Military Gendarmerie (Poland)

Military Gendarmerie
Żandarmeria Wojskowa
Abbreviation ŻW
Agency overview
Formed 1990
Preceding agency
Annual budget zł 228,062,000
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction Poland
General nature • Military provost
Headquarters Warszawa

Sworn members 4500
Agency executive
  • Mirosław Rozmus, Brigadier General
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
Two military police officers and a four-wheel drive police car from the Żandarmeria Wojskowa.

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

ModelImageOriginTypeVariantNumberDetails
Glock 17 Austria9 mm Para Semi-Auto PistolGlock 171,500[2]
PM-84 Glauberyt Poland9 mm Para Submachine Gun

PM-98

PM-06		 [2]
MP5 Germany9 mm Para Submachine GunMP5A3[2]
Mossberg 500 United States12 gaugeM50440 [2]
Kbk wz. 1996 Mini-Beryl Poland5.56mm NATO Carbinewz. 1996B
wz. 1996C		 [2]
UKM-2000 Poland7.62mm NATO general purpose machine gunUKM-2000P
UKM-2000D		 [2]
Sako TRG Finland7.62mm NATO Sniper RifleTRG-22 [2]

Vehicles

ModelImageOriginTypeVariantNumberDetails
Land Rover Defender United KingdomFour-wheel Multi-Purpose Drive Vehicle100[3]
AMZ Łoś Italy
 Poland		4x4 truck[2]
Skoda Octavia Czech RepublicIntervention vehicle[2]
Opel Vivaro GermanyVan [2]
Ford Transit United StatesVan [2]
Yamaha FZ6 JapanMotorcycle[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Polish Military Police website accessed 25 March 2012
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 ":: 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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