Representative Honor Guard Regiment of the Polish Armed Forces

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Representative Honor Guard Regiment of the Polish Armed Forces
Pułk Reprezentacyjny Wojska Polskiego
2010 Moscow Victory Day Parade-28.jpeg
The 1st Guards Battalion, Representative Honor Guard Regiment during the 2010 Moscow Victory Day Parade on Red Square.
Active1 January 2001; 20 years ago (2001-01-01)
31 March 2018; 3 years ago (2018-03-31) (current form)
Country Poland
BranchPolish Armed Forces
TypeRegiment
RoleHonor Guard
Size2 battalions
Part ofWarsaw Garrison Command
Regimental HQFranciszka Hynka Street, Warsaw
Colors  Gray
MarchInspection: Marsz Generalski
Marchpast: Warszawianka
EquipmentSKS (1993-2018)
MSBS rifle (since 2018)[1][2][3]
Commanders
Commanding Officer of the RHGR-PAFColonel Leszek Szczęśniak
Insignia
Regimental BadgeOdznaka Batalionu Reprezentacyjnego WP.jpg
Shoulder PatchNaszywka Batalionu Reprezentacyjnego WP.png

The Representative Honor Guard Regiment of the Polish Armed Forces (Polish: Pułk Reprezentacyjny Wojska Polskiego) is an Honor Guard unit of the Polish Armed Forces, of regimental size. It performs public duties for the armed forces and the President of Poland throughout the Warsaw Capital Garrison region and acts as the main drill and ceremony unit for the military. It performs during the annual Armed Forces Day parade on Ujazdów Avenue, during state arrival ceremonies at the Presidential Palace and alongside other honor units at the National Independence Day ceremony. The regiment has been described by President Andrzej Duda as one of "the best-drilled and organised formations in the world".[4]

History[]

An honor guard for Admiral Mike Mullen during a full honors ceremony in June 2009.

The first honor guard unit of independent Poland was formed in 1954.[5] In 1969, it was divided into the Representative Honor Guard Company of the Polish People's Army and the newly created State Honors Company.[5] The first company represented the armed forces during state ceremonies while the second company was supposed to guard the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, and other memorial sites in Poland.[5] In 1982 the use of the Polish Rogatywka was restored to the soldiers of the guard of honor.[5] The company was dissolved in 1990 following the fall of communism in the Polish People's Republic. The company was restored on January 1, 1993 with direct subordination to the Commander of the Warsaw Garrison. It eventually became the 1st Honor Guard Company of the Representative Honor Guard Battalion of the Armed Forces in 2001, acting as an independent joint-service formation with personnel from service branches of the armed forces.[5][6] On 31 March 2018, the battalion became the 1st Guards Battalion, Representative Honor Guard Regiment of the Armed Forces, following yet another Armed Forces-wide reorganization of its ceremonial units.[7][8][9][10][11] The regiment received its colors a year later at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Warsaw by President Andrzej Duda.[4][12]

Composition[]

The personnel that make up this battalion come from the represents the three main service branches of the Armed Forces (Polish Army, Navy and Air Force). Until recently, the Polish Special Forces were also represented in the regiment at all state functions and were even present with the entire battalion on Red Square during the 2010 Moscow Victory Day Parade.

List of commanders[]

  • Lt. Col. Adam Wronecki (January 1, 2001 - May 16, 2002)[13]
  • Lt. Col. Roman Januszewski (May 17, 2002 - November 19, 2006)[13]
  • Lt. Col. Tomasz Dominikowski (November 20, 2006 - January 31, 2010)[13]
  • Lt. Col. Wojciech Erbel (February 1, 2010 - December 31, 2013)[13]
  • Col. Leszek Szczesniak (January 1, 2014 – November 18, 2016, March 31, 2018-present)[13]
  • Lt. Col. Włodzimierz Grochowiec (November 19, 2016 – December 5, 2016)[13]
  • Lt. Col. Sebastian Cichosz (December 6, 2016 - March 31, 2018)

Gallery[]

  • The Representative Land Force Company

  • The Representative Navy Company

  • The Representative Air Force Company

  • The regimental military band

  • An officer of the regiment exercising the command of present arms.

  • A fanfare trumpeter of the Presidential Mounted Squadron

  • Members of the battalion representing the three service branches on National Independence Day in 2012.

  • An honour guard representing the Polish Armed Forces in front of the Ministry of National Defence.

  • Polish and American Air Force honor guards at Lask Air Base in central Poland.

  • The regimental headquarters on Franciszka Hynka Street in Warsaw.

  • The changing of the guard performed by soldiers of the regiment at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, September 2008.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ https://www.rmf24.pl/fakty/polska/news-groty-dla-kompanii-reprezentacyjnej-policji-ogloszono-przeta,nId,2559281
  2. ^ http://zbiam.pl/policja-kupila-reprezentacyjne-groty/
  3. ^ "Altair Agencja Lotnicza". Altair.com.pl. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  4. ^ a b "President hands standard to Representative Honour Guard Regiment".
  5. ^ a b c d e "Pulk Reprezentacyjny Wojska Polskiego".
  6. ^ "Batalion Reprezentacyjny Wojska Polskiego obchodzi swoje święto". dzieje.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2019-07-20.
  7. ^ "Jednostka reprezentacyjna w nowych strukturach". polska-zbrojna.pl. 26 March 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  8. ^ "Batalion przeformował się w Pułk". brepr.wp.mil.pl. 26 March 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  9. ^ Decyzja Nr 30/MON z dnia 29 marca 2018 r. w sprawie przejęcia dziedzictwa tradycji i sztandaru rozformowanego Batalionu Reprezentacyjnego Wojska Polskiego przez Pułk Reprezentacyjny Wojska Polskiego (Dz.Urz.MON z 2018 r. Poz. 35)
  10. ^ "..:: Batalion Reprezentacyjny Wojska Polskiego :: HISTORIA ::".
  11. ^ "Kompania reprezentacyjna będzie… wyższa".
  12. ^ "Polish Representative Regiment receives new banner".
  13. ^ a b c d e f Rydzyk|2012|www.rczpi.wp.mil.pl, made by RCZPI|design by Patryk. "..:: Batalion Reprezentacyjny Wojska Polskiego :: DOWÓDCY ::." brepr.wp.mil.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2017-07-01.
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