18th Reconnaissance Regiment (Polish: 18 Pułk Rozpoznawczy) is a unit of the Polish Land Forces and is based in Białystok. It was formed from the former 18th Territorial Defense Battalion, which in turn was the former 18th Mechanized Brigade. It is the most recently formed unit of the Polish army, and one of three reconnaissance regiments.[1]
On 23 April 2009 the Polish Minister of National Defense, Bogdan Klich, announced that the 18th Territorial Defense Battalion would be reorganized to create a reconnaissance regiment. The 18th Reconnaissance Regiment was formed on 1July 2009.[2] On 15October 2009 the 18th Reconnaissance Regiment was authorised to use the standard of the 18th Territorial Defense Battalion until 15August 2010.[3]
On 11 November 2010, representatives of the 18th Reconnaissance Regiment, on behalf of the Minister of National Defense Bogdan Klich, paid tribute at the grave of the late ordinaryorthodox archbishop of the Polish Army, Miron Chodakowski. The delegation was composed of the regimental commander Lieutenant Colonel Chris Lenkiewicz, Major Slawomir Ratyński and Captain Jan Busłowicz. The ceremony took place in the crypt church of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary located in Supraśl, near Bialystok.[4]
On 30 June 2011, the regiment received its regimental standard from Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski at a ceremony in Kosciuszko Square, Białystok before the monument to Marshal Józef Piłsudski.[5] In late 2012 the regiment was posted to Afghanistan as part of the 12th rotation of the Polish Military Contingent there.[6] It was proposed in 2014 that the model used to form the 18th Reconnaissance Regiment be used to establish further units and form a new reconnaissance brigade to be stationed in North-West Poland.[7] The regiment took part in the Lynx 15 military exercises in December 2015.[8]
Regimental standardedit
The new standard bears the national colors and emblem, and also expresses symbolic elements associated with the Bialystok coat of arms and contains commemorative badges of merit from the military units formerly stationed there:[1]
18th Territorial Defense Battalion and prior the former 18th Mechanized Brigade
18 Infantry Division (Polish: 18 Dywizji Piechoty)
10 Lithuanian Cavalry Regiment (Polish: 10 Pułku Ułanów Litewskich)
Organizationedit
The regiment has the following component sub-units:
Regimental Command Staff
Command Company
Logistics Company
1st Reconnaissance Company
2nd Reconnaissance Company
3rd Reconnaissance Company
4th Reconnaissance Company
5th Reconnaissance Company
6th Reconnaissance Company
Referencesedit
^ ab18 białostocki pułk rozpoznawczy otrzymał sztandar (in Polish)
^Dziennik Urzędowy Ministra Obrony Narodowej. 2009.
^Decyzja Nr 309/MON Ministra Obrony Narodowej z dnia 7 września 2009 r. w sprawie czasowego używania sztandaru 18. batalionu obrony terytorialnej przez 18. pułk rozpoznawczy (Dz. U. MON Nr 17 z 30 września 2009 r., poz. 195).
^. Republic of Poland, Polish Land Forces. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
^. Polish Armed Forces. Archived from the original on 10 October 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
^. ISAF Poland. Archived from the original on 12 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
^"Poland mulling military intelligence brigade close to border with Belarus". Report News Agency. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
^"7th Coastal Defence Brigade Involved in the Ryś-15 Exercise in Drawsko Pomorskie". Defence24.com (in Polish). Retrieved 11 February 2018.
December 16, 2023
18th, reconnaissance, regiment, polish, pułk, rozpoznawczy, unit, polish, land, forces, based, białystok, formed, from, former, 18th, territorial, defense, battalion, which, turn, former, 18th, mechanized, brigade, most, recently, formed, unit, polish, army, t. 18th Reconnaissance Regiment Polish 18 Pulk Rozpoznawczy is a unit of the Polish Land Forces and is based in Bialystok It was formed from the former 18th Territorial Defense Battalion which in turn was the former 18th Mechanized Brigade It is the most recently formed unit of the Polish army and one of three reconnaissance regiments 1 18th Reconnaissance Regiment18 Pulk RozpoznawczyActive1 July 2009 presentCountry PolandAllegiancePolish Land ForcesBranchLand ForcesRoleReconnaissanceGarrison HQBialystokWebsitehttp 18pr wp mil pl CommandersPulkownik dypl Wieslaw PodleckiHistory editOn 23 April 2009 the Polish Minister of National Defense Bogdan Klich announced that the 18th Territorial Defense Battalion would be reorganized to create a reconnaissance regiment The 18th Reconnaissance Regiment was formed on 1 July 2009 2 On 15 October 2009 the 18th Reconnaissance Regiment was authorised to use the standard of the 18th Territorial Defense Battalion until 15 August 2010 3 On 11 November 2010 representatives of the 18th Reconnaissance Regiment on behalf of the Minister of National Defense Bogdan Klich paid tribute at the grave of the late ordinary orthodox archbishop of the Polish Army Miron Chodakowski The delegation was composed of the regimental commander Lieutenant Colonel Chris Lenkiewicz Major Slawomir Ratynski and Captain Jan Buslowicz The ceremony took place in the crypt church of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary located in Suprasl near Bialystok 4 On 30 June 2011 the regiment received its regimental standard from Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski at a ceremony in Kosciuszko Square Bialystok before the monument to Marshal Jozef Pilsudski 5 In late 2012 the regiment was posted to Afghanistan as part of the 12th rotation of the Polish Military Contingent there 6 It was proposed in 2014 that the model used to form the 18th Reconnaissance Regiment be used to establish further units and form a new reconnaissance brigade to be stationed in North West Poland 7 The regiment took part in the Lynx 15 military exercises in December 2015 8 Regimental standard editThe new standard bears the national colors and emblem and also expresses symbolic elements associated with the Bialystok coat of arms and contains commemorative badges of merit from the military units formerly stationed there 1 18th Territorial Defense Battalion and prior the former 18th Mechanized Brigade 18 Infantry Division Polish 18 Dywizji Piechoty 42 Infantry Regiment im General Jan Henryk Dabrowski Polish 42 Pulku Piechoty 10 Lithuanian Cavalry Regiment Polish 10 Pulku Ulanow Litewskich nbsp Organization editThe regiment has the following component sub units Regimental Command Staff Command Company Logistics Company 1st Reconnaissance Company 2nd Reconnaissance Company 3rd Reconnaissance Company 4th Reconnaissance Company 5th Reconnaissance Company 6th Reconnaissance CompanyReferences edit a b 18 bialostocki pulk rozpoznawczy otrzymal sztandar in Polish Dziennik Urzedowy Ministra Obrony Narodowej 2009 Decyzja Nr 309 MON Ministra Obrony Narodowej z dnia 7 wrzesnia 2009 r w sprawie czasowego uzywania sztandaru 18 batalionu obrony terytorialnej przez 18 pulk rozpoznawczy Dz U MON Nr 17 z 30 wrzesnia 2009 r poz 195 Kwiaty w imieniu Ministra Republic of Poland Polish Land Forces Archived from the original on 19 May 2011 Retrieved 1 February 2011 18th Reconnaissance Regiment Website Polish Armed Forces Archived from the original on 10 October 2014 Retrieved 10 November 2013 100 Days in Afghanistan ISAF Poland Archived from the original on 12 February 2018 Retrieved 11 February 2018 Poland mulling military intelligence brigade close to border with Belarus Report News Agency Retrieved 11 February 2018 7th Coastal Defence Brigade Involved in the Rys 15 Exercise in Drawsko Pomorskie Defence24 com in Polish Retrieved 11 February 2018 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 18th Reconnaissance Regiment amp oldid 1146475604, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
