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Main article: Law enforcement in Poland
Military Gendarmerie
Żandarmeria Wojskowa
AbbreviationŻW
Agency overview
Formed1990
Preceding agency
Annual budgetzł 228,062,000
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionPoland
General nature
Operational structure
HeadquartersWarszawa
Sworn members4500
Agency executive
Parent agencyMinisterstwo Obrony Narodowej
Facilities
Stations45
Website
http://www.zw.wp.mil.pl/

The Military Gendarmerie (Polish: Żandarmeria Wojskowa, abbreviated ŻW) is a military provost and law enforcement agency created in 1990 in Poland as an independent part of the Polish Armed Forces.

History

Polish military police traces its history to the communist era Military Internal Service (Polish: Wojskowa Służba Wewnętrzna), World War II-era Service for Protection of the Uprising (Polish: Wojskowa Służba 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.

In December 2011 the Żandarmeria Wojskowa has made application to the European Gendarmerie Force to become a full member state.[1]

Structure

The ŻW is organized into:

  • Headquarters
  • 3 special units
  • 10 units
  • 2 departments
  • 45 regional stations
Two military police officers and a four-wheel drive police car from the Żandarmeria Wojskowa.

Commanders

The current commander is brigadier general Mirosław Rozmus.

Equipment

Infantry weapons

Model Image Origin Type Variant Number Details
Glock 17  Austria 9 mm Para Semi-Auto Pistol Glock 17 1,500 [2]
PM-84 Glauberyt  Poland 9 mm Para Submachine Gun

PM-98

PM-06 		[2]
MP5  Germany 9 mm Para Submachine Gun MP5A3 [2]
Mossberg 500  United States 12 gauge M50440 [2]
Kbk wz. 1996 Mini-Beryl  Poland 5.56mm NATO Carbine wz. 1996B
wz. 1996C 		[2]
UKM-2000  Poland 7.62mm NATO general purpose machine gun UKM-2000P
UKM-2000D 		[2]
Sako TRG  Finland 7.62mm NATO Sniper Rifle TRG-22 [2]

Vehicles

Model Image Origin Type Variant Number Details
Land Rover Defender  United Kingdom Four-wheel Multi-Purpose Drive Vehicle 100 [3]
AMZ Łoś  Italy
 Poland		 4x4 truck [2]
Skoda Octavia  Czech Republic Intervention vehicle [2]
Opel Vivaro  Germany Van [2]
Ford Transit  United States Van [2]
Yamaha FZ6  Japan Motorcycle [2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Polish Military Police website accessed 25 March 2012
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l ":: Żandarmeria Wojskowa – Komenda Główna ŻW :: Uzbrojenie ::". Zw.wp.mil.pl. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
  3. ^ ":: Żandarmeria Wojskowa - Komenda Główna ŻW :: Pojazdy ::". Zw.wp.mil.pl. 2001-08-24. Retrieved 2015-08-17.


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