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935:, was divided into six (later seven) districts. These were the Warsaw Military District, HQ in Warsaw, the Lublin Military District, HQ in Lublin, the Kraków Military District, HQ in Kraków, the Lodz Military District, HQ in Lodz, the Poznan Military District, HQ in Poznan, the Pomeranian Military District, HQ in Torun (formed from the staff of the short-lived LWP 1st Army Corps) and the Silesian Military District, HQ in Katowice, created in the fall of 1945.
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Polish divisions would operate in three armies as a 'Front' under a Polish commander. According to one source, the
Soviets accepted the proposal and allowed the Inspectorate of Training to become the skeleton for the front. The notion of the front was modified in the mid 1960s and General Duszynski was dismissed in 1964. See also Michta, 1990, p.56.
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Andrew A. Michta, 'Red Eagle: the army in Polish politics 1944–1988,' Hoover Press, 1990, p.54. Michta says that in 1958, Poland's deputy defence minister, General
Duszynski, suggested that the Inspectorate of Training become the nucleus of a 'Polish Front.' According to the plan, in wartime, fifteen
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Following Russia's invasion of
Ukraine in February 2022, Poland has donated over 200 T-72 tanks to Ukraine's army, along with dozens of other armored vehicles. As a result of the invasion, the Polish government has expedited the process of modernization of the military equipment. In July 2022, Poland
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the 1st, 3rd, and 9th
Divisions, plus the 6th Airborne Division earmarked for Front control. The 7th Sea Landing Division was based within the Pomeranian Military District but probably earmarked for front control. The two districts facing Germany each controlled four divisions in 1990, which had been
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One of the most important tasks facing the army after the war was mine clearance. Between 1944 and 1956 the demining operation involved 44 engineering units or about 19,000 sappers. They cleared mines and other munitions in a clearance area of more than 250,000 square kilometers (80% of the country).
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arms manufacturing plant. Improvements include: installation of new radio communication systems, digital engine control and start-up system, 3rd generation thermal imaging cameras, external transport baskets, and any necessary overhauls and repairs that can improve their longevity and combat ability
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The end of the war found the Polish Army in the midst of intense organisational development. Although the implementation of the Polish Front concept was abandoned, new tactical units and troop types were created. As a result of mobilisation, troop numbers in May 1945 reached 370,000 soldiers, and in
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In 2019 a new long-term program designed to modernize the Polish Armed Forces was introduced. Over the period of the next 10 to 14 years a large portion of the equipment currently being used by the Polish Army will be either upgraded or replaced. Some elements of this program are already in place.
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rifles. A new
Individual Warfare System "Tytan" (Titan) is being developed to integrate combat systems designed for individual soldiers and includes a personal computer, new protective uniform, modular body armor, night vision devices, advanced communication system, etc.
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program covers short range air defense (SHORAD) and is in its final stages of design selection and contract assignment. Considerable involvement of Polish defense contractors is being planned. After the invasion of
Ukraine, Poland ordered 1 battery of the
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Before the end of 2023 will commence the formation of a sixth army division in the center of the country. Minister Błaszczak reiterated, that the future force structure of the Polish Land Forces will be built around "six well-armed divisions."
1190:. On 25 November 2015, chief of National Defence Commission Michał Jach, indicated the necessity to increase the number of Polish troops from 100,000 to 150,000. However, Jach stressed that the process was complicated and should not be rushed.
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In 1992, the Kraków
Military District was recreated. From nine divisions, the total was planned in 2001 to fall to four, plus six independent brigades. Since 1 January 1999, Poland has been divided into two military districts. These are the
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took place, moving the armed forces to a peacetime footing. On 10 August 1945 a "decree of the partial demobilisation" of the armed forces was issued. The next demobilisation phases took place in
February and December 1946.
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headquarters was formed in 1958, along with three armies formed from 1955, the First Polish Army, the Second Army, and the Fourth Army, mobilisation-only headquarters that were to be formed within the three districts.
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mortars have been ongoing since 2017, plus 60 command vehicles (based on the KTO Rosomak fighting platform) and support vehicles. New reconnaissance vehicles, the
Rosomak WRT, began entering into service after 2016.
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The Polish Front headquarters was deactivated in 1990, and the three-army mobilisation scheme was likewise abandoned. Polish land forces during the communist era included troops dedicated to internal security – the
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In August 1920, the Polish army had reached a total strength of 737,767 people. Half of that was on the frontline. Given Soviet losses, there was rough numerical parity between the two armies. By the time of the
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howitzers from South Korea for (the cost for the latter was US$ 2.4 billion). The first batch of K2 tanks and K9 howitzers was delivered in
December 2022. Further deliveries are scheduled for 2023-2026 period.
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was made up of soldiers who had formerly served in the various partitioning empires, supported by some international volunteers. There appear to have been a total of around thirty Polish divisions involved.
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main battle tanks (separate from the Wilk program) after Poland signed a contract to purchase 250 Abrams M1A2 SEPv3 tanks (plus ammunition, spare parts, training, and logistical vehicles) on April 6, 2022.
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In 1989 the Pomeranian Military District controlled the 8th, 12th, 15th, 16th, and 20th Divisions, the Silesian Military District controlled the 2nd, 4th, 5th, 10th, and 11th Divisions, and the
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Following victory and the movement of Polish borders these troops and other Polish soldiers thought loyal to their Soviet overlords were built up into a force which was to form part of the
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main battle tanks used by the Polish Army to the Leopard 2PL standard. The completion of this program is planned to take place prior to 2023. The first Leopard 2PL arrived in March 2018.
993:, and the Kraków Military District with its headquarters in Kraków. In November 1953, the Kraków Military District was dissolved and until 1992, Poland was divided into three districts.
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was created at Poznań. The southern border, from Jelenia Gora to the Użok railway station (at the junction of the Polish, the Soviet and the Czechoslovak borders) was occupied by the
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recently reorganised, in line with the late 1990s Soviet defensive doctrine, from a 3:1 mix of motor rifle : tank regiments into a 2:2 mix of motor rifle and tank regiments.
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14.75 million munitions of various types and 59 million bullets, bombs and other ammunition were found and removed. The mining operations cost the lives of 646 sappers.
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Poland deployed about ten attack and transport helicopters as part of its force in Iraq between 2004 and 2008. These helicopters formed the Independent Air Assault Group (
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Looking towards the future, the 'Wilk' procurement program envisions the acquisition of up to 500 new tanks. Some of the T-72s and PT-91s will be replaced by
642:. While the forces fighting under the Allied banner were supported by the Polish Air Force and Navy, the partisan forces were an exclusively land formation.
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the army's prestige continued to fall, as it was used by the communist government to violently suppress several outbursts of protest, including the
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were organised in liberated areas. The districts exercised direct authority over the units stationed on the territory administered by them.
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short-range air defense system from the UK as a short-term stop-gap, with plans to eventually acquire 23 batteries for the NAREW program.
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served as commander of the Polish Land Forces from 2000 to September 2006. He was succeeded by General Waldemar Skrzypczak (2006–2009).
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The army operational today has its roots in the surrogate force formed in support of Soviet interests during the establishment of the
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seized half of Poland quickly despite heavy Polish resistance. Among the erroneous myths generated by this campaign were accounts of
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https://www.wojsko-polskie.pl/articles/tym-zyjemy-v/ruszylo-formowanie-nowej-dywizji-wojska-polskiego-1-dywizji-piechoty-legionow/
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1367:- which covers very short range air defense (VSHORAD) - are in their final stages. Legacy systems will be replaced through the
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1086:. Two other mechanised divisions in that district had been disbanded in 1988. There was also the 6th Airborne Division and the
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1232:). The division was disbanded in 2008. A Polish Military Advisory Liaison Team (MALT) stayed in Iraq until at least 2011 (see
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3845:"When will the sixth Polish Army division be established? Błaszczak: We will start formation in 2023 (article in Polish)"
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rocket launchers equipped with state-of-the-art Topaz fire control. In 2019 the Ministry of Military Affairs ordered 20
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and the increase of the Polish armed forces to 300,000. the formation of two new mechanized divisions was announced.
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mission in Lebanon between 1982 and 2009. Poland sent a divisional headquarters and a brigade to Iraq after the
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also took part in the suppressing of the 1968 democratisation process of Czechoslovakia, commonly known as the
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program will procure medium range air defense platforms and is being fulfilled through the acquisition of 2
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3464:"Polska przekazała Ukrainie ponad 200 czołgów. To niejedyne wsparcie - Wiadomości - polskieradio24.pl"
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with this particular new design is to start from 2023 onward (prototypes are currently being tested).
1016:. Polish Army troops would have formed part of the second strategic echelon deployed for an attack on
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Kosciuszko, We Are Here: American Pilots of the Kosciuszko Squadron in Defense of Poland, 1919–1921
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3757:"Sposób noszenia odznak stopni wojskowych na umundurowaniu wojsk Lądowych i sił Powietrznych"
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was at the head of an army of 20,000 to 30,000 largely Russian POWs, and was accompanied by
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546:. The Polish forces grew from approximately 100,000 in 1918 to over 500,000 in early 1920.
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3516:"PULASKI POLICY PAPER: B. Kucharski – Nowy Czołg Podstawowy – możliwości pozyskania"
3397:"PULASKI POLICY PAPER: B. Kucharski – Nowy Czołg Podstawowy – możliwości pozyskania"
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3026:"Ustawa z dnia 19 lutego 1993 r. o znakach Sił Zbrojnych Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej"
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1387:(delivery scheduled for late 2022), with plans to order six further batteries. The
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deployments around the world. Poland's recorded military history stretches back a
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launchers plus support vehicles. 122 new self-propelled NATO-compatible tracked
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The Polish Ministry of Defence signed a contract aiming at modernization of all
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multi-role wheeled armored personnel carriers. They will be combined with new
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3544:"Poland – M1A2 SEPv3 Main Battle Tank | Defense Security Cooperation Agency"
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charging German tanks, which did not, in fact, take place. In the east, the
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to Kamien Pomorski, and on the basis of its headquarters, the staff of the
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was tasked with the protection of the western border of the state from
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Poles might have even had a slight advantage in numbers and logistics.
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unit, a component of the 10th Logistics Brigade, elements of the 5th
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673:. The formation of a Third Army had begun but was not completed.
1225:. At its peak Poland, had 2,500 soldiers in the south of Iraq.
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Often however army units fought the underground resistance, and
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3490:"K9A1 Howitzers and K2 Main Battle Tanks Delivered to Poland"
3411:"Jakie czołgi w 2022 roku otrzyma Wojsko Polskie - Defence24"
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Helicopters (2003–2006) and four W-3 helicopters 2007–08 <
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howitzers will replace the wz. 1977 Dana. Deliveries of 122
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infantry fighting vehicle. The gradual replacement of older
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3297:"Szef MON: wkrótce plany powołania dwóch kolejnych dywizji"
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the Wojska Lądowe was drastically reduced and reorganised.
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3036:(in Polish). Internet System of Legal Acts. pp. 24–28
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took the other half of the country in accordance with the
3326:'Poland to withdraw from UN's UNIFIL mission in Lebanon,'
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3703:"Poland to sign $ 414 million deal for rocket launchers"
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Davies, White Eagle..., Polish edition, p.162 and p.202.
1422:) are being brought into service to supplement current
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was used to fight the armed underground independence.
3797:"Minister Blaszczak decided to create a new division"
3728:"Szczegóły zamówienia trzeciej partii moździerzy Rak"
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White Eagle, Red Star: the Polish-Soviet War, 1919–20
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tanks, that underwent modernization in 2016, and 328
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The Polish Army has 1,009 tanks (2017) including 249
3823:"18. Brygada Zmotoryzowana z siedzibą w Poniatowej"
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1323:tanks. 230 of the T-72s are being upgraded by the
1239:One of the most recent peace keeping missions was
478:, Poland had five military districts (1918–1921):
3596:"Poland Kicks Off Homegrown SHORAD System: Narew"
2875:2nd Radio-Electronic Reconnaissance Regiment, in
920:. Its headquarters staff formed the basis of the
463:of 1919–1921, and in the two smaller conflicts (
27:Ground warfare branch of Poland's military forces
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3350:http://gdziewojsko.wordpress.com/listy/w-3-sokol
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3530:"Poland signs contract for 250 M1A2 SEPv3 MBTS"
2026:Operational Structure of the Polish Land Forces
3766:(in Polish). Armed Forces Support Inspectorate
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1164:A Polish Military Contingent in Afghanistan -
1110:Polish soldiers during Anakonda 2016 exercises
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1273:List of equipment of the Polish Land Forces
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3701:Adamowski, Jaroslaw (3 September 2019).
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565:, and about seven armies, including the
442:
439:Polish–Soviet War Polish order of battle
2504:
2408:
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2318:
14:
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3803:from the original on 16 September 2018
3239:"Poland to accelerate arms programmes"
3114:
2725:15th “Giżycka” Mechanized Brigade, in
1394:Common Anti-Air Modular Missile (CAMM)
1207:Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission
1090:, possibly intended to form part of a
4394:
4075:
3883:
3865:Official Website of the Wojska Lądowe
3644:
3642:
3620:Adamowski, Jaroslaw (14 April 2022).
3568:Pawlowski, Jakub (24 November 2021).
3277:from the original on 26 November 2015
3074:
2769:(Brigade activated on 3 October 2023)
2710:16th “Pomeranian” Mechanized Division
2488:
2472:
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2240:
2196:
2106:
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4814:Ground Forces of the Slovak Republic
4101:
3650:"Po epoce Rosomaka czas na Borsuka?"
3594:Glowacki, Bartosz (8 October 2021).
2440:
2424:
2392:
2164:
2034:Polish Land Forces organisation 2023
1223:Multinational Division Central-South
1134:, covering northern Poland, and the
683:Polish People's Army order of battle
416:modern army was formed after Poland
3870:Military Vehicles database – Poland
3363:attack helicopters (2004–2008) <
3048:
2685:2nd Mechanized Legions Brigade, in
2676:12th “Szczecin” Mechanized Division
2545:
2529:
2302:
1213:. Poland contributed troops to the
1195:Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022
897:September 1945 there were 440,000.
579:Polish army order of battle in 1939
512:(Warszawski Okręg Wojskowy), HQ in
24:
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2991:Territorial Defence Force (Poland)
2937:Reconnaissance & Early Warning
2899:Missile Forces and Field Artillery
2882:
2378:
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2092:
2078:
2064:
1332:signed a contract to acquire 1000
494:(Krakowski Okręg Wojskowy), HQ in
485:(Poznański Okręg Wojskowy), HQ in
25:
4940:
3858:
3435:
3087:, McFarland & Company, 2002,
2941:Rozpoznanie i Wczesne Ostrzeganie
2845:2nd Combat Engineer Regiment, in
2839:1st Combat Engineer Regiment, in
2270:
2212:
2122:
1484:Polish Armed Forces rank insignia
521:(Lubelski Okręg Wojskowy), HQ in
447:Polish 120 mm battery during the
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3251:from the original on 31 May 2014
2893:Wojska Pancerne i Zmechanizowane
2824:9th Reconnaissance Regiment, in
2818:2nd Reconnaissance Regiment, in
2786:Independent formations and units
2772:21st Podhale Rifles Brigade, in
2719:9th Armored Cavalry Brigade, in
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3124:(New ed.). New York City:
2889:Armored & Mechanized Forces
2623:Mechanized Legions Brigade, in
2617:Mechanized Legions Brigade, in
2604:(being formed and will move to
2364:
2256:
2019:
1461:gun-howitzers will replace the
1381:Patriot air and missile defense
1365:Poprad Anti-Air missile systems
632:Polish Armed Forces in the East
628:Polish Armed Forces in the West
603:began on 1 September 1939. The
503:(Łódzki Okręg Wojskowy), HQ in
3799:. Polish Ministry of Defense.
3682:(in Polish). 12 September 2019
3175:
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3007:
2951:Wojska Łączności i Informatyki
2913:Wojska Obrony Przeciwlotniczej
2869:5th CBRN defense Regiment, in
2863:4th CBRN defense Regiment, in
2629:Motorized Legions Brigade, in
2579:A map of Polish military units
2048:
1358:Poprad Anti-Air missile system
1178:In May 2014, Defence Minister
1155:1st Warsaw Mechanised Division
927:In mid-1945, after the end of
404:– since the 10th century (see
13:
1:
3170:Poland : a country study
3001:
2639:11th Armored Cavalry Division
2597:1st Legions Infantry Division
2584:
1426:rifles as well as to replace
1101:
4635:Iceland Crisis Response Unit
3937:Minister of National Defence
3875:Ministry of National Defence
3496:(in Polish). 6 December 2022
2903:Wojska Rakietowe i Artyleria
2831:18th Reconnaissance Regiment
2759:19th Mechanized Brigade, in
2751:1st “Warsaw” Armored Brigade
2700:12th Mechanized Brigade, in
2664:34th Armored Cavalry Brigade
2657:17th Mechanized Brigade, in
2649:10th Armored Cavalry Brigade
2611:Armored Legions Brigade, in
2589:
1399:The Polish army has 863 new
1193:On June 17, 2022, after the
1146:, covering southern Poland.
1124:Pomeranian Military District
1059:in 1981–1982. Troops of the
1022:Allied Forces Central Europe
979:Pomeranian Military District
676:
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331:Inspector of the Land Forces
234:Minister of National Defence
142:"March of the First Brigade"
68:; 106 years ago
7:
3442:Wydawnictwo militarne ZBIAM
2974:
2929:Polish Corps of Engineers (
2765:18th Motorized Brigade, in
1328:on the modern battlefield.
1267:Equipment and modernization
647:People's Republic of Poland
563:Lithuanian-Belarusian Front
474:Initially, right after the
10:
4945:
3942:Chief of the General Staff
3734:(in Polish). 28 April 2020
3676:"Kolejne Groty i Visy 100"
3438:"Modyfikacja czołgów T-72"
2857:5th Engineer Regiment, in
2851:2nd Engineer Regiment, in
2023:
1481:
1383:batteries integrated with
1375:procurement programs. The
1270:
1153:. On 1 September 2011 the
1136:Silesian Military District
1061:Silesian Military District
1038:Territorial Defence Forces
983:Silesian Military District
922:Silesian Military District
680:
576:
436:
427:
410:History of the Polish Army
334:Major General Piotr Trytek
253:Chief of the General Staff
240:
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4029:Cyberspace Defense Forces
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3570:"Narew SHORAD Still a Go"
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779:Territorial Defence Force
671:Polish Air Force elements
653:. Two Polish armies, the
601:German invasion of Poland
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3386:helicopters (2003–2008).
3355:24 December 2011 at the
3244:Jane's Information Group
2810:25th Air Cavalry Brigade
2741:18th Mechanized Division
1920:Starszy chorąży sztabowy
1245:Central African Republic
1088:7th Sea Landing Division
1080:Warsaw Military District
1072:Warsaw Military District
987:Warsaw Military District
948:Ukrainian Insurgent Army
914:Poznan Military District
880:Polish flag raised over
519:Lublin Military District
510:Warsaw Military District
492:Kraków Military District
483:Poznań Military District
4744:Army of North Macedonia
4716:Montenegrin Ground Army
4621:Hungarian Ground Forces
4063:Warsaw Garrison Command
4040:National Reserve Forces
3168:Glenn E. Curtis (ed.),
3102:24 October 2012 at the
2966:Logistics and Support (
1315:, 2 Leopard 2NJ), 232
1128:Pomorski Okręg Wojskowy
1084:1st Mechanised Division
981:, HQ in Bydgoszcz, the
952:Internal Security Corps
944:Internal Security Corps
933:People's Army of Poland
157:Polish–Czechoslovak War
136:Marsz Pierwszej Brygady
4828:Slovenian Ground Force
4730:Royal Netherlands Army
4467:Belgian Land Component
4150:Bosnia and Herzegovina
3305:Polska Agencja Prasowa
3116:Davies, Norman Richard
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501:Łódź Military District
456:
381:
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4688:Lithuanian Land Force
4481:Bulgarian Land Forces
3989:Polish Special Forces
3226:Jane's Defence Weekly
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1140:Śląski Okręg Wojskowy
1109:
1057:Martial law in Poland
999:
985:, HQ in Wroclaw, the
940:4th Infantry Division
879:
621:Polish Army in France
586:
469:Polish–Lithuanian War
446:
418:regained independence
165:Polish–Lithuanian War
4800:Romanian Land Forces
4551:Estonian Land Forces
4051:Military Gendarmerie
3331:3 April 2012 at the
3128:/ Random House Inc.
2801:6th Airborne Brigade
2792:1st Aviation Brigade
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1259:Regiment, and three
1253:Military Gendarmerie
1151:2nd Mechanised Corps
1053:Polish 1970 protests
1049:Poznań 1956 protests
1002:Polish People's Army
669:, supported by some
467:(1918–1919) and the
465:Polish–Ukrainian War
153:Polish–Ukrainian War
4870:Turkish Land Forces
4674:Latvian Land Forces
4453:Albanian Land Force
4425:Allied Land Command
4350:States with limited
4058:Stand-alone unit(s)
4015:Operational Command
3932:President of Poland
3918:Polish Armed Forces
3825:. Polish Government
3372:on 23 December 2011
2931:Wojska Inżynieryjne
2814:Tomaszów Mazowiecki
1188:Russo-Ukrainian war
1186:in response to the
1116:end of the Cold War
655:First Army (Poland)
540:Dmitry Merezhkovsky
406:List of Polish wars
390:Polish Armed Forces
296:Operational Command
113:Polish Armed Forces
4929:Polish Land Forces
4898:United States Army
4772:Polish Land Forces
3959:Polish Land Forces
3654:DziennikZbrojny.pl
3183:"Poland Army 1989"
3062:on 11 October 2010
2924:Wojska Aeromobilne
2909:Air Defense Forces
2826:Lidzbark Warmiński
2036:
1805:Polish Land Forces
1541:Polish Land Forces
1465:, and new wheeled
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1257:Military Engineers
1184:attack helicopters
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1112:
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899:Military districts
894:
597:
593:Invasion of Poland
457:
285:Lieutenant General
215:Commander-in-Chief
201:War in Afghanistan
174:Invasion of Poland
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4537:Royal Danish Army
4523:Czech Land Forces
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3764:wojsko-polskie.pl
3468:polskieradio24.pl
3417:. 12 January 2022
3228:, 4 February 2001
3135:978-0-7126-0694-3
3093:978-0-7864-1240-2
2687:Złocieniec-Budowo
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2001:Starszy szeregowy
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1346:M1A2 Abrams SEPv3
1045:fall of communism
1008:light machine gun
963:Operation Vistula
950:(UPA), while the
874:
873:
567:First Polish Army
531:Polish–Soviet War
461:Polish–Soviet War
453:Polish–Soviet War
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275:General Commander
161:Polish–Soviet War
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651:Second World War
640:Second World War
617:Nazi-Soviet Pact
561:, including the
552:Battle of Warsaw
449:Battle of Warsaw
363:
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