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  2. Polish Armed Forces - Wikipedia

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    The Polish Army was recreated in 1918 from elements of the three separate Russian, Austro-Hungarian, and German armies, and armed with equipment left following World War I. The force expanded during the Polish–Soviet War of 1919–1922 to nearly 800,000 men, but then were reduced after peace was reestablished.

  3. Polish Land Forces - Wikipedia

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    There appear to have been a total of around thirty Polish divisions involved. Boris Savinkov was at the head of an army of 20,000 to 30,000 largely Russian POWs, and was accompanied by Dmitry Merezhkovsky and Zinaida Gippius. The Polish forces grew from approximately 100,000 in 1918 to over 500,000 in early 1920.

  4. History of the Polish Army - Wikipedia

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    The first Polish Army was created in the 10th-century kingdom of Poland, under the Piast dynasty. The prince's forces were composed of a group of armed men, usually mounted, named drużyna. Their key role was the protection of the monarch and supporting the taxation effort. Their organisation was similar to other such armed units of other ...

  5. List of equipment of the Polish Land Forces - Wikipedia

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    Ordered in October 2021 to be used as tank transporter with the DobrowolskiD OB70W low bed semi-trailer. [ 203 ] Engine OM460 engine with Allison 4500 SP automatic transmission and VG2800 reduction box. Mercedes-Benz Actros. Germany. Heavy equipment transporter. Actros 3353AS 6×6.

  6. Operational structure of the Polish Land Forces - Wikipedia

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    Armed Forces General Command. The Inspector Land Forces, a two-star, major-general equivalent, reports to Commander, Armed Forces General Command, a three-star, general broni. Separately and without seemingly any responsibility to the Inspector Land Forces, the divisions of the Polish Land Forces also report, separately, to the Commander, Armed ...

  7. Polish Armed Forces rank insignia - Wikipedia

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    PolishArmed Forces. This article presents the military ranks of the entire Polish Armed Forces as well as the rank insignia used today. The system of rank insignia is a direct descendant of various systems used throughout history by the Polish Army. Some of the grades trace their name back to the Middle Ages, for instance the rank of chorąży ...

  8. Modernization of the Polish Armed Forces - Wikipedia

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    Miecznik Programme. Contract signed on 27 July 2021 with PLN 14,8 billion overall cost as of 15 December 2023. Ships based on Babcock International 's Type 31 frigate project to be built in Poland by consortium led by Polish Armaments Group. ORP Wicher laid down on 31 January 2024 with commission planned in 2029.

  9. Polish Armed Forces in the West - Wikipedia

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    The Polish Armed Forces in the West (Polish: Polskie Siły Zbrojne na Zachodzie) refers to the Polish military formations formed to fight alongside the Western Allies against Nazi Germany and its allies during World War II. Polish forces were also raised within Soviet territories; these were the Polish Armed Forces in the East.