The Pomeranian Military District (Polish acronym POW) was a military district of the Polish Armed Forces from 1945 to 2011. Formally it was subordinate to the Minister of National Defence in the operational matters of defense and detached government administration (Art. 14 Law of 21 November 1967 on the universal duty to defend the Polish Republic). The district command headquarters was at Torun (1945–1946), Bydgoszcz, Gdańsk, Koszalin, and then at Bydgoszcz. From 1947 to 2007 1 Gen. J. Dwernicki Street, from 2007 to December 2011 105th Szubinska Street.
District insignia
Since 1999, the POW is one of the two military districts in Poland. After 92 years, in accordance with the decision of the Minister of National Defence, in December 2011 the Pomeranian Military District was deactivated.
The First Combined Arms Army (Polish: Pierwsza Armia Ogólnowojskowa; see pl:1 Armia Ogólnowojskowa WP (1955-1990)) was a military formation of the Polish Land Forces created in 1955. It was intended to guard the Baltic Sea shores as part of the Polish Front (pl:Front Polski (1950)) and capture the Danish straits in case the Cold War turned hot. Unlike the 2nd Polish Army (raised and using after the Prague Spring of 1968), it was never mobilised and made operational. It was disbanded as soon as Poland regained her independence from the Soviet bloc and left the Warsaw Pact.
Although all armies of the Polish Army were disbanded in 1945, already in 1950 a need arose to re-create war-time structure of the armed forces in case of a conflict with NATO. For that purpose in 1950 a Polish Front (also known as Coastal Front) was created from Polish units, as part of Soviet war preparations. In 1955 the front was further subdivided into armies. Each of three Polish Military Districts created a separate army: the Pomeranian Military District created the 1st All-Arms Army, the Silesian Military District created the 2nd Army while Warsaw Military District created the 4th. All air assets were to be joined into the 3rd Air Army in case of mobilisation.
The 1st Army included all units under command of the Pomeranian Military District, among them the Headquarters, the 8th, 12th and 15th Mechanised Divisions, 16th and 20th Armoured Divisions, as well as 2nd Special Battalion (deep reconnaissance), two artillery brigades, one anti-tank regiment, engineering brigade, two engineering regiments and numerous other smaller units.
The army was never activated and was disbanded in 1990.
Formations and units in 1985
Army Command and Headquarters (Dowództwo i sztab armii)
4th Signals Regiment (4 Pułk Łączności)
12th Radio Relay Cable-Laying Regiment (12 Pułk Radioliniowo-Kablowy)
12th Radioelectronic Intelligence Battalion (12 Batalion Rozpoznania Radioelektronicznego)
10th Radiotechnical [airspace surveillance] Battalion (10 Batalion Radiotechniczny)
2nd Special [Forces] Battalion (Long Range Reconnaissance) (2 Batalion Specjalny (dalekiego rozpoznania))
8th Mechanised Division (8 Dywizja Zmechanizowana)
12th Mechanised Division (12 Dywizja Zmechanizowana)
15th Mechanised Division (15 Dywizja Zmechanizowana)
16th Armored Division (16 Dywizja Pancerna)
20th Armored Division (20 Dywizja Pancerna)
2nd Operational-Tactical [intermediate range SSM] Missile Brigade (2 Brygada Rakiet Operacyjno-Taktycznych)
6th Gun Artillery Brigade (6 Brygada Artylerii Armat)
3rd Pontoon Bridgelaying Regiment (3 Pułk Pontonowy)
16th Road-Building Engineer Regiment (16 Pułk Inżynieryjno-Drogowy)
2nd Chemical [NBC] Brigade (2 Brygada Chemiczna)
5th Supply Regiment (5 Pułk Zabezpieczenia)
District commanders
21 April 1945 – 15 May 1945 – acting ppłk Mikołaj Iwanow
16 May 1945 – 24 September 1945 – płk (gen. bryg.) Wacław Szokalski;
25 September 1945 – 10 October 1945 – gen. bryg. Wiaczesław Jakutowicz;
11 October 1945 – 25 June 1947 – gen. bryg. Jan Jośkiewicz;
26 June 1947 – 15 October 1947 – gen. bryg. Jan Rotkiewicz;
19 November 1947 – 21 January 1953 – gen. dyw. Bronisław Półturzycki;
21 March 1953 – 29 May 1953 – acting (partly) gen. bryg. Antoni Władyczański;
30 May 1953 – 22 October 1954 – acting gen. bryg. Antoni Władyczański;
31 December 1954 – 5 November 1956 – gen. dyw. Jan Rotkiewicz;
6 November 1956 – 14 November 1964 – gen. dyw. Zygmunt Huszcza;
15 November 1964 – 18 May 1971 – gen. dyw. Józef Kamiński;
19 May 1971 – 26 February 1978 – gen. dyw. Wojciech Barański;
27 February 1978 – 14 March 1983 – gen. dyw. Józef Użycki;
1 April 1983 – 22 September 1989 – gen. dyw. Zbigniew Blechman;
23 September 1989 – 3 September 1992 – gen. dyw. Zbigniew Zalewski;
4 September 1992 – 8 September 2000 – gen. dyw. Tadeusz Bazydło;
9 September 2000 – 11 December 2003 – gen. dyw. Leszek Chyła;
12 December 2003 – 5 October 2006 – gen. dyw. Zbigniew Głowienka
6 October 2006 – 11 January 2007 – acting gen. bryg. Zygmunt Duleba
12 January 2007 – 28 December 2011 – gen. bryg. Zygmunt Duleba
References for First Army
Jerzy Kajetanowicz (7 November 2009). "Wojsko Polskie w Układzie Warszawskim 1955-1985". Zasoby forum ogólnowojskowego "Bezpieczeństwo" (in Polish). Retrieved 2011-10-18.
Jerzy Kajetanowicz (2008). "Polskie wojska operacyjne w systemie bezpieczeństwa państwa w latach 1955-1975". Zeszyty Naukowe Akademii Obrony Narodowej (in Polish). Warsaw: Akademia Obrony Narodowej (2).
August 20, 2023
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This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations October 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Pomeranian Military District Polish acronym POW was a military district of the Polish Armed Forces from 1945 to 2011 Formally it was subordinate to the Minister of National Defence in the operational matters of defense and detached government administration Art 14 Law of 21 November 1967 on the universal duty to defend the Polish Republic The district command headquarters was at Torun 1945 1946 Bydgoszcz Gdansk Koszalin and then at Bydgoszcz From 1947 to 2007 1 Gen J Dwernicki Street from 2007 to December 2011 105th Szubinska Street District insigniaSince 1999 the POW is one of the two military districts in Poland After 92 years in accordance with the decision of the Minister of National Defence in December 2011 the Pomeranian Military District was deactivated Contents 1 First Combined Arms Army 2 Formations and units in 1985 3 District commanders 4 References for First ArmyFirst Combined Arms Army EditThe First Combined Arms Army Polish Pierwsza Armia Ogolnowojskowa see pl 1 Armia Ogolnowojskowa WP 1955 1990 was a military formation of the Polish Land Forces created in 1955 It was intended to guard the Baltic Sea shores as part of the Polish Front pl Front Polski 1950 and capture the Danish straits in case the Cold War turned hot Unlike the 2nd Polish Army raised and using after the Prague Spring of 1968 it was never mobilised and made operational It was disbanded as soon as Poland regained her independence from the Soviet bloc and left the Warsaw Pact Although all armies of the Polish Army were disbanded in 1945 already in 1950 a need arose to re create war time structure of the armed forces in case of a conflict with NATO For that purpose in 1950 a Polish Front also known as Coastal Front was created from Polish units as part of Soviet war preparations In 1955 the front was further subdivided into armies Each of three Polish Military Districts created a separate army the Pomeranian Military District created the 1st All Arms Army the Silesian Military District created the 2nd Army while Warsaw Military District created the 4th All air assets were to be joined into the 3rd Air Army in case of mobilisation The 1st Army included all units under command of the Pomeranian Military District among them the Headquarters the 8th 12th and 15th Mechanised Divisions 16th and 20th Armoured Divisions as well as 2nd Special Battalion deep reconnaissance two artillery brigades one anti tank regiment engineering brigade two engineering regiments and numerous other smaller units The army was never activated and was disbanded in 1990 Formations and units in 1985 EditArmy Command and Headquarters Dowodztwo i sztab armii 4th Signals Regiment 4 Pulk Lacznosci 12th Radio Relay Cable Laying Regiment 12 Pulk Radioliniowo Kablowy 12th Radioelectronic Intelligence Battalion 12 Batalion Rozpoznania Radioelektronicznego 10th Radiotechnical airspace surveillance Battalion 10 Batalion Radiotechniczny 2nd Special Forces Battalion Long Range Reconnaissance 2 Batalion Specjalny dalekiego rozpoznania 8th Mechanised Division 8 Dywizja Zmechanizowana 12th Mechanised Division 12 Dywizja Zmechanizowana 15th Mechanised Division 15 Dywizja Zmechanizowana 16th Armored Division 16 Dywizja Pancerna 20th Armored Division 20 Dywizja Pancerna 2nd Operational Tactical intermediate range SSM Missile Brigade 2 Brygada Rakiet Operacyjno Taktycznych 6th Gun Artillery Brigade 6 Brygada Artylerii Armat 14th Anti Tank Artillery Regiment Poland 14 Pulk Artylerii Przeciwpancernej 5th Combat Engineer Brigade 5 Brygada Saperow 3rd Pontoon Bridgelaying Regiment 3 Pulk Pontonowy 16th Road Building Engineer Regiment 16 Pulk Inzynieryjno Drogowy 2nd Chemical NBC Brigade 2 Brygada Chemiczna 5th Supply Regiment 5 Pulk Zabezpieczenia District commanders Edit21 April 1945 15 May 1945 acting pplk Mikolaj Iwanow 16 May 1945 24 September 1945 plk gen bryg Waclaw Szokalski 25 September 1945 10 October 1945 gen bryg Wiaczeslaw Jakutowicz 11 October 1945 25 June 1947 gen bryg Jan Joskiewicz 26 June 1947 15 October 1947 gen bryg Jan Rotkiewicz 19 November 1947 21 January 1953 gen dyw Bronislaw Polturzycki 21 March 1953 29 May 1953 acting partly gen bryg Antoni Wladyczanski 30 May 1953 22 October 1954 acting gen bryg Antoni Wladyczanski 31 December 1954 5 November 1956 gen dyw Jan Rotkiewicz 6 November 1956 14 November 1964 gen dyw Zygmunt Huszcza 15 November 1964 18 May 1971 gen dyw Jozef Kaminski 19 May 1971 26 February 1978 gen dyw Wojciech Baranski 27 February 1978 14 March 1983 gen dyw Jozef Uzycki 1 April 1983 22 September 1989 gen dyw Zbigniew Blechman 23 September 1989 3 September 1992 gen dyw Zbigniew Zalewski 4 September 1992 8 September 2000 gen dyw Tadeusz Bazydlo 9 September 2000 11 December 2003 gen dyw Leszek Chyla 12 December 2003 5 October 2006 gen dyw Zbigniew Glowienka 6 October 2006 11 January 2007 acting gen bryg Zygmunt Duleba 12 January 2007 28 December 2011 gen bryg Zygmunt DulebaReferences for First Army EditJerzy Kajetanowicz 7 November 2009 Wojsko Polskie w Ukladzie Warszawskim 1955 1985 Zasoby forum ogolnowojskowego Bezpieczenstwo in Polish Retrieved 2011 10 18 Jerzy Kajetanowicz 2008 Polskie wojska operacyjne w systemie bezpieczenstwa panstwa w latach 1955 1975 Zeszyty Naukowe Akademii Obrony Narodowej in Polish Warsaw Akademia Obrony Narodowej 2 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pomeranian Military District amp oldid 1148132970, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
