Military Gendarmerie (Poland)
| Military Gendarmerie Żandarmeria Wojskowa | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | ŻW |
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Logo of the Military Gendarmerie | |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1990 |
| Preceding agency | Internal Military Service |
| Annual budget | 228 062 000 PLN |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| 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 Żandarmeria Wojskowa abbreviated ŻW (English: Military Gendarmerie) is a military provost, law enforcement agency formation created in 1990 in Poland, independent part of the Siły Zbrojne Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej.
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
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)
See also
External links
- (Polish) Official pages