Polish Armed Forces (Second Polish Republic)
Existed 1918–1939 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Polish Armed Forces (Polish: Wojsko Polskie) were the armed forces of the Second Polish Republic from 1919 until the demise of independent Poland at the onset of Second World War in September 1939.
Quick Facts Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland, Motto ...
Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland | |
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Wojsko Polskie Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej | |
Motto | God, Honor, Fatherland (Bóg, Honor, Ojczyzna) |
Founded | 1918 |
Disbanded | 1939 |
Service branches | Polish Land Forces Polish Air Forces Polish Navy Polish Special Forces |
Headquarters | Warsaw |
Leadership | |
President Supreme Commander | Ignacy Mościcki (last) |
Minister of National Defence | Tadeusz Kasprzycki (last) |
Chief of the General Staff | GB Wacław Stachiewicz (last) |
Personnel | |
Military age | 18 years of age |
Reaching military age annually | (1939 est.) |
Active personnel | 950,000 (1939) |
Related articles | |
History | List of Polish wars Timeline of the Polish Army |
Ranks | Polish Armed Forces rank insignia |
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