 1104: 1103: 1097: 1092: 1087: 1080: 1079: 1078: 1073: 1067: 1059: 1054: 1049: 1043: 1041: 1037: 1036: 1026: 1025: 1018: 1011: 1003: 997: 996: 986: 969: 966: 963: 962: 941: 940: 938: 935: 934: 933: 928: 921: 918: 917: 916: 907:The 1982 film 903: 900: 899: 898: 883: 878: 877:-Utnik-Nowicki 870: 867: 854: 851: 850: 849: 843: 840:Karol Bąkowski 837: 831: 825: 819: 816:Piotr Kożuszko 804: 803:List of chiefs 801: 800: 799: 793: 787: 781: 775: 769: 755: 745: 723: 722: 719: 716: 709: 702: 699: 696: 688: 685: 599: 596: 519: 516: 455: 454: 449: 445: 444: 442: 441: 435: 433: 429: 428: 423: 419: 418: 414: 413: 411: 410: 404: 402: 401:General nature 398: 397: 392: 388: 387: 383: 382: 379: 375: 374: 371: 367: 366: 362: 361: 358: 354: 353: 350: 346: 345: 335: 332: 331: 314: 313: 309: 308: 301: 290: 268: 265: 254: 247: 240:(January 2023) 228: 227: 226: 224: 217: 210: 209: 145:. 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