Polish People's Armed Forces

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Polish People's Armed Forces

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Polish People's Armed Forces
1 April 2005

I. Land Forces

II. Air Force & Air Defense Force

III. Navy

IV. Internal Defense Forces

V. Border Protection Troops
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Re: Polish Land Forces

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Polish Land Forces

I. LAND FORCES HEADQUARTERS
(Warsaw)

1st Assault Battalion [NOTE 1]

6th Air Landing Brigade (Krakow) (Category B)
6th Air Landing Battalion (Training)
10th Air Landing Battalion: BMD-2
16th Air Landing. Battalion: BMD-2
18th Air Landing Battalion:
33rd Air Landing Battalion (Reserve):
5th Mixed-Artillery Battalion:
35th Self-Propelled Artillery Battalion: 2S25
26th Anti-Aircraft Battalion:
6th Supply and Repair Battalion
48th Reconnaissance Company
22nd Chemical Defense Company
6th Communications Company
11th Engineer Company
15th Medical Company

7th Sea Landing Division (Gdansk-Wrzeszcz) (Category B)
4th Sea Landing Regiment:
34th Sea Landing Regiment:
35th Sea Landing Regiment:
11th Tank Battalion:
41st Artillery Battalion:
20th Multiple Rocket Launcher Battalion:
29th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion:
18th Engineer Battalion:
7th Repair Battalion
52nd Reconnaissance Company
23rd Communications Company
7th Chemical Defense Company
23rd Medical Company
7th Supply Company

61st Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade:

Railway Brigade

2nd Signal Brigade

15th Radio-Link Brigade

II. POMERANIAN MILITARY DISTRICT
(Bydgoszcz) (Category A Readiness)

6th Artillery Brigade
7th Artillery Brigade
14th Anti-Tank Regiment
15th Anti-Tank Regiment
5th Engineering Brigade
3rd Pontoon Regiment
2nd Railway Regiment
56th Special Company [NOTE 1]
2nd ABC Regiment
3rd ABC Regiment
4th Communications Regiment
24th Signal Regiment
12th Radio-Link Regiment
12th Radioelectronic Reconnaissance Battalion

8th Mechanized Division (Koszalin) (Category B)
16th Tank Regiment:
28th Mechanized Regiment:
32nd Mechanized Regiment:
36th Mechanized Regiment:
4th Artillery Regiment:
47th Multiple Rocket Launcher Battalion
98th Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion
83rd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment:
5th Reconnaissance Battalion:
19th Engineering Battalion
13th Communications Battalion
8th Repair Battalion
39th Medical Battalion
8th Supply Battalion
64th Chemical Defense Company

12th Mechanized Division (Szczecin) (Category B)
25th Tank Regiment
5th Mechanized Regiment:
9th Mechanized Regiment:
41st Mechanized Regiment:
2nd Artillery Regiment:
21st Multiple Rocket Launcher Battalion:
99th Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion
124th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment:
16th Reconnaissance Battalion:
17th Engineer Battalion:
33rd Communications Battalion
45th Medical Battalion
12th Repair Battalion
14th Supply Battalion

16th Armored Division (Elblag) (Category A)
1st Tank Regiment:
14th Tank Regiment:
58th Tank Regiment:
55th Mechanized Regiment:
16th Artillery Regiment:
48th Multiple Rocket Launcher Battalion:
13th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment:
17th Reconnaissance Battalion:
47th Engineer Battalion:
43rd Communications Battalion
16th Repair Battalion
57th Medical Battalion
16th Supply Battalion
61st Chemical Defense Company

20th Armored Division (Szczecinek) (Category A)
24th Tank Regiment:
28th Tank Regiment:
68th Tank Regiment:
49th Mechanized Regiment:
36th Artillery Regiment:
26th Multiple Rocket Launcher Battalion:
99th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment
8th Reconnaissance Battalion:
7th Engineering Battalion:
63rd Communications Battalion
20th Repair Battalion
58th Medical Battalion
20th Supply Battalion
63rd Chemical Defense Company

26th Reserve Mechanized Division (Mobilization) [NOTE 2]

III. SILESIAN MILITARY DISTRICT
(Wroclaw)

5th Artillery Brigade:
3rd Artillery Brigade:
69 Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment:
20th Anti-Tank Regiment:
91st Anti-Tank Regiment:
1st Engineer Brigade
4th Engineer Brigade
6th Pontoon Regiment
Railway Regiment
62nd Special Company [NOTE 1]
1st ABC Regiment
4th ABC Regiment
10th Communications Regiment
14th Radio-Link Regiment

4 Mechanized Division (Krosno Odrzanskie) (Cat B)
18th Tank Regiment:
11th Mechanized Regiment:
12th Mechanized Regiment:
17th Mechanized Regiment:
22nd Artillery Regiment:
12th Multiple Rocket Launcher Battalion
97th Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion
128th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment:
25th Reconnaissance Battalion
5th Engineer Battalion:
4th Communications Battalion
4th Supply Battalion
4th Repair Battalion
65th Medical Battalion
23rd Chemical Defense Company

5th Armored Division (Gubin) (Cat A)
23rd Tank Regiment:
27th Tank Regiment:
73rd Tank Regiment:
13th Mechanized Regiment:
113th Artillery Regiment:
25th Multiple Rocket Launcher Battalion:
5th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment:
2nd Reconnaissance Battalion:
14th Engineer Battalion:
59th Communications Battalion
5th Repair Battalion
5th Supply Battalion
56th Medical Battalion
60th Chemical Defense Company

10th Tank Division (Opole) (Cat B)
2nd Tank Regiment:
10th Tank Regiment:
13th Tank Regiment:
25th Mechanized Regiment:
39th Artillery Regiment:
8th Multiple Rocket Launcher Battalion
18th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment:
60th Reconnaissance Battalion:
21st Engineer Battalion:
41st Communications Battalion
54th Medical Battalion
10th Repair Battalion
59th Supply Battalion
58th Chemical Defense Company

11th Armored Division (Zagan) (Cat B)
3rd Tank Regiment: PT-91, BWP-2
8th Tank Regiment: PT-91, BWP-2
29th Tank Regiment:
42nd Mechanized Regiment:
33rd Artillery Regiment:
66th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment:
43rd Multiple Rocket Launcher Battalion:
9th Reconnaissance Battalion:
16th Engineer Battalion:
34th Communications Battalion
60th Medical Battalion
11th Repair Battalion
11th Supply Battalion
17th Chemical Defense Company

2 Mechanized Division (Nysa) (Category D)
15th Tank Regiment:
6th Mechanized Regiment:
27th Mechanized Regiment:
33rd Mechanized Regiment:
37th Artillery Regiment:
99th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment:
2nd Multiple Rocket Launcher Battalion:
18th Reconnaissance Battalion:
2nd Engineering Battalion:
48th Communications Battalion
21st Chemical Defense Company
2nd Repair Battalion
2nd Supply Battalion

28th Reserve Mechanized Division (Mobilization) [NOTE 2]

IV. WARSAW MILITARY DISTRICT
(Warszawa)

1st Artillery Brigade:
80th Anti-Tank Battalion:
15th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment:
2nd Engineer Brigade
Railway Regiment
9th Signal Regiment
3rd Chemical Regiment
34th Radio Technical Battalion

1st Mechanized Division (Legionowo) (Cat D)
11th Tank Regiment:
1st Mechanized Regiment:
2nd Mechanized Regiment:
3rd Mechanized Regiment:
1st Artillery Regiment:
45th Multiple Rocket Launcher Battalion:
111th Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion:
1st Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment:
14th Reconnaissance Battalion:
1st Engineer Battalion:
1st Communications Battalion
1st Repair Battalion
53rd Medical Battalion
1st Supply Battalion
33rd Chemical Defense Company

9th Mechanized Division (Rzeszow) (Cat E)
26th Tank Regiment:
4th Mechanized Regiment:
14th Mechanized Regiment:
30th Mechanized Regiment:
40th Artillery Regiment:
?? Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion:
25th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion:
15th Reconnaissance Battalion:
13th Engineering Battalion:
29th Communications Battalion
00 Medical Battalion
9th Repair Battalion
9th Supply Battalion
42nd Chemical Defence Company

31st Reserve Mechanized Division (Mobilization) [NOTE 2]

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NOTES
1) LRRP/Commando
2) Largely exist on paper only. Disbanded in April 1989, but were reanimated in 1999 at Soviet insistence.
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Polish Air Force & Air Defense Force

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Polish Air Force & Air Defense Force

I. Dowództwo Wojsk Lotniczych
(Command of the Air Force)
Poznań

Direct Reporting Units

32nd Tactical Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment – Sochaczew
- 1st Squadron: MiG-23MF-R
- 2nd Squadron: MiG-23MF-R
- 3rd Squadron: Su-22R

13th Transport Air Regiment – Balice
- 1st Squadron: An-26
- 2nd Squadron: An-2
- 3rd Squadron: Il-14, An-12

36th Special Regiment of Aviation Transport – Okecie [VIP Transport]
- 1st Squadron: PZL M28, Yak-40, Tu-154M
- 2nd Squadron: Mi-8, PZL W-3

37th Regiment of Transport Helicopters - Leźnica Wielka
- 1st Squadron: Mi-6
- 2nd Squadron: Mi-8
- 3rd Squadron: Mi-8

4th Fighter Air Division - Malbork

2nd Fighter Air Regiment – Goleniow
- 1st Squadron: MiG-29SE
- 2nd Squadron: MiG-29SE
- 3rd Squadron: MiG-29SE

41st Fighter Air Regiment – Malbork
- 1st Squadron: MiG-29SE
- 2nd Squadron: MiG-29SE
- 3rd Squadron: MiG-29SE

2nd Fighter Bomber Air Division - Pila

6th Fighter Bomber Air Regiment – Pila
- 1st Squadron: Su-22M4
- 2nd Squadron: Su-22M4
- 3rd Squadron: Su-22M4

7th Bomber Reconnaissance Air Regiment – Powdiz
- 1st Squadron: Su-22M4R
- 2nd Squadron: MiG-23MF-R

45th Fighter Bomber Air Regiment – Babimost
- 1st Squadron: Su-22M4
- 2nd Squadron: Su-22M4
- 3rd Squadron: Su-22M4

3rd Fighter Bomber Air Division - Świdwin

3rd Fighter Assault Air Regiment – Bydgoszcz
- 1st Squadron: Su-25TK
- 2nd Squadron: Su-25TK
- 3rd Squadron: Su-25TK

8th Fighter Bomber Air Regiment – Miroslawiec
- 1st Squadron: Su-22M4
- 2nd Squadron: Su-22M4
- 3rd Squadron: Su-22M4

40th Fighter Bomber Air Regiment – Świdwin
- 1st Squadron: Su-22M4
- 2nd Squadron: Su-22M4
- 3rd Squadron: Su-22M4

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II. Dowództwo Wojsk Obrony Powietrznej Kraju
(Polish National Air Defense Forces)
Warszawa

1st National Air Defense Corps - Warsaw

1st Air Defense Fighter Regiment - Mińsk Mazowiecki
- 1st Squadron: Su-27P
- 2nd Squadron: MiG-29 9.12A/UB
- 3rd Squadron: MiG-29 9.12A/UB

10th Air Defense Fighter Regiment – Łask
- 1st Squadron: MiG-29 9.12A1/UB
- 2nd Squadron: MiG-29 9.12A/UB
- 3rd Squadron: MiG-29 9.12A/UB

3rd Air Defense Surface-to-Air Missile Brigade – Warsaw:
1st Air Defense Radiotechnical Brigade - Warsaw

2nd National Air Defense Corps - Bydgoszcz

26th Air Defense Fighter Regiment - Zegrze Pomorskie
- 1st Squadron: Su-27P
- 2nd Squadron: MiG-29 9.12A/UB
- 3rd Squadron: MiG-29 9.12A/UB

28th Air Defense Fighter Regiment – Słupsk
- 1st Squadron: Su-27P
- 2nd Squadron: MiG-29 9.12A/UB
- 3rd Squadron: MiG-29 9.12A/UB

34th Air Defense Fighter Regiment - Babie Doły
- 1st Squadron: MiG-29 9.12A1/UB
- 2nd Squadron: MiG-29 9.12A1/UB
- 3rd Squadron: MiG-29 9.12A1/UB

4th Air Defense Surface-to-Air Missile Brigade – Gdynia:
26th Air Defense Surface-to-Air Missile Brigade - Gryfice
2nd Air Defense Radiotechnical Brigade - Bydgoszcz

3rd National Air Defense Corps - Wrocław

11th Air Defense Fighter Regiment – Wrocław
- 1st Squadron: Su-27P
- 2nd Squadron: MiG-29 9.12A1/UB
- 3rd Squadron: MiG-29 9.12A1/UB

62nd Air Defense Fighter Regiment - Poznań-Krzesiny
- 1st Squadron: MiG-29 9.12A1/UB
- 2nd Squadron: MiG-29 9.12A1/UB
- 3rd Squadron: MiG-29 9.12A1/UB

1st Air Defense Surface-to-Air Missile Brigade – Bytom
79th Air Defense Missile Regiment – Poznań
3rd Air Defense Radiotechnical Brigade - Wrocław

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Author Notes

MiG-23MF-R: Polish produced reconnaissance aircraft modified from MiG-23s replaced by MiG-29s in the air defense role.

MiG-29 9.12A1: Domestic upgrade of early model 9.12 Fulcrum-A models.

Su-27P: Early model former Soviet PVO aircraft cascaded to Poland. No air-to-ground capability.
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Polish Navy

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By Theodore

War Navy of the Polish People’s Republic

3rd Ship Flotilla “Commodore Boleslaw Romanowski” (Gydnia)

Submarine Division (Gydnia)

Project 877 (NATO Kilo)
- Orzeł
- Bielik
- Sęp

[First unit delivered new 1985, second pair ex-Soviet, transferred 2003.]

Combatant Ships Division (Gydnia)

Project 11540
- Warszawa

[Soviet-built Neustrashimyy class frigate completed 2003 to replace old Kashin class destroyer of the same name.]

Project 1166.1
- Łódź
- Gdańsk

[Two Soviet-built Gepard class frigates completed 1999-2001.]

Project 620
- Kaszub

[1050-ton corvette completed 1987. Six planned sister ships cancelled owing to stability and construction defects.]

Project 660
- Orkan
- Piorun
- Grom
- Burza
- Wicher
- Huragan
- Tajfun
- Tornado

[Eight GDR-built missile boats completed 1992-95.]

Project 1241RE (NATO Tarantul I)
- Górnik
- Hutnik
- Metalowiec
- Rolnik

[Four Soviet-built missile boats completed 1983-89.]

Support Ships Division (Gydnia)

Piast class
- Piast
- Lech

[Two salvage ships completed 1975.]

Reconnaissance Ships Division (Gydnia)

Nawigator class
- Nawigator
- Hydrograf

[Two intelligence-gathering ships completed 1975-76.]

Hydrographic Support Division (Gydnia)

Moma class
- Kopernik

[Hydrographic survey ship completed 1973.]

Fenik class
- Heweliusz
- Arctowski

[Two hydrographic survey ships completed 1983.]

Training Division (Gydnia)

Wodnik class
- Wodnik
- Gryf

[Two 1800-ton training ships completed 1976.]

Bryza class
- Bryza
- Podchorazy

[Two 150-ton training ships completed 1975-76.]

Iskra class
- Iskra

[Ketch-rigged sail training ship completed 1982.]

8th Coastal Defense Flotilla “Vice Admiral Kazimierz Porębski” (Świnoujście)

2nd Landing & Minelaying Ships Division (Świnoujście)

Project 767
- Lublin
- Gniezno
- Kraków
- Poznań
- Toruń
- Stargard
- Świdnica
- Białystok
- Radom
- Olsztyn
- Opole
- Tarnów

[Twelve 1745-ton minelayer-landing ships completed 1989-94.]

12th Minesweeper Division (Świnoujście)

Project 207P
- Gardno
- Bukowo
- Dąbie
- Jamno
- Mielno
- Wicko
- Resko
- Sarbsko
- Necko
- Naklo
- Drużno
- Hańcza

[Twelve 250-ton coastal minesweepers completed 1982-90.]

13th Minesweeper Division (Gydnia)

Project 207M
- Goplo
- Mamry
- Wigry
- Śniardwy
- Wdzydze
- Nyskie
- Orzysz
- Niegocin
- Slupca
- Jezoriak
- Drawsko
- Żywiec

[Twelve 250-ton coastal minesweepers completed 1992-2000.]
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