Polish special forces

Wojska Specjalne ; (Polish Special Forces); - XX -
	; ; Coat of arms of Wojska Specjalne
Lineup	2007
Country	Poland
Armed forces	Polish armed forces
Armed forces	Special forces
Type	Armed forces
Strength	2,250
Insinuation	Ministry of Defense
Command Command Wojska Specjalne	Kraków Headquarters
Colours	Black / green / blue
Anniversaries	May 24th
Wars	Occupation of Iraq 2003–2008 ; Afghan war 21st century
management
Commander	Brigadier General Piotr Patalong
Important ; commanders	Force General Włodzimierz Potasiński †
insignia
Special forces flag

The Polish Special Forces ( Polish : Wojska Specjalne ) are part of the Polish Armed Forces .

history

The Polish Special Forces were set up in 2007 as the fourth independent armed forces. This armed force is u. a. comparable to the United States Army Special Forces , the Commando Hubert or the Command Special Forces of the Bundeswehr and is structured as follows:

7 Eskadra Działań Specjalnych (de: 7th Squadron Special Operations ) in Powidz (only operations management, part of the Polish Air Force )

No.	Rank, name	period of service	comment
5
4th	Brigadier General Piotr Patalong	since August 15, 2010
3	Brigadier General Marek Olbrycht	April 10, 2010 - August 15, 2010
2	DivGen Włodzimierz Potasiński	August 15, 2007 - April 10, 2010	† Plane crash near Smolensk on April 10, 2010
1	DivGen Edward Gruszka	January 1, 2007 - August 15, 2007

Wojska Specjalne (Polish Special Forces) - XX -
Coat of arms of Wojska Specjalne
Lineup	2007
Country	Poland Poland
Armed forces	Polish armed forces
Armed forces	Special forces
Type	Armed forces
Strength	2,250
Insinuation	Ministry of Defense
Command Command Wojska Specjalne	Kraków Headquarters
Colours	Black / green / blue
Anniversaries	May 24th
Wars	Occupation of Iraq 2003–2008 Afghan war 21st century
management
Commander	Brigadier General Piotr Patalong
Important commanders	Force General Włodzimierz Potasiński †
insignia
Special forces flag