Military Gendarmerie (Poland)
Military Gendarmerie Żandarmeria Wojskowa | |
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Abbreviation | ŻW |
Agency overview | |
Formed | 1990 |
Preceding agency | |
Annual budget | zł 228,062,000 |
Jurisdictional structure | |
Operations jurisdiction | Poland |
General nature | |
Operational structure | |
Headquarters | Warszawa |
Sworn members | 4500 |
Agency executive |
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Parent agency | Ministerstwo Obrony Narodowej |
Facilities | |
Stations | 45 |
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
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Commanders
The current commander is brigadier general Mirosław Rozmus.
- gen. bryg. (Brigadier General) Jerzy Jarosz (1 IX 1990 – 20 II 1992)
- Płk dypl. (Certified Officer) Henryk Piątkowski (11 III 1992 – 1 IV 1993)
- gen. bryg. (Brigadier General) Alfons Kupis (1 IV 1993 – 24 VII 2000)
- gen. dyw. (Divisional General) Jerzy Słowiński (1 VIII 2000 – 30 VII 2003)
- gen. dyw. (Divisional General) Bogusław Pacek (31 VII 2003 – 3 X 2006)
- gen. dyw. (Divisional General) Jan Żukowski (3 X 2006 – 1 I 2008)
- gen. bryg. (Brigadier General) Marek Witczak (2 I 2008 – 17 XII 2010)
- gen. bryg. (Brigadier General) Mirosław Rozmus (od 17 XII 2010)
Equipment
Infantry weapons
Model | Image | Origin | Type | Variant | Number | Details |
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Glock 17 | ![]() |
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9 mm Para Semi-Auto Pistol | Glock 17 | 1,500 | [2] |
PM-84 Glauberyt | ![]() |
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9 mm Para Submachine Gun |
PM-98 PM-06 |
[2] | |
MP5 | ![]() |
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9 mm Para Submachine Gun | MP5A3 | [2] | |
Mossberg 500 | ![]() |
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12 gauge | M50440 | [2] | |
Kbk wz. 1996 Mini-Beryl | ![]() |
5.56mm NATO Carbine | wz. 1996B
wz. 1996C |
[2] | ||
UKM-2000 | ![]() |
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7.62mm NATO general purpose machine gun | UKM-2000P
UKM-2000D |
[2] | |
Sako TRG | ![]() |
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7.62mm NATO Sniper Rifle | TRG-22 | [2] |
Vehicles
Model | Image | Origin | Type | Variant | Number | Details |
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Land Rover Defender | ![]() |
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Four-wheel Multi-Purpose Drive Vehicle | 100 | [3] | |
AMZ Łoś | ![]() |
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4x4 truck | [2] | ||
Skoda Octavia | ![]() |
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Intervention vehicle | [2] | ||
Opel Vivaro | ![]() |
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Van | [2] | ||
Ford Transit | ![]() |
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Van | [2] | ||
Yamaha FZ6 | ![]() |
Motorcycle | [2] |
See also
References
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