Military Gendarmerie (Poland)

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Military Gendarmerie
Żandarmeria Wojskowa
Żandarmeria wojskowa-symbol.svg
Badge of the Military Gendarmerie
Active1990-present
Country Poland
BranchPolish Armed Forces
TypeMilitary Police
Websitewww.wojsko-polskie.pl/kgzw
Commanders
Current CommanderBrigadier General Tomasz Połuch

The Military Gendarmerie (Polish: Żandarmeria Wojskowa, abbreviated ŻW) is a military provost created in 1990 in Poland as an independent part of the Polish Armed Forces.

History[]

The Polish Military Gendarmerie is a military police force that traces its history to the communist-era Military Internal Service (Polish: Wojskowa Służba Wewnętrzna), World War II-era (Polish: Wojskowa Służba Ochrony Powstania), interwar-era military police in the Second Polish Republic, formations of the January and November Uprising, Duchy of Warsaw and finally, some officials of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, first created in early 17th century.

The modern Polish Military Gendarmerie was formed on 1 September 1990 on the basis of order No. Pf-42 / Org. Minister of National Defense of 18 April 1990 and order No. 062 / Org. Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Army of 15 June 1990. At this formation the structure was as follows:

  • Headquarters of the Military Police in Warsaw
  • Military Police Command:
    • Warsaw Military District
    • Pomeranian Military District
    • Silesian Military District

In addition, the following Military Gendarmerie Departments were established: Warsaw, Krakow, Bydgoszcz, Szczecin, Wrocław and Poznań, and also the Military Gendarmerie Training Center in Mińsk Mazowiecki.

In December 2011 the Military Gendarmerie made an application to the European Gendarmerie Force to become a full member, and has been since 2013.[1]

Role in civilian policing[]

In October 2020, the Military Gendarmerie were ordered to help the civilian police in the "protection of safety and public order", starting from 28 October 2020. The order was given in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic in Poland.[2]

Two military police officers and a four-wheel drive police car from the Żandarmeria Wojskowa.

Structure[]

The ŻW is organized into:

  • Headquarters
  • 3 special units
  • 10 units
  • 2 departments
  • 45 regional stations

Commanders[]

The current commander is brigadier general .

  • gen. bryg. (Brigadier General) Jerzy Jarosz (1 IX 1990 – 20 II 1992)
  • Płk dypl. (Certified Officer) (11 III 1992 – 1 IV 1993)
  • gen. bryg. (Brigadier General) (1 IV 1993 – 24 VII 2000)
  • gen. dyw. (Divisional General) (1 VIII 2000 – 30 VII 2003)
  • gen. dyw. (Divisional General) (31 VII 2003 – 3 X 2006)
  • gen. dyw. (Divisional General) Jan Żukowski (3 X 2006 – 1 I 2008)
  • gen. bryg. (Brigadier General) (2 I 2008 – 17 XII 2010)
  • gen. bryg. (Brigadier General) (17 XII 2010 - 11 VI 2015)
  • gen. bryg. (Brigadier General) (12 VI 2015 - 24 XII 2015)
  • gen. bryg. (Brigadier General) (24 XII 2015 -)

Ranks[]

Main article: Police ranks of Poland
Officers
NATO code OF-10 OF-9 OF-8 OF-7 OF-6 OF-5 OF-4 OF-3 OF-2 OF-1 OF(D) Student officer
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Generał brygady Pułkownik Podpułkownik Major Kapitan Porucznik Podporucznik Podchorąży
Enlisted
NATO code OR-9 OR-8 OR-7 OR-6 OR-5 OR-4 OR-3 OR-2 OR-1
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Starszy chorąży sztabowy Starszy chorąży Chorąży Młodszy chorąży Starszy sierżant Sierżant Plutonowy Starszy kapral Kapral Starszy szeregowy Szeregowy

Equipment[]

Infantry weapons[]

Model Image Origin Type Variant Number Details
Glock 17 Glock 17 2nd Gen.jpg  Austria 9 mm Para Semi-Auto Pistol Glock 17 1,500 [3]
PM-84 Glauberyt PM06 Glauberyt PICT0014.jpg  Poland 9 mm Para Submachine Gun

PM-98

PM-06 		[3]
MP5 MP5.jpg  Germany 9 mm Para Submachine Gun MP5A3 [3]
Mossberg 500 M590A1.png  United States 12 gauge M50440 [3]
Kbk wz. 1996 Mini-Beryl 02014 Kbs wz. 1996 Beryl - 5 Podhale Battalion..JPG  Poland 5.56mm NATO Carbine wz. 1996B
wz. 1996C 		[3]
UKM-2000 NATO Trident Juncture 15 (22802564005).jpg  Poland 7.62mm NATO general purpose machine gun UKM-2000P
UKM-2000D 		[3]
Sako TRG Sako TRG-42.jpg  Finland 7.62mm NATO Sniper Rifle TRG-22 [3]

Vehicles[]

Model Image Origin Type Variant Number Details
Land Rover Defender Land Rover Polish PICT0181.jpg  United Kingdom Four-wheel Multi-Purpose Drive Vehicle 100 [4]
AMZ Łoś SWP2014-0022.jpg  Italy
 Poland		 4x4 truck [3]
Skoda Octavia Military Police PL.jpg  Czech Republic Intervention vehicle [3]
Opel Vivaro ŻW OPEL VIVARO.jpg  Germany Van [3]
Ford Transit Ford Transit 85 of the Military Police of Poland during the VII Aircraft Picnic in Kraków.jpg  United States Van [3]
Opel Insignia  Germany Patrol car
Yamaha FZ6  Japan Motorcycle [3]

Members who have died in service[]

Soldiers of the Military Police died during their official duties:

  • Starszy kapral Krzysztof Sypień from the Military Gendarmerie Department in Krakow, † 11 VIII 2002 Krakow, posthumously promoted to Plutonowy.
  • Starszy szeregowy Grzegorz Bukowski from the Special Branch of the Military Police in Mińsk Mazowiecki, † 15 June 2010 Afghanistan, posthumously promoted to the rank of Kapral.
  • Starszy szeregowy Marcin Pastusiak from the Special Branch of the Military Police in Mińsk Mazowiecki, † 22 January 2011 Afghanistan, posthumously promoted to the rank of Sierżant.
  • Starszy szeregowy Tomasz Janowski from the Special Branch of the Military Police in Gdynia, † 29 March 2016 Iraq, posthumously promoted to the rank of Sierżant.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Żandarmeria Wojskowa - Komenda Główna ŻW, EGF" (in Polish). Żandarmeria Wojskowa. August 5, 2012. Archived from the original on August 5, 2012.
  2. ^ Morawiecki, Mateusz (October 23, 2020). "Zarządzenie Nr 180 Prezesa Rady Ministrów z dnia 23 października 2020 r." [Decree No 180 of the President of the Council of Ministers from October 23, 2020] (PDF). Monitor Polski. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 26, 2020.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l "Żandarmeria Wojskowa - Komenda Główna ŻW, Uzbrojenie" (in Polish). Żandarmeria Wojskowa. December 21, 2012. Archived from the original on December 21, 2012.
  4. ^ "Żandarmeria Wojskowa - Komenda Główna ŻW, Pojazdy" (in Polish). Żandarmeria Wojskowa. December 21, 2012. Archived from the original on December 21, 2012.

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