Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland

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armed forces military organization

The Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland are the national military of Poland, responsible for the country’s defense and participation in NATO and international security operations.

Aliases (10)

Polish Armed Forces ×37
Polish armed forces ×2
Siły Zbrojne Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej ×2
Armed Forces of Poland ×1
Armed Forces of the Republic of the Poland ×1
Polish Armed Forces General Command ×1
Polish Armed Forces in peacetime operations ×1
Polish Land Forces ×1
Wojsko Polskie ×1
command-and-control system of the Polish Armed Forces ×1

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	armed forces → military organization →
allegiance	Republic of Poland →
alsoKnownAs	Polish Army →
budgetControlledBy	Ministry of National Defence of Poland →
commanderInChief	President of Poland →
commanderInChiefTitle	President of Poland →
conscriptionGender	male →
country	Poland →
dateFormed	1990 →
doctrine	NATO military doctrine →
foundedBy	Republic of Poland →
garrisonCountry	Poland →
hasBranch	Polish Air Force → Polish Land Forces → Polish Navy → Polish Special Forces → Territorial Defence Forces →
hasProfessionalSoldiers	true →
headquartersLocation	Warsaw →
language	Polish →
legalBasis	Constitution of Poland → Polish defence laws →
memberOf	NATO → North Atlantic Treaty Organization →
ministry	Ministry of National Defence of Poland →
nativeName	Siły Zbrojne Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej →
operatesWithin	territory of Poland →
participatedIn	Iraq War → KFOR mission in Kosovo → War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) →
participatesIn	European Union security missions → NATO missions → United Nations peacekeeping operations →
partOf	defence forces of Poland →
precededBy	Polish People's Army →
role	collective defense within NATO → national defense of Poland → participation in international security operations →
serviceBranchCount	5 →
shortName	Polish Armed Forces →
standardFighterAircraft	F-16 Fighting Falcon →
standardMainBattleTank	Leopard 2 → PT-91 Twardy →
standardNavalVesselType	corvette → frigate → submarine →
standardRifle	FB Beryl →
standardSidearm	VIS 100 pistol →
standardTransportAircraft	C-130 Hercules →
supremeCommanderTitle	Chief of the General Staff →
usesConscription	true →
usesEquipment	NATO-standard military equipment → Polish-produced military equipment →

Referenced by (50)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
40 mm Bofors autocannon ("Polish Armed Forces") → Beryl Commando ("Polish Armed Forces") → Beryl assault rifle ("Polish Armed Forces") → ERAWA ("Polish Armed Forces") → FB Beryl ("Polish Armed Forces") → High Mobility Artillery Rocket System ("Polish Armed Forces") → Kbkg wz. 1960 ("Polish Armed Forces") → Mini-Beryl ("Polish Armed Forces") → Patria AMV ("Polish Armed Forces") → VIS 100 ("Polish Armed Forces") → White Eagle coat of arms ("Polish armed forces") →	usedBy
General Inspector of the Armed Forces of Poland ("Armed Forces of Poland") → Military Gendarmerie of Poland ("Polish Armed Forces") → Naval Base Świnoujście ("Polish Armed Forces") → Polish Air Force → Polish Air Force ("Polish Armed Forces") → Polish Army → Polish Navy ("Polish Armed Forces") → Special Forces of Poland ("Polish Armed Forces") → Territorial Defence Force ("Polish Armed Forces") → WOT ("Polish Armed Forces") →	partOf
General Commander of the Branches of the Armed Forces ("Polish Armed Forces") → Marshal of Poland ("Polish Armed Forces") →	appliesToJurisdiction
Special Forces of Poland ("Polish Armed Forces") → Władysław Sikorski ("Polish Armed Forces") →	militaryBranch
Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland ("Siły Zbrojne Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej") → Polish Army ("Wojsko Polskie") →	nativeName
8th Army ("Polish Armed Forces") → Plan White ("Polish Armed Forces") →	opponent
Bóg, Honor, Ojczyzna ("Polish Armed Forces") →	associatedWith
President of Poland ("Polish Armed Forces") →	commanderInChiefOf
Siege of Warsaw (1939) ("Polish Armed Forces") →	defendedBy
Polish People’s Army →	followedBy
Polish Army ("Polish Land Forces") →	hasBranch
General Commander of the Branches of the Armed Forces ("Polish Armed Forces in peacetime operations") →	hasJurisdictionOver
Polish–Lithuanian War ("Polish Armed Forces") →	hasParticipant
General Commander of the Branches of the Armed Forces ("command-and-control system of the Polish Armed Forces") →	isPartOf
Bór ("Polish Armed Forces") →	memberOf
Military Gendarmerie of Poland ("Polish Armed Forces") →	operatesIn
Case White ("Polish Armed Forces") →	opposedBy
War in Afghanistan (by Polish forces) ("Polish Armed Forces") →	participant
VIS 100 ("Polish Armed Forces") →	primaryUser
Ministry of National Defence of Poland ("Polish Armed Forces") →	responsibleFor
Łucznik Arms Factory ("Polish Armed Forces") →	serves
Polish defense industry ("Polish Armed Forces") →	servesCustomer
Polish Navy ("Polish Armed Forces") →	serviceBranchOf
Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland ("Polish Armed Forces") →	shortName
Michał Rola-Żymierski ("Polish armed forces") →	sphereOfInfluence
Territorial Defence Force ("Polish Armed Forces General Command") →	subordinateTo
LWP ("Siły Zbrojne Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej") →	successor