Polish Land Forces
Polish Land Forces |
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Coat of arms of the Polish land forces |
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Lineup | 1918 |
Country | Poland |
Armed forces | Polish armed forces |
Type | Armed forces |
Strength | 47,193 soldiers |
Land Forces Headquarters | Warsaw |
Wars |
Polish-Ukrainian War Polish-Czechoslovak Border War Polish-Soviet War Polish-Lithuanian War Second World War Iraq War War in Afghanistan EUFOR Tchad / RCA |
management | |
Current commander |
Lieutenant General Zbigniew Głowienka |
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Flag of the Polish Land Forces |
The Polish Land Forces ( Polish : Wojska Lądowe Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej ) are part of the Polish Armed Forces .
history
equipment
vehicles
category | designation | image | number | proof |
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Main battle tank | Leopard 2 | 247 | ||
Main battle tank | PT-91 Twardy | 232 | ||
Main battle tank | T-72 | 384 | ||
Armored personnel carriers | KTO Rosomak | 734 | ||
Armored personnel carriers | BMP-1 | 1268 | ||
Self-propelled gun | 2S1 Goździk | 342 | ||
Self-propelled gun | wz. 1977 Dana | 111 | ||
Self-propelled howitzer | AHS Krab | 48 | ||
Multiple rocket launchers | WR-40 Langusta | 75 | ||
Multiple rocket launchers | BM-21 degrees | 75 | ||
Multiple rocket launchers | RM-70 | 30th |
helicopter
Weapon systems
Anti-tank guided weapons
The Polish land forces own the following anti-tank guided weapons, among others: the Israeli SPIKE ATGM , Spike-MR, which are manufactured under license in Poland, and the Soviet 9K11 Maljutka , 9K111 Fagot , 9K114 Schturm and 9K113 Bankruptcy .
Rifles
- Assault rifles: Kbs wz. 1996 Beryl , AK-47 , AK-74 , Kbk wz. 88 tantalum , msbs 5.56, msbs 742 HK416 , M4 (carabiner) , HK G36 .
- Small arms: Makarow (pistol) , Walther P99 , WIST-94, FN Five-Seven , HK USP
- Sniper rifles: WKW Wilk, Bor, Dragunov sniper rifle, Bushmaster BA50 , Barrett M82 , M-200 Intervention
Grenade launcher
HK GMW , 40 mm machine grenade launcher Mk 19
Anti-aircraft missiles
The Polish land forces have many anti-aircraft missiles. Among others, missiles of the type Grom, STRZAŁA-2, KUB, OSA and many others.
Current structure
The highest military authority in the Polish armed forces is the General Staff of the Polish Army (Sztab Generalny Wojska Polskiego (SG WP)) in Warsaw. Two independent commands are subordinate to the General Staff. The General Command of the Polish Armed Forces (Dowództwo Generalne Rodzajów Sił Zbrojnych (DG RSZ)) is responsible for the readiness of the forces. The Army Inspectorate is subordinate to this authority. The Operations Command of the Polish Armed Forces (Dowództwo Operacyjne Rodzajów Sił Zbrojnych (DO RSZ)) is responsible for military operations, to which the Center for Land Operations reports.
Ministry of National Defense ( Ministerstwa Obrony Narodowej ( MON )) ( Warsaw )
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General Staff of the Polish Army ( Sztab Generalny Wojska Polskiego ( SG WP )) ( Warsaw )
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General Command of the Polish Armed Forces ( Dowództwo Generalne Rodzajów Sił Zbrojnych ( DG RSZ ))
- Army Inspectorate ( Wojsk Lądowych Inspectorate )
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Operations Command of the Polish Armed Forces ( Dowództwo Operacyjne Rodzajów Sił Zbrojnych ( DO RSZ ))
- Center for Land Operations - Command of the Land Component "Weapons
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General Command of the Polish Armed Forces ( Dowództwo Generalne Rodzajów Sił Zbrojnych ( DG RSZ ))
The units of the army are subordinate to the General Command of the Polish Armed Forces. If necessary, units are subordinated to the operational command of the Polish Armed Forces and integrated into the land component for operations. The Polish Army is divided into seven branches of service:
- Armored and Mechanized Troops ( Wojska Pancerne i Zmechanizowane ) - includes armored, mechanized and mountain troops .
- Airmobile Troops ( Wojska Aeromobilne ) - includes the paratroopers, air cavalry (both airmobile infantry and transport helicopters) and the attack helicopter units.
- Missile and artillery troops ( Wojska Rakietowe i Artylerii ) - contain the field artillery - and the multiple missile launchers
- Army Air Defense Forces ( Wojska Obrony Przeciwlotniczej ) - includes both guided missile and anti-aircraft gun units.
- Engineer Troops ( Wojska Inżynieryjne ) - includes both combat engineer and civil engineer units
- NBC defense troops ( Wojska Chemiczne ) - organized in two regiments
- Reconnaissance and EloKa troops ( Wojska Rozpoznania i Walki Elektronicznej ) - contain both mechanized battlefield reconnaissance units and electronic warfare units
In addition, there are units and facilities that belong to cross-armed forces and services, but are integrated into the army units at the tactical level:
- Liaison and informatics troops ( Wojska Łączności i Informatyki ) - organizationally in the Inspectorate for Information Systems ( Inspektorat Systemów Informacyjnych ( ISI )).
- Units of Logistic Support ( Jednostki wsparcia logistycznego ) - organizationally in the Support Inspectorate of the Armed Forces ( Inspektorat Wsparcia Sił Zbrojnych ( IWsp SZ )), roughly corresponding to the German armed forces base .
- Military Medical Service ( Wojskowa Służba Zdrowia ) - subordinate to the Military Inspectorate of the Medical Service ( Inspectorate Wojskowej Służby Zdrowia ( IWSZ )).
- Training institutions ( Ośrodki Szkolenia ) - organizationally in the Ministry of Defense.
- Warsaw Garrison Command ( Dowództwo Garnizonu Warszawa ( DGW )) - the majority of the members of the Warsaw garrison are wearing army uniforms (guards, security units, etc.), the structure is directly subordinate to the Ministry of Defense.
The newly established Territorial Defense Force ( Wojska Obrony Terytorialnej ( WOT )) is a reserve army component with its own command and is therefore not part of the army.
Divisions
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11. Lubusz Panzer Division “ King Johann III. Sobieski ” in Żagań
- 10th Panzer Brigade " General Stanisław Maczek " in Świętoszów
- 17th Wielkopolska Mechanized Brigade “ General Józef Dowbor-Muśnicki ” in Międzyrzecz
- 34th Panzer Brigade " Grand Hetman Jan Zamoyski " in Żagań
- 4th Grünberg anti-aircraft regiment " Division General Stefan Rowecki " in Czerwieńsk
- 23rd Silesian Artillery Regiment in Bolesławiec
- 11th staff battalion “ General Zygmunt Sadowski ” in Żagań
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12. Szczecin Mechanized Division “ King Bolesław III. Schiefmund ” in Stettin
- 2nd Mechanized Brigade " Marshal Józef Piłsudski " in Złocieniec
- 7th Pomeranian Coast Defense Brigade " Brigadier General Stanisław Grzmot-Skotnicki " in Slupsk
- 12th Mechanized Brigade " General Józef Haller " in Szczecin
- 5. Lubusz Artillery Regiment in Sulechów
- 8th Koszalin anti-aircraft regiment in Koszalin
- 12th staff battalion " Podolsker Uhlans " in Szczecin
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16. Pomeranian Mechanized Division " King Casimir IV Jagiełło " in Elbląg
- 9. Braunsberg tank brigade " King Stephan Báthory " in Braniewo
- 15. Lötzen Mechanized Brigade " Zawisza Czarny " in Giżycko
- 20th Bartenstein Mechanized Brigade " Field Hetman of Lithuania Wincenty Gosiewski " in Bartoszyce
- 11. Masurian artillery regiment " General Józef Bem " in Węgorzewo
- 15th Goldaper anti-aircraft regiment in Gołdap
- 16th staff battalion "Elbinger Land" in Elbląg
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18th Mechanized Division in Siedlce
- 1st Warsaw tank brigade " Tadeusz Kościuszko " in Wesoła
- 21st Podhale Rifle Brigade “ Brigadier General Mieczysław Boruta-Spiechowicz ” in Rzeszów
- 18th staff battalion in Siedlce
Independent brigades and regiments
- 6th Airborne Brigade " Brigadier General Stanisław Franciszek Sosabowski " in Cracow
- 25th Air Mobility Brigade “ Prince Józef Poniatowski ” in Tomaszów Mazowiecki
- 1st Army Aviation Brigade in Inowrocław
- 1st Brieger Pioneer Regiment in Brzeg
- 2. Mazovian Pioneer Regiment in Kazuń Nowy
as well as other units.
Web links
- Official site (Polish)
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xv03SoHd5ME&list=LLUWi_JlOB45poceAhXedHGQ
- http://www.army.mil.pl/index.php/rodzaje-wojsk
- http://www.army.mil.pl/index.php/pliki-do-pobrania
Footnotes
- ↑ Podstawowe informacje o budżecie resortu obrony narodowej na 2015 rok. ( Memento of the original from September 10, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ UNROCA (United Nations Register of Conventional Arms). Retrieved October 31, 2019 .
- ↑ UNROCA (United Nations Register of Conventional Arms). Retrieved October 31, 2019 .
- ↑ UNROCA (United Nations Register of Conventional Arms). Retrieved October 31, 2019 .
- ^ The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS): The Military Balance 2018 . 1st edition. Routledge, London 2018, ISBN 978-1-85743-955-7 , pp. 136 (English).
- ↑ Dowództwo Generalne Rodzajów SIL Zbrojnych (General Command of the Armed Forces). Ministerstwo Obrony Narodowej (Ministry of National Defense), accessed October 14, 2017 (Polish).
- ↑ Dowództwo operacyjne Rodzajów SIL Zbrojnych - Struktura (Operational Command of the Armed Forces - structure). Dowództwo Operacyjne Rodzajów Sił Zbrojnych (Operational Command of the Armed Forces), accessed on October 14, 2017 (Polish).
- ↑ Jednostki wojskowe i instytucje bezpośrednio podległe ( Memento of the original from November 17, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.