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:
In August 2001, Sejm (lower house of parliament of Poland) passed Act on the Military Gendarmerie and other law enforcement authorities which specify tasks and authorities of the Military Gendarmerie.[1]
In 2007, the Military Gendarmerie was granted partner status to the European Gendarmerie Force, and since 2015 become a full member.[2]
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.[3]
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 platoon-leader.
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 Corporal.
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 Sergeant.
Starszy szeregowy Tomasz Janowski from the Special Branch of the Military Police in Gdynia, † 29 March 2016 Iraq, posthumously promoted to the rank of Sergeant.
^"Ustawa z dnia 24 sierpnia 2001 r. o Żandarmerii Wojskowej i wojskowych organach porządkowych". Act No. 123 of 2001 (in Polish).
^"Żandarmeria Wojskowa – Member State". European Gendarmerie Force. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
^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. (PDF) from the original on October 26, 2020.
^"Komendant Główny Żandarmerii Wojskowej" (in Polish). Retrieved 2022-04-02.
^ abcdefghijkl"Żandarmeria Wojskowa - Komenda Główna ŻW, Uzbrojenie" (in Polish). Żandarmeria Wojskowa. December 21, 2012. Archived from the original on December 21, 2012. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
^"Żandarmeria Wojskowa - Komenda Główna ŻW, Pojazdy" (in Polish). Żandarmeria Wojskowa. December 21, 2012. Archived from the original on December 21, 2012. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
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The Military Gendarmerie Polish Zandarmeria Wojskowa abbreviated ZW is a military police force established in 1990 in Poland as a specialized service of the Polish Armed Forces Military GendarmerieZandarmeria WojskowaBadge of the Military GendarmerieAgency overviewFormed1 September 1990Jurisdictional structureOperations jurisdictionPolandConstituting instrumentsAct on the Military Gendarmerie and other law enforcement authorities 2001No Pf 42 Org Minister of National Defense of 18 April 1990No 062 Org Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Army of June 15 1990General natureMilitary policeOperational structureAgency executivegen dyw Tomasz Poluch Chief CommanderParent agencyPolish Armed ForcesNotablesAnniversary13 June Military Gendarmerie day WebsiteOfficial website Contents 1 History 1 1 Role in civilian policing 2 Structure 2 1 Commanders 3 Ranks 4 Equipment 4 1 Infantry weapons 4 2 Vehicles 5 Members who have died in service 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksHistory EditThe Polish Military Gendarmerie is a military police force that traces its history to the communist era Military Internal Service Wojskowa Sluzba Wewnetrzna World War II era Service for Protection of the Uprising Wojskowa Sluzba 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 DistrictIn addition the following Military Gendarmerie Departments were established Warsaw Krakow Bydgoszcz Szczecin Wroclaw and Poznan and also the Military Gendarmerie Training Center in Minsk Mazowiecki In August 2001 Sejm lower house of parliament of Poland passed Act on the Military Gendarmerie and other law enforcement authorities which specify tasks and authorities of the Military Gendarmerie 1 In 2007 the Military Gendarmerie was granted partner status to the European Gendarmerie Force and since 2015 become a full member 2 Role in civilian policing Edit 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 3 Two military police officers and a four wheel drive police car from the Zandarmeria Wojskowa Structure EditThe ZW is organized into Headquarters 3 special units 10 units 2 departments 45 regional stationsCommanders Edit The current commander is gen dyw Tomasz Poluch 4 gen bryg Brigadier General Jerzy Jarosz 1 IX 1990 20 II 1992 Plk dypl Certified Officer Henryk Piatkowski 11 III 1992 1 IV 1993 gen bryg Brigadier General Alfons Kupis 1 IV 1993 24 VII 2000 gen dyw Divisional General Jerzy Slowinski 1 VIII 2000 30 VII 2003 gen dyw Divisional General Boguslaw Pacek 31 VII 2003 3 X 2006 gen dyw Divisional General Jan Zukowski 3 X 2006 1 I 2008 gen bryg Brigadier General Marek Witczak 2 I 2008 17 XII 2010 gen bryg Brigadier General Miroslaw Rozmus 17 XII 2010 11 VI 2015 gen bryg Brigadier General Piotr Nidecki 12 VI 2015 24 XII 2015 gen bryg Brigadier General Tomasz Poluch 24 XII 2015 Ranks EditMain article Police ranks of Poland OfficersNATO 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 Zandarmeria wojskowavte VariousGeneral brygady Pulkownik Podpulkownik Major Kapitan Porucznik Podporucznik PodchorazyEnlistedNATO code OR 9 OR 8 OR 7 OR 6 OR 5 OR 4 OR 3 OR 2 OR 1 Zandarmeria wojskowavte Starszy chorazy sztabowy Starszy chorazy Chorazy Mlodszy chorazy Starszy sierzant Sierzant Plutonowy Starszy kapral Kapral Starszy szeregowy SzeregowyEquipment EditInfantry weapons Edit Model Image Origin Type Variant Number DetailsGlock 17 Austria 9 mm Para Semi Auto Pistol Glock 17 1 500 5 PM 84 Glauberyt Poland 9 mm Para Submachine Gun PM 98 PM 06 5 MP5 Germany 9 mm Para Submachine Gun MP5A3 5 Mossberg 500 United States 12 gauge M50440 5 Kbk wz 1996 Mini Beryl Poland 5 56mm NATO Carbine wz 1996B wz 1996C 5 UKM 2000 Poland 7 62mm NATO general purpose machine gun UKM 2000P UKM 2000D 5 Sako TRG Finland 7 62mm NATO Sniper Rifle TRG 22 5 Vehicles Edit Model Image Origin Type Variant Number DetailsLand Rover Defender United Kingdom Four wheel Multi Purpose Drive Vehicle 100 6 AMZ Los Italy Poland 4x4 truck 5 Skoda Octavia Czech Republic Intervention vehicle 5 Opel Vivaro Germany Van 5 Ford Transit United States Van 5 Opel Insignia Germany Patrol carYamaha FZ6 Japan Motorcycle 5 Members who have died in service EditSoldiers of the Military Police died during their official duties Starszy kapral Krzysztof Sypien from the Military Gendarmerie Department in Krakow 11 VIII 2002 Krakow posthumously promoted to platoon leader Starszy szeregowy Grzegorz Bukowski from the Special Branch of the Military Police in Minsk Mazowiecki 15 June 2010 Afghanistan posthumously promoted to the rank of Corporal Starszy szeregowy Marcin Pastusiak from the Special Branch of the Military Police in Minsk Mazowiecki 22 January 2011 Afghanistan posthumously promoted to the rank of Sergeant Starszy szeregowy Tomasz Janowski from the Special Branch of the Military Police in Gdynia 29 March 2016 Iraq posthumously promoted to the rank of Sergeant See also EditEuropean Gendarmerie ForceReferences Edit Ustawa z dnia 24 sierpnia 2001 r o Zandarmerii Wojskowej i wojskowych organach porzadkowych Act No 123 of 2001 in Polish Zandarmeria Wojskowa Member State European Gendarmerie Force Retrieved 2022 04 02 Morawiecki Mateusz October 23 2020 Zarzadzenie Nr 180 Prezesa Rady Ministrow z dnia 23 pazdziernika 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 Komendant Glowny Zandarmerii Wojskowej in Polish Retrieved 2022 04 02 a b c d e f g h i j k l Zandarmeria Wojskowa Komenda Glowna ZW Uzbrojenie in Polish Zandarmeria Wojskowa December 21 2012 Archived from the original on December 21 2012 Retrieved August 28 2017 Zandarmeria Wojskowa Komenda Glowna ZW Pojazdy in Polish Zandarmeria Wojskowa December 21 2012 Archived from the original on December 21 2012 Retrieved August 29 2017 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Military police of Poland Official website in Polish This Polish military article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Military Gendarmerie Poland amp oldid 1131929589, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
