Polish Land Forces
Eagle of Polish Land Forces Flag of Polish Land Forces
Active	1918–Present
Country	Poland
Allegiance	Polish Armed Forces
Branch	Land Forces
Size	60,000 Active Personnel 946 Tanks 2000 IFV/APC 152 Helicopters
Engagements	Polish-Soviet War World War II War in Iraq War in Afghanistan War in Tchad
Commanders
Commander	Mjr. Gen. Tadeusz Buk
Chief of Staff	Mjr. Gen. Edward Gruszka

The Polish Land Forces (Polish: Wojska Lądowe RP) are a branch of Poland's Armed Forces.

Poland's military history stretches back for hundreds of years (see List of Polish wars), but the army operational today has its roots in the surrogate force formed in support of Soviet interests during the establishment of the People's Republic of Poland after the Second World War. Two Polish armies, the First Army (Poland) and the Second Army (Poland) fought with the Red Army on the Eastern Front (World War II). Following victory and the movement of Polish borders these forces and other Polish soldiers thought loyal to their Soviet overlords were build up into a force which was to form part of the Warsaw Pact. Polish Army troops would have formed part of the second strategic echelon deployed for an attack on NATO's Allied Forces Central Europe.

In mid-1945, after the end of World War II, the Polish Army was divided into six (later seven) districts. These were the Warsaw Military District, HQ in Warsaw, the Lublin Military District, HQ in Lublin, the Krakow Military District, HQ in Krakow, the Lodz Military District, HQ in Lodz, the Poznan Military District, HQ in Poznan, the Pomeranian Military District, HQ in Torun and the Silesian Military District, HQ in Katowice, created in the fall of 1945. In 1949 this number was reduced to four Military Districts. They were the Pomeranian Military District, HQ in Bydgoszcz, the Silesian Military District, HQ in Wroclaw, the Warsaw Military District, HQ in Warsaw, and the Krakow Military District, HQ in Krakow. In November 1953, the Krakow Military District was dissolved and until 1992, Poland was divided into three Districts.

The two districts facing Germany each controlled four divisions in 1990, which had been recently reorganised, in line with the late 1990s Soviet defensive doctrine, from a 3:1 mix of motor rifle : tank regiments into a 2:2 mix of motor rifle and tank regiments.^[1] The third in the east controlled only one division. There was also the 6th Airborne Division and the 7th Sea Landing Division, possibly intended to form part of a Warsaw Pact attack on Denmark, to open the Baltic straits to the North Sea and beyond. Strength counted 205,000 personnel of which 168,000 were conscripts.

Following the end of the Cold War the Polish Army was drastically reduced and reorganised. In 1992, the Krakow Military District was recreated. From nine divisions the total has fallen to four, plus six independent brigades.^[2] Since January 1, 1999, Poland has been divided into two military districts. These are the Pomeranian Military District (Pomorski Okręg Wojskowy) with HQ in Bydgoszcz, covering northern Poland, and the Silesian Military District (Śląski Okręg Wojskowy) with HQ in Wrocław, covering southern Poland.

Contents 1 Structure 1.1 Major Units 1.1.1 Independent Brigades 1.1.2 Combat Arms 1.1.3 Combat Support Arms 1.1.4 Combat Service Support Arms 1.1.5 Divisions 2 Polish Land Forces Chart 3 Equipment 3.1 Vehicles 3.2 Special Equipment 3.3 Radiolocation Equipment 3.4 Firearms 3.5 Artillery 3.6 Anti-Aircraft 3.7 Anti-Tank 3.8 Aircraft 4 See also 5 Notes 6 External links

[edit] Structure

Polish Armed Forces

Branches

Land Forces   Air Force   Navy   Special Forces

History

Timeline Wars

Personnel

Senior officers Rank insignia Awards Oaths

Equipment

Land Forces Navy

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[edit] Major Units

[edit] Independent Brigades

• 6th Air Assault Brigade (Kraków)
• 25 Air Cavalry Brigade (Tomaszów Mazowiecki)
• 1st Artillery Brigade "Masurian" (Węgorzewo)
• 23rd Artillery brigade "Silesian" (Bolesławiec)
• 1st Engineering Brigade "Brzeska" (Brzeg)
• 2nd Engineering Brigade "Mazovian" (Kazuń)

[edit] Combat Arms

• Armored & Mechanized Forces (Wojska Pancerne I Zmechanizowane)
• Missile & Artillery Forces (Wojska Rakietowe I Artyleria)
• Air Defense Forces (Wojska Obrony Przeciwlotniczej)
• Air-mobile Forces (Wojska Aeromobilne)
• Engineer Forces (Wojska Inżynieryjne)

[edit] Combat Support Arms

• Reconnaissance & Early Warning (Rozpoznanie I Wczesne Ostrzeganie)
• Signals & Information Technology Forces (Wojska Łączności I Informatyki)
• Chemical Forces (Wojska Chemiczne)

[edit] Combat Service Support Arms

• Logistics (Logistyka)

[edit] Divisions

• 1st Mechanized Division "Warsaw" (Legionowo)
  • 1st Mechanized Brigade "Warsaw" (Wesoła)
  • 3rd Legion Mechanized Brigade (Lublin)
  • 21st Podhale Rifles Brigade (Rzeszów)
• 11th Armoured Cavalry Division (Żagań)
  • 10th Armoured Cavalry Brigade (Świętoszów)
  • 17th Mechanized Brigade "Greater Polish" (Międzyrzecz)
  • 34th Armoured Cavalry Brigade (Żagań)
• 12th Mechanized Division "Szczecin" (Szczecin)
  • 2nd Legion Mechanized Brigade (Złocieniec-Budowo)
  • 7th Coastal Defense Brigade "Pomeranian" (Słupsk)
  • 12th Mechanized Brigade (Szczecin)
• 16th Mechanized Division "Pomeranian" (Elbląg)
  • 9th Armoured Cavalry Brigade (Braniewo)
  • 15th Mechanized Brigade "Giżycka" (Giżycko)
  • 20th Mechanized Brigade "Bartoszycka" (Bartoszyce)

[edit] Polish Land Forces Chart

[edit] Equipment

[edit] Vehicles

Model	Image	Origin	Type	Variant	Number	Details
T-72		Soviet Union  Poland	Main Battle Tank	T-72 T-72A T-72M1 T-72M1D SJ-09	172[3] 135[3] 254[3] 23[3] ?	379 T-72 tanks will remain in service until 2018.[3] As of 1 January 2008 additional 14 T-72M1 tanks were withdrawn from service and awaiting for further disposal.[4]
PT-91 Twardy		Poland	Main Battle Tank	PT-91 PT-91M PT-91MA1 MID Bizon-S WZT-3M	92[3] 27[3] 113[3] 8[5][6] 29[5]
Leopard 2		Germany	Main Battle Tank	Leopard 2A4 Bergepanzer 3[7]	128[3][5][4][6] 10[7]	Limited upgrade is planned before 2018. [3]
BWP-1		Soviet Union  Poland  Czech Republic	Amphibious Tracked Infantry Fighting Vehicle	BWP-1 BWP-1D BWR-1D BWR-1S MP-31 ZWDSz-2	1306[5] 33[5] 22[5] 16[5] 5[5] 6[5]	BWP-1 - Polish designation for BMP-1. BWP-1D - Polish designation for BMP-1K (MP-31 in Polish service is sometimes also called BWP-1D[5]). BWR-1D - Polish designation for BRM-1K. BWR-1S - Polish designation for BPzV "Svatava".
KTO Rosomak		Finland  Poland	Amphibious Wheeled Infantry Fighting Vehicle	Rosomak Rosomak-M1 Rosomak-M3 Rosomak APC with OSS-M Rosomak-S Rosomak-WEM (interim) Rosomak-WEM (final) Rosomak training vehicle	76[5] 32[8] 10[8] 6[8] 27[8] 6[8] 8[9] 4[8]	Deliveries are to be completed by 2018. 33 final Rosomak-WEM ambulances (with more space inside among other improvements) are to be delivered. 20 more Rosomak-M1s are to be delivered in 2009. 10 more Rosomak-M3 are to be delivered in late 2009.[8]
SKOT		Czechoslovakia  Poland	Amphibious Wheeled Armoured Personnel Carrier		110	Currently the only varsions of SKOT in service are the command variants. A few APC variants remain[4] probably for training purposes. As of 1 January 2008 additional 112 SKOT APCs were withdrawn from service and awaiting for further disposal.[4]
MT-LB		Soviet Union  Poland	Multi-purpose Amphibious Tracked Armoured Personnel Carrier	MT-LB L SNAR-10 Jaguar MT-LB R-137T ZWD-1 WEM Lotos MT-LB Z MT-LB R WD krel	41 6[5] ? 94[10] 1[5] 6 6 2	The MT-LB L vehicles are used for driver training. MT-LB Z, MT-LB R and WD krel are a part of the Przebiśnieg electronic warfare system. As of 1 January 2008 additional 2 MT-LB APCs were withdrawn from service and awaiting for further disposal.[4]
MT-LBu		Soviet Union  Poland	Multi-purpose Amphibious Tracked Armoured Personnel Carrier	1W13 1W14 1W15 1W16 MP-21 MP-22 MP-23 MP-24 MP-25 R-330P Piramida-I Beta-3M ZWDSz-1	20 (1W13/14/15/16) 24 (MP-21/22/23/24/25)[5] 9 (R-330P)[5] 2 (Beta-3M) 1 (ZWDSz-1)
Opal		Poland	Multi-purpose Amphibious Tracked Armoured Personnel Carrier	Opal-I Opal-II WPT Mors TRI Hors TRI-D Durian ISM Kroton ZWD-10R Łowcza-3	? ? 74[5] 77[5] 13[5] 6[5] 4[5]
M113		United States  Germany	Multi-purpose Tracked Armoured Personnel Carrier	M113 M557	29[11] 6[11]	16 M113s are used as armoured ambulances while the other 13 are used as command vehicles.[11]
Ryś		Poland	Amphibious Wheeled Armoured Personnel Carrier	Ryś-Med	5[5]
BRDM-2		Soviet Union  Poland	Amphibious Armoured Scout Car	BRDM-2 BRDM-2M-96 BRDM-2M-96i BRDM-2M-97 BRDM-2M-98 BRDM-2M-96ik BRDM-2RS BRDM-2 R-1A BRDM-2 R-5	200 (BRDM-2)[5] 120 (M-96/96i/97/98)[5] 22 (M-96ik)[12][13] dozen (BRDM-2RS)[12]	BRDM-2RS - Polish designation for BRDM-2RKhb. 8 are in service with the Polish Navy.[5] 10 BRDM-2M-96ik were used by Polish forces of ISAF.[13] However they are now together with 12 vehicles used in Iraq, back in Poland.
Cougar		United States	Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle	Cougar H	40	On loan from the US for use by the Polish Forces of ISAF.
WZT-2		Poland	Armoured Recovery Vehicle		40[5]
Bergepanzer 2		Germany	Armoured Recovery Vehicle	Bergepanzer 2A2	10[5]
SUM kalina		Poland	Minelayer		1
Keiler		Germany	Armoured Mine Removing Vehicle		4[7]
Bożena		Slovakia  Poland	Remote-Controlled Self-Propelled Mine Roller		14[5][6]
BLG-67		East Germany  Poland	Armoured Bridge Layer	BLG-67M2	126[14]	Used by tank and mechanized subunits. To be replaced by MG-20 Daglezja-G.
Leopard Biber		Germany	Armoured Vehicle-Launched Bridge		6[7]
UMI		Poland	Excavator-Loader
SŁ-34C		Poland	Dozer-Loader
PTS		Soviet Union	Tracked Amphibious Medium Transporter	PTS-M		A small number are used by the Land Forces. 50 are in service with the Polish Navy.[5]
UAZ-469B		Soviet Union  Poland	Four-wheel Drive Multi-Purpose Vehicle	UAZ 469B WD-43 RD-115ZT UAZ-469B-rs	796[15]	Only specialized variants are in service.[15]
Honker		Poland	Four-wheel Multi-Purpose Drive Vehicle	Tarpan Honker Daewoo Honker Honker-2000 Skorpion-3 Ryś[16] ZWD-3 WD-2001 REA "Perkun" Honker Saper	286[17][18] 348[17][18] 647[17][18] 90[17][18] ? 172[10][19] ? 14 +2[20][21]
HMMWV		United States	Four-wheel Drive Multi-Purpose Vehicle	Tumak-2[22] Tumak-3[22] Tumak-4[22] Tumak-5[22] Tumak-6[22] Tumak-7[22]	96[22] 60[22] 31[22] 18[22] 9[22] 3[22]	Polish Armed Forces currently operate 222 HMMWVes (5 vehicles are operated by the special forces). Tumak-2 - M1043A2, Tumak-3 - M1025A2, Tumak-4 - M1097A2, Tumak-5 - M1045A2, Tumak-6 - M1097A2 (variant used for transport of special containers), Tumak-7 - M1035A2.[22] Additionally Polish forces of ISAF operate 120 HMMWVes on loan from the US forces.
Toyota		Japan	Four-wheel Drive Vehicle	Land Cruiser[17][18]	13[17][18]
Mitsubishi		Japan	Sport Utility Vehicle	Pajero[17][18]	4[17][18]
Daewoo		South Korea	Sport Utility Vehicle	Musso[17][18]	6[17][18]
UAZ-452		Soviet Union  Poland	Multi-Purpose Van		268[15]	Only specialized variants are in service.[15]
Żuk		Poland	Van			Used as a low-capacity transport vehicle which can carry up to 4 tonnes of cargo.[23]
Nysa		Poland	Van			Used as a low-capacity transport vehicle which can carry up to 4 tonnes of cargo.[23]
Lublin		Poland	Van	Lublin II Lublin III		Used as a low-capacity transport vehicle which can carry up to 4 tonnes of cargo.[23]
Ford		United States	Van	Transit		Used as a low-capacity transport vehicle which can carry up to 4 tonnes of cargo.[23]
Fiat		Italy	Wheeled Vehicle	Fiat Ducato Seicento Van "WŇ[24]		Both are used as low-capacity transport vehicles which can carry up to 4 tonnes of cargo.[23]
Honda		Japan	Quad	TRX-300 FW
Polaris		United States	Quad
Mercedes-Benz		Germany	Wheeled Vehicle	GD 290 MB290GD WD 1017A Unimog 435 (U1300L)	96[18] 25[18] 91[11][18] 29[11][18]	Polish Armed forces currently operate a total number of 140 G-class vehicles.[25] The military police uses 13 GD 290s.[18] Special forces operate 6 vehicles.
Star		Poland	Truck	Star 200 Star 244 Star 266 Star 266M Star 660M2-D[26] Star 660M3[26] Star 944K Star 944KD Star 1466ML Star 1444 Star 15.225 Star 14.220DK Star 14.225DK GD-2 (Typ 528) Typ 514 CD-5 (Typ 520) WUS-3 IRS ADK-11 Star 266-based excavator Star-266 AP-64 Star-266 BP-64	4708 (Star 266)[26][18] 292 (Star 266M)[18] a few thousands of special Star 266-based vehicles[26] 456 (Star 944K)[18] 185 (Star 944KD)[18] 63 (Star 1466ML)[18] 1 (Star 1444)[18] 1 (Star 15.225)[18] 9 (Star 14.220DK)[18] 16 (Star 14.225DK)[18]	Star 266 - basic medium-capacity transport vehicle of the Polish Armed Forces. Star 266M - modernized Star 266. Star 944 is used as a cargo carrier in logistic subunits on the tactical level. It also serves as a basis for a command vehicle. Star 1466 can be converted into a gun truck by applying STZ armour package for the truck's cabin. Typ 514 - Mobile fuel tank based on Star 1466
Jelcz		Poland	Truck	P/S662D.43 P662D.43 P662D.35 P662D.34 P642D C642D.35 C642D.34 C662D.35 P/S862D.43 P/S842D.43 P/S842D.35	178[18] 7[18] 15[18] 101[18] 1[18] 36[18] 15[18] 1[18] 70[18] 1[18] 3[18]	P/S662D.43, P662D.43, P662D.35 and P662D.34 are different variants of JELCZ-662, P642D, C642D.35 and C642D.34 are different variants of JELCZ-642, P/S862D.43 is a variant of JELCZ-862, P/S842D.43 and P/S842D.35 are different variants of JELCZ-842.
Iveco		Italy	Truck	40E13WM[15] M40.12WM Stralis AT260S35Y/P Eurotrakker MP 720E 47 WT	134 (40E13WM)[15]	Stralis AT260S35Y/P is used in Polish Ground Forces along with high capacity trailers. Eurotrakker MP 720E 47 WT are used along with ZREMB NS 600W trailers for transport of tracked vehicles and containers. It can also be used to evacuate damaged equipment in a similar fashion to ARVs. Iveco 40E13WM is used as a 4x4 ambulance. M40.12WM is used as a biological reconnaissance vehicle.
SLT 50 Elefant		Germany	Heavy Equipment Transporter	SLT 50-2	6[11][18]
SCAM		Italy  Poland	Truck	SCAM SM-50[15] SCAM SM-55[15]	16[18] 46[15][18]	Used as a 4x4 ambulance.
KrAZ		Soviet Union	Truck	KrAZ-255B		KrAZ-255Bs are being replaced by the Jelcz-662s.
Ural		Soviet Union	Truck	Ural-375D Ural-4320
ZiŁ		Soviet Union	Truck	ZiŁ-130[27] ZiŁ-131[27] ZiŁ-157[27]	721[27]	Only command, communications, radiolocation, illumination, airfield searchlight, radio relay, radio-jamming, well-drilling and decontamination variants are in service.[27]
GAZ		Soviet Union	Truck	GAZ-66		Only specialized variants are in service.
Kamaz		Soviet Union	Truck			Only specialized variants are in service.
TRD-1211[28]		Poland	Radiolocation Vehicle
DR-1[28]		Poland	Command Vehicle

[edit] Special Equipment

Model	Image	Origin	Type	Variant	Number	Details
SARNA-2		Poland	Multipurpose Truck Bed	Mobile Workshop Zenit-P Mobile Air Defense Command Center Mobile Chemical and Radiological Laboratory Mobile Medical Station	In service with SZ 4/M2 recharge stations and each subunit of repair units.	It can be fitted onto STAR 200, 244, 266, 266M and 944 trucks in field conditions.
PP-64 Wstęga		Poland	Pontoon Bridge		60[5]	Transported by 70 Star 266 AP-64 and Star 266 BP-64 trucks.

[edit] Radiolocation Equipment

Model	Image	Origin	Type	Variant	Number	Details
Nur-21		Poland	Radiolocation Station		20[5]	Used for locating aircraft flying at low altitudes.
Nur-22		Poland	Radiolocation Station		10[5]	Based on Dana self-propelled howitzer. Used for locating aircraft flying at low altitudes.

[edit] Firearms

Model	Image	Origin	Type	Variant	Number	Details
P-64 CZAK		Poland	9 mm Semi-Auto Pistol			Being replaced by WIST-94.[29]
P-83 Wanad		Poland	9 mm Semi-Auto Pistol			Being replaced by WIST-94.[29]
WIST-94		Poland	9 mm Semi-Auto Pistol	WIST-94 WIST-94L		WIST-94L - variant fitted with integral laser sights
Wz. 78		Poland	26 mm Flare Gun
PM-63 RAK		Poland	9 mm Submachine Gun			Slowly replaced by PM-84P Glauberyt.[30]
PM-84 Glauberyt		Poland	9 mm Submachine Gun	PM-84 Glauberyt PM-84P Glauberyt
AKM		Soviet Union  Poland	7.62 mm Assault Rifle	AKM AKMS 7,62 mm Kbkg wz. 1974		7,62 mm Kbkg wz. 1974 is an AKM fitted with Pallad grenade launcher. Slowly replaced by Kbs wz. 1996 Beryl.
Kbkg wz. 1960		Poland	7.62 mm Assault Rifle			AK-47 with an ability to shoot grenades.
Kbs wz. 1996 Beryl		Poland	5.56 mm Assault Rifle	Beryl Mini-Beryl 5,56 mm Kbkg wz. 1974		Mini-Beryl - compact variant of Wz. 1996 Beryl. 5,56 mm Kbkg wz. 1974 is a Beryl fitted with Pallad grenade launcher. Also used by special forces.
SWD		Soviet Union  Poland	7.62 mm Sniper Rifle	SWD SWD-M	? 158[31]	SWD - Polish designation for SVD Dragunov, also used by special forces. To be replaced by Sako TRG-21.[32]
Bor		Poland	7.62 mm Sniper Rifle
Sako TRG		Finland	7.62 mm Sniper Rifle	TRG-21 TRG-22	40[31] 206[31]	Also used by special forces.
Tor		Poland	12.7 mm Sniper Rifle		40
PK		Soviet Union  Poland	7.62 mm General Purpose Machine Gun	PK PKS PKM PKMS		Also used by special forces.
UKM-2000		Poland	7.62 mm General Purpose Machine Gun	UKM-2000P UKM-2000D	+382 ?	Based on PK General Purpose Machine Gun. UKM-2000P - Standard General Purpose Machine Gun. UKM-2000D - airborne version with a folding stock.
NSW		Soviet Union  Poland	12.7 mm Heavy Machine Gun			NSW - Polish designation for NSV. To replaced by WKM-B.[31]
WKM-B		Poland	50 cal. Heavy Machine Gun			NSW adapted to the NATO 12,7 mm x 99 (.50 BMG) rounds.[31]
F-1		Soviet Union	Anti-personnel grenade
RGZ-89		Poland	Anti-personnel grenade
RGO-88		Poland	Fragmentation grenade
RG-42		Soviet Union	Anti-personnel grenade
SPG-9		Soviet Union	73 mm Recoilless Rifle	SPG-9 SPG-9N SPG-9D
Carl Gustav		Sweden	84 mm Multi-Role Recoilless Rifle		34[4]	Used only by paratroopers and special forces.
Pallad-D		Poland	40 mm Grenade Launcher			Also known as Wz. 1983 grenade launcher.
Mk.19		United States	40 mm Automatic Grenade Launcher			Used mostly by Polish troops in Afghanistan.
RPG-7		Soviet Union	40 mm Rocket-propelled grenade launcher	RPG-7 RPG-7W
RPG-76 Komar		Poland	40 mm Rocket-propelled grenade launcher			Only used by Polish troops in Afghanistan.
LPO-50		Soviet Union	Light flamethrower

[edit] Artillery

Model	Image	Origin	Type	Variant	Number	Details
D-44		Soviet Union	85 mm Towed Field Gun	D-44M D-44NM	255[4]	As of 1 January 2008 additional 84 D-44 field guns were withdrawn from service and awaiting for further disposal.[4]
M-30		Soviet Union  Poland	122 mm Towed Howitzer	Wz. 1938/1985	2[4]	Towed by Star 266 trucks. As of 1 January 2008 additional 2 Wz. 1938 howitzers were withdrawn from service and awaiting for further disposal.[4]
2S1 Goździk		Soviet Union  Poland	122 mm Self-Propelled Howitzer		532[5]
Wz. 1977 Dana		Czechoslovakia	152 mm Self-Propelled Howitzer	Dana-T	111[5][4]
Krab		Poland	155 mm Self-Propelled Howitzer		2 prototypes	The 2 prototypes are to be modernized and 6 new Krabs are to be produced, all to be completed by 2011. Along with the modernized prototypes they will form a squadron[33] consisting of 2 batteries each equipped with 4 vehicles.[34] Between 50 and 80 to be ordered at a later date.
BM-21 Grad		Soviet Union	122 mm Self-Propelled Multiple-Launcher Rocket System		219[5]	Between 113 and 114 will be modernized to WR 40 standard, the rest will be scraped.
RM-70		Czechoslovakia	122 mm Self-Propelled Multiple-Launcher Rocket System	RM-70/85	30[5]
WR-40 Langusta		Poland	122 mm Self-Propelled Multiple-Launcher Rocket System		6[5]	30 more to be completed by 2010.[5] Between 113 and 114 are planned.
LM-60 Pluton		Poland	60 mm Mortar	LM-60D LM-60K LM-60KC	150[5]
2B9 Wasilok		Soviet Union	82 mm Mortar	2B9M	4[4]
M-98		Poland	98 mm Mortar		99[5][4]
Wz. 38/43		Soviet Union	120 mm Mortar		154[4][5]
2B11		Soviet Union	120 mm Mortar		16[4][5][7]

[edit] Anti-Aircraft

Model	Image	Origin	Type	Variant	Number	Details
ZU-23-2		Soviet Union  Poland	Twin 23 mm Anti-Aircraft Autocannon	ZU-23-2 ZUR-23-2S Jod ZUR-23-2KG Jodek-G	400 (overall)[5] 44 (ZUR-23-2KG Jodek-G)[35][11]
9K32 Strzała-2		Soviet Union  Poland	Man Portable Surface-To-Air 70 mm Missile Launcher	9K32M Strzała-2M	440[14][35]
GROM		Poland	Man Portable Surface-To-Air 72 mm Missile Launcher		232[36]
S-125 Newa		Soviet Union  Poland	Self-Propelled Surface-to-Air Missile System	S-125 Newa SC	60	60 TELs form 20 squadrons.[35][11]
S-200 Wega		Soviet Union	Surface-to-Air Missile System		12	12 launchers form 2 squadrons.[35][11]
MIM-104 Patriot		United States	Mobile Surface-to-Air Missile System		1 battery along with 96 missiles to be delivered by 2009.[37]	Several dozen more batteries planned. Patriot launchers will be operated by US soldiers and under joint US-Polish command.[37]
ZSU-23-4		Soviet Union  Poland	Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun	ZSU-23-4 ZSU-23-4MP "Biała"	36[5] 8[5]	62 more ZSU-23-4MP "Biała" SPAAGs on order.[5]
Hibernyt		Poland	Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun	Hibneryt Hibneryt-KG Hibneryt-P		ZU-23-2, ZUR-23-2S Jod or ZUR-23-2KG Jodek-G (Hibneryt-KG) mounted on a Star 266 truck.
PZA Loara		Poland	Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun	PZA Loara-A	1[5]	48 on order.
2K11 Krug		Soviet Union	Self-Propelled Surface-to-Air Missile System	2K11M Krug-M	27	27 TELs form 3 squadrons with 3 batteries each.[35][11]
2K12 Kub		Soviet Union	Self-Propelled Surface-to-Air Missile System	2K12M Kub-M	30[5]	30 is a number of TELs. There's a Polish-Hungarian modernization program in the works.
9K33 Osa		Soviet Union	Self-Propelled Surface-to-Air Missile System	9K33M2 Osa-AK 9K33M3 Osa-AKM	64[5]	64 TELARs form 16 batteries.[35][11]

[edit] Anti-Tank

Model	Image	Origin	Type	Variant	Number	Details
9K11 Malyutka		Soviet Union	Anti-Tank Guided Missile System		132[38]
9K111 Fagot		Soviet Union	Anti-Tank Guided Missile System		100[5]
9K113 Konkurs		Soviet Union	Anti-Tank Guided Missile System		18[11][36]
9K115 Metis		Soviet Union	Anti-Tank Guided Missile System		7[38][35][36]
Spike		Israel	Anti-Tank Guided Missile System	Spike-LR	98[5]	166 more ordered.[5]
9P133 "Malyutka"		Soviet Union	Tank Destroyer		100[5]
9P148 "Konkurs"		Soviet Union	Tank Destroyer		18[5][35]

[edit] Aircraft

Model	Image	Origin	Type	Variant	Number	Details
Mil Mi-24		Soviet Union	Assault Helicopter	Mi-24W Mi-24D	16[5] 13	There are plans to buy 12 Mi-35P.
PZL W-3 Sokół		Poland	Multipurpose Medium Helicopter	W-3W W-3WA W-3PSOT W-3RR W-3ŚRR W-3PL	44[4] ? 1[5] 3 3[5] 1[5]	21 more W-3W and W-3WA to be modernized to W-3PL standard.
PZL Mi-2		Soviet Union  Poland	Transport Helicopter	Mi-2URP Mi-2RL Mi-2Ch Mi-2T Mi-2D	20[5][4] 8[5] 6[5] 16[5] 6[5]
Mil Mi-8		Soviet Union	Heavy Transport Helicopter	Mi-8T Mi-8RL Mi-8MTW-1	16[5] 4[5] 7[5]
Mil Mi-17		Soviet Union	Heavy Transport Helicopter	Mi-17 Mi-17AE	4[5] 2[5]	5 more are on order
PZL SW-4 Puszczyk		Poland	Small Multipurpose Helicopter		7	13 more are on order.

[edit] See also

• Edward Pietrzyk, former commander-in-chief of the Polish Land Forces
• Polish military awards and decorations
• Polish Armed Forces rank insignia
• Podhale rifles
• Polish Army Museum
• Scorpion aerobatic team

[edit] Notes

http://www.mon.gov.pl/pl/strona/205/LG_59_150

[edit] External links

• Official Website of the Land Forces of Poland
• Military Vehicles database - Poland