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Polish Armed Forces
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Senior officers
Rank insignia
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Polish Land Forces (Polish: Wojska Lądowe RP) is a branch of Poland's Armed Forces. Wojsko Polskie ( WP, Polish Army) is the name applied to the military forces of Poland. Polish Air Force ( Siły Powietrzne Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej Siły Powietrzne RP - Air Forces of the Polish Republic is the Air force branch of the Polish Polish Army ( Polish: Wojsko Polskie) is the name applied to the military forces of Poland. Below is a list of military conflicts in which Polish armed forces participated or took place on Polish territory 1569-1699 Silver Age of The Republic September 8 1581 - Siege of Psków - Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth - Russia The following is a list of Polish Generals, that is the people who held the rank of general as well as those who acted as de facto generals by commanding Origins Present Polish system of rank insignia is a direct descendant of various systems used in the past in the Polish Army. The following is a list of medals awards and decorations in use in Poland. The following is a list of the Polish military Oaths both historical and contemporary The Polish military continues to use mostly Soviet-era equipment however since joining NATO in 1999 Poland has been upgrading and modernizing its hardware to NATO standards Polish Land Forces (Wojska Lądowe RP is a branch of Poland 's Armed Forces. Currently in service Frigates Oliver Hazard Perry class ORP Gen Polish ( język polski, polszczyzna) is the Official language of Poland. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Wojsko Polskie ( WP, Polish Army) is the name applied to the military forces of Poland.

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Troop Strength

TOTAL: ~168,000 troops

Equipment[1][2]

Leopard 2A4.
Leopard 2A4. The Leopard 2 is a German Main battle tank developed by Krauss-Maffei in the early 1970s and first entering service in 1979 An infantry fighting vehicle ( IFV, also known as (mechanized infantry combat vehicle, (MICV) is a type of Armoured fighting vehicle (AFV BMP-1 is a Soviet Amphibious tracked Infantry fighting vehicle. The Patria AMV (Armored Modular Vehicle is an 8x8 or 6x6 multi-role military vehicle produced by the Finnish weapons manufacturer Patria Armoured personnel carriers (APCs are Armoured fighting vehicles developed to transport Infantry on the Battlefield They usually have only a Machine The Patria AMV (Armored Modular Vehicle is an 8x8 or 6x6 multi-role military vehicle produced by the Finnish weapons manufacturer Patria The OT-64 SKOT ( Czech acronym for S třední K olový O brněný T ransportér, and/or Polish Ś The MT-LB ( м ногоцелевой т ягач л егко б ронированный mnogotselevoy tyagach lekhko bronirovannyi / multi-purpose The Leopard 2 is a German Main battle tank developed by Krauss-Maffei in the early 1970s and first entering service in 1979
PT-91.
PT-91. The PT-91 Twardy ("tough" or "resilient" is a Polish Main battle tank.
KTO Rosomak.
KTO Rosomak. The Patria AMV (Armored Modular Vehicle is an 8x8 or 6x6 multi-role military vehicle produced by the Finnish weapons manufacturer Patria
BMP-1.
BMP-1. BMP-1 is a Soviet Amphibious tracked Infantry fighting vehicle.
PZL W-3.
PZL W-3.
HMMWV.
HMMWV. This article refers to the Military HMMWV not the civilian Hummer sold by General Motors The M998 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled

Gallery

Leopard 2A4 of the Polish Army

Patria AMV

Polish HMMWV in Iraq

ZSU-23-4MP "Biała" self-propelled anti-aircraft gun

Polish ZU-23-2 mounted on Star truck

RM-85 or the unarmored version of RM-70

Mil Mi-24 Helicopter of the Polish Land Forces

Leopard 2A4 of the Polish Army

Structure



Structure of the Polish Land Forces (click to enlarge)
Structure of the Polish Land Forces (click to enlarge)

See also

Notes

  1. ^ :: Ministerstwo Obrony Narodowej - serwis internetowy :: Potencjał ::
  2. ^ www.army.mil.pl
  3. ^ Nowa Technika Wosjkowa
  4. ^ Nowa Technika Wosjkowa
  5. ^ Rosomak series of wheeled armoured vehicles
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i Militarium
  7. ^ Rosomak series of wheeled armoured vehicles
  8. ^ MILITARIUM - Wojsko Polskie - Uzbrojenie
  9. ^ MILITARIUM - Wojsko Polskie - Uzbrojenie
  10. ^ MILITARIUM - Wojsko Polskie - Uzbrojenie
  11. ^ Rosomak series of wheeled armoured vehicles
  12. ^ Rosomak series of wheeled armoured vehicles
  13. ^ Rosomak series of wheeled armoured vehicles
  14. ^ Rosomak series of wheeled armoured vehicles
  15. ^ Rosomak series of wheeled armoured vehicles
  16. ^ Rosomak series of wheeled armoured vehicles
  17. ^ Rosomak series of wheeled armoured vehicles
  18. ^ :: Ministerstwo Obrony Narodowej - serwis internetowy :: Uzbrojenie - Wojska Lądowe ::
  19. ^ Rosomak series of wheeled armoured vehicles

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