Military Counterintelligence Service (Poland)

Military Counterintelligence Service
Służba Kontrwywiadu Wojskowego
Agency overview
Headquarters	ul. Oczki 1, Warsaw
Agency executive	Piotr Bączek, Head;
Parent agency	Ministry of National Defense
Website	www.skw.gov.pl

The Military Counterintelligence Service (Polish: Służba Kontrwywiadu Wojskowego; SKW) is one of the principal intelligence agencies of Poland. It is responsible for the protection of Poland against internal threats and for the combat capability of the Polish Armed Forces.

SKW was established under the Act of June 9, 2006 and is subordinate to the Ministry of National Defence.^[1] It was founded on October 1, 2006, the day before the Military Information Services was dissolved.^[2] Antoni Macierewicz was the first head of the SKW. On June 22, 2012, the SKW was given the standard.

External links

skw.gov.pl — Official website

References

^ "Obwieszczenie Marszałka Sejmu Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 20 marca 2019 r. w sprawie ogłoszenia jednolitego tekstu ustawy o Służbie Kontrwywiadu Wojskowego oraz Służbie Wywiadu Wojskowego". prawo.sejm.gov.pl. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
^ "30 września koniec WSI". wiadomosci.dziennik.pl. Retrieved 2019-08-30.

[1] "Obwieszczenie Marszałka Sejmu Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 20 marca 2019 r. w sprawie ogłoszenia jednolitego tekstu ustawy o Służbie Kontrwywiadu Wojskowego oraz Służbie Wywiadu Wojskowego". prawo.sejm.gov.pl. Retrieved 2019-08-30.

[2] "30 września koniec WSI". wiadomosci.dziennik.pl. Retrieved 2019-08-30.

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v t e Polish intelligence agencies
Civil	Central Anticorruption Bureau (CBA) Foreign Intelligence Agency (AW) Internal Security Agency (ABW) National Police Headquarters (KGP) Bureau of Criminal Intelligence and Information (BWiIK) Corresponding departments of the Voivodeship Police Commands Central Investigations Bureau of the Police (CBŚP) Operations and Investigations Directorate of the Border Guard Headquarters (ZOŚ KGSG) Tax and Customs Service (SCS) General Inspector of Financial Information (GIIF) State Protection Service (SOP)
Military	Military Intelligence Service (SWW) Military Counterintelligence Service (SKW) Polish IMINT Centre (ORO) 12th Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Base (12.BBSP) National Centre for Cyberspace Security (NCBC) Criminal Directorate of the Military Gendarmerie Headquarters (ZK KGŻW) Reconnaissance Group of 3rd Ship Flotilla (gOR 3.FO) Centre for Radioelectronic Combat Reconnaissance and Support ″Lieutenant Colonel Jan Kowalewski″ (CRiWWRE) 2nd Przasnysz Radioelectronic Reconnaissance Regiment (2.ORel) 6th Oliwa Radioelectronic Reconnaissance Regiment ″Admiral Arendt Dickman″ (6.ORel) Military Unit NIL "Brigadier General August Emil Fieldorf «Nil»" (JW NIL)
Defunct civil	Ministry of Public Security - Department of Security (MBP-UB) Security Service (SB) Office for State Protection (UOP) Internal Revenue Intelligence
Defunct military	Polish Military Organisation (POW) Second Department of Polish General Staff Cipher Bureau Polish Agency of Trade Information Estezet Border Protection Corps Main Directorate of Information of the Polish Army Internal Military Service (WSW) Military Information Services (WSI) National Centre for Cryptology (NCK)