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The Polish Navy (Marynarka Wojenna RP, MW RP) is the branch of Poland's armed forces responsible for naval operations. It has 149 ships (out of them 5 submarines, 1 destroyer (museum), 2 frigates, 3 corvettes, 5 missile boats) and about 14,300 commissioned and enlisted personnel. The traditional ship prefix in the Polish Navy is ORP ( "Okręt Rzeczpospolitej Polskiej" - "Vessel of the Polish Republic"). from pl wiki File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... from pl wiki File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Naval_Ensign_of_Poland. ... Image File history File links Naval_Ensign_of_Poland. ... Wojsko Polskie (WP) is the name applied to the military forces of Poland. ... German UC-1 class World War I submarine A model of Gunter Priens Unterseeboot 47 (U-47), German WWII Type VII diesel-electric hunter-killer (SSK) submarine USS Virginia, a Virginia-class nuclear attack (SSN) submarine A submarine is a specialized watercraft that can operate underwater. ... USS Lassen, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer In naval terminology, a destroyer (French: contre-torpilleur, German: Zerstörer, Spanish: destructor, Italian: cacciatorpediniere) is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet or battle group and defend them against smaller, short-range attackers... Frigate is a name which has been used for several distinct types of warships at different times. ... French steam corvette Dupleix (1856-1887) Canadian corvettes on antisubmarine convoy escort duty during World War II. A corvette is a small, maneuverable, lightly armed warship, smaller than a frigate. ... Missile Boat, see Missile Boat (disambiguation) A Missile Boat is a form of patrol boat armed with anti-ship missiles. ... A ship prefix is a combination of letters, usually abbreviations, used in front of the name of a civilian or naval ship. ... ORP may refer to: OkrÄ™t Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (a traditional ship prefix in the Polish Navy meaning Vessel of the Polish Republic) Oxidation Reduction Potential (chemistry) Operational Ration Pack (the combat ration of the British Armed Forces) Open Runtime Platform (computer science) This page disambiguates a three-character combination which...

The Polish Navy is one of the largest navies on the Baltic Sea. It is mostly responsible for Baltic Sea operations, including amphibious exercises with Polish Marines. Other duties include search and rescue operations covering the majority of the Baltic, as well as hydrographic measurements and research. Map of the Baltic Sea. ... Map of the Baltic Sea. ... France Marines is the name of a commune in the département of Val dOise, France. ...

Recently the Polish Navy played a more international role as part of the 2003 invasion of Iraq, specifically providing logistical and communications support for the United States Navy. Combatants Coalition Forces (United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Poland) Iraq Commanders Tommy Franks Saddam Hussein Strength 263,000 375,000 The 2003 invasion of Iraq, termed Operation Iraqi Freedom by the US administration, began on March 20. ... The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for conducting naval operations. ...

Polish Galleon "Smok" 1571

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Origins

Polish Armed Forces

Branches

Land Forces

Navy

Air Force

History

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Personnel

Senior officers Rank insignia Awards Oaths The following is a list of Polish generals, that is the people who held the rank of general, as well as those who acted as de facto generals by commanding a division or brigade. ... // Origins Present Polish system of rank insignia is a direct descendant of various systems used in the past in the Polish Army. ... The following is a list of medals, awards and decorations in use by the Polish Army. ... The following is a list of oaths of the soldiers of the Polish Army, both historical and contemporary. ...

Equipment

Land Forces Navy The Polish military continues to use mostly Soviet-era equipment, however after joining NATO in 1999 Poland has begun upgrading and modernizing its hardware to Western standards. ... Main article: Equipment of the Polish Army 1010 Tank, 2042 Armored Fighting Vehicle/APC, 1322 Artillery (120mm or greater ), 157 Army Helicopters PT-91 PZA Loara Polish Army Mi-24 Polish Army Categories: | ... Currently in service Oliver Hazard Perry class ORP Gen. ...

The Polish Navy has its roots in naval vessels that were largely used on Poland's main rivers in defense of trade and commerce. During the Thirteen Years' War (1454-1466), this small force of inland ships for the first time saw real open sea combat. At the Battle of the Vistula Estuary, a Polish privateer fleet defeated the Prussian Navy and secured permanent access to the Baltic Sea. The Peace of Toruń in 1466 acquired for Poland the strategic naval city of Gdańsk, and with it the means of maintaining a large fleet on the Baltic. In 1561, following a victory over Russian Naval forces in the Baltic, the Polish Navy acquired a second key port at Riga, in modern-day Latvia. The most celebrated victory of the Commonwealth Navy was the battle of Oliwa in 1627 against Sweden, during the Polish-Swedish War. The victory over Sweden secured for Poland permanent access to the Atlantic, and laid the foundations for expeditions beyond Europe. Around this time the need for a permanent naval force was recognized by King Zygmunt August, and the Commission of Royal Ships (Komisja Okrętów Królewskich) was created in 1625. This commission, along with the ultimate allocation of funds by the Sejm in 1637, created a permanent Commonwealth Navy. However, the support for this navy was weak and it largely withered away by the 1650s. The Thirteen Years War (also called the War of the Cities) started out as an uprising by Prussian cities and the local nobility with the goal of gaining independence from the Teutonic Knights. ... A privateer was a private ship (or its captain) authorized by a countrys government to attack and seize cargo from another countrys ships. ... Throughout the centuries, Prussia’s military consistently concentrated on its land power, and never sought a similar power at sea. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Second Peace of ToruÅ„. (Discuss) Peace of Thorn 1466 (also Peace of ToruÅ„ 1466 or the Second Peace of Thorn) was a peace treaty signed on 19 October 1466 in Thorn (ToruÅ„) between Poland and the Teutonic Order... GdaÅ„sk (Polish pronunciation: (?); German: ; Kashubian: GduÅ„sk; Latin: Gedania; older English Dantzig also other languages) is the sixth-largest city in Poland, and also its principal seaport and the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodship. ... Location Map of Latvia Coordinates , Government Founded 1201 Mayor Aivars Aksenoks Geographical characteristics Area     City 307. ... Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth Navy - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... The naval Battle of Oliwa or Battle of GdaÅ„sk Roadstead took place on 28 November 1627 during the Polish-Swedish war outside GdaÅ„sk harbour, but it is commonly known as the Battle of Oliwa (Oliwa is now a part of GdaÅ„sk). ... Events A Dutch ship makes the first recorded sighting of the coast of South Australia. ... The Polish-Swedish Wars refer to a series of wars between Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and Sweden, in the wider meaning to the series of wars in which both Sweden and Poland participated between 1563 and 1721, in the narrower meaning to denote the two wars between 1600 and 1629. ... This article is about the lower chamber of Polish parliament. ...

The Duchy of Courland, by the time a fief of Polish-Lithuanian commonwealth had a strong navy: it established colonies on Tobago island in the West Indies (named New Courland) and on the estuary of Gambia River. coat of arms of Courland Courland (Latvian: Kurzeme, German: Kurland, Polish: Kurlandia, Latin: Curonia / Couronia) is a historical Baltic province now part of Latvia. ... Under the system of feudalism, a fiefdom, fief, feud or fee, consisted of heritable lands or revenue-producing property granted by a liege lord in return for a vassal knights service (usually fealty, military service, and security). ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Castara village beach looking south, Tobago Tobago is the smaller of the two main islands that make up the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. ... The Caribbean or the West Indies is a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea. ... The Duchy of Courland was the smallest nation to colonize the Americas with a short-lived colony in Tobago during the 1654–1659, and again 1660–1689. ... Estuaries and coastal waters are among the most productive ecosystems on Earth, providing numerous ecological, economic, cultural, and aesthetic benefits and services. ... Gambia River from space The Gambia River is a major river in Africa, running 1,130 km (700 miles) from the Fouta Djallon plateau in north Guinea to the Atlantic Ocean at the city of Banjul. ...

The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, although the dominant force in Central and Eastern Europe during the 16th-18th Centuries, never developed its navy to full potential. The small Polish coastline and the limited access to the Atlantic never allowed for a massive buildup of naval forces, especially not to the level of colonial powers such as England and France. The Partitions of Poland at the end of the 18th century brought an end to the independent Polish Navy. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages English Capital London Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population –mid-2004... The Partitions of Poland (Polish: Rozbiór Polski or Rozbiory Polski; Lithuanian: Padalijimas) took place in the 18th century and ended the existence of the sovereign Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ...

Twentieth century

Following World War I, the Second Polish Republic on 28 November 1918, by the order of Józef Piłsudski, commander of the Armed Forces of Poland, founded the modern Polish Navy. The token naval force was placed under the command of Captain Bogumił Nowotny as its first chief. In the 1920s and 1930s the Polish Navy underwent a modernisation program under the leadership of Vice-Admiral Jerzy Świrski (Chief of Naval Staff) and Rear-Admiral Józef Unrug (CO of the Fleet). A number of ships were acquired from France, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. The overall public uneasiness with the idea of armament, along with the budgetary limitations placed on the government by the Great Depression never allowed the navy to expand beyond a small Baltic force. By September 1939 the Polish Navy consisted of 5 submarines, 4 destroyers, and various support vessels and mine-warfare ships. This force was no match for the large Kriegsmarine, and so a strategy of harassment and indirect engagement was implemented. Combatants Allied Powers: British Empire France Italy Russia United States Central Powers: Austria-Hungary Bulgaria Germany Ottoman Empire Casualties Military dead: 5 million Civilian dead: 3 million Total dead: 8 million Military dead: 4 million Civilian dead: 3 million Total dead: 7 million The First World War, also known as... Second Polish Republic 1921-1939 The Second Polish Republic is an unofficial name applied to the Republic of Poland between World War I and World War II. When the borders of the state were fixed in 1921, it had an area of 388. ... November 28 is the 332nd day (333rd on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Office Chief of State, Marshal of Poland Term of office from November 14, 1918 until December 9, 1922 Profession Polish Leader Political party none, see Sanacja for details Spouse Maria PiÅ‚sudska Date of birth December 5, 1867 Place of birth Zułów, in todays Lithuania Date of death... Vice Admiral is a naval rank of three star level, equivalent to Lieutenant General in seniority. ... The term Rear Admiral originated from the days of Naval Sailing Squadrons, and can trace its origins to the British Royal Navy. ... Józef Unrug Vice Admiral Józef Unrug (1884-1973) was a German-born Polish naval officer who helped to reestablish Polands Navy after World War I. He served as commander of the Polish Navy during the opening stages of the World War II. Biography Józef MichaÅ‚ Hubert... A rare occurance of a 5-country multinational fleet, during Operation Enduring Freedom in the Oman Sea. ... The Great Depression was a worldwide economic downturn, starting in 1929 and lasting through most of the 1930s. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... USS Los Angeles A submarine is a specialized watercraft that can operate underwater. ... USS Lassen, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet or battle group and defend them against smaller, short-range attackers (originally torpedo boats, later submarines and aircraft). ... The German Navy (German: Deutsche Marine (help· info)) is the navy of Germany and part of the Bundeswehr. ...

World War II

The outbreak of World War II caught the Polish Navy off guard and in a state of expansion. Lacking numerical superiority, Polish Naval commanders decided to withdraw the main fleet to Great Britain to join the Allied war effort (Operation Peking). On August 30th, 1939, 3 destroyers (ORP Blyskawica, Grom, and Burza) sailed to the British naval base at Leith in Scotland. They then operated in combination with Royal Navy vessels against Germany. The submarine Orzel, after a forty day cruise, including an escape from internment in Tallinn, Estonia, rendezvoused with the British destroyer HMS Valorous on October 14th near the Firth of Forth and entered the Royal Naval base at Rosyth. Combatants Allies: Soviet Union, United Kingdom, France/Free France, United States, China, Canada, India, Australia, Poland, New Zealand, South Africa, Greece, and others Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan, Bulgaria, Finland, Romania, Hungary, Burma, Slovakia Casualties Military dead: 17 million Civilian dead: 33 million Total dead: 50 million Military dead: 8... Polish destroyers during the Peking Plan. ... The ORP Błyskawica is a Polish destroyer, currently preserved as a museum ship in Gdynia. ... ORP Grom was a name of a Polish Navy destroyer during World War II. She was laid down in 1935, commissioned in 1937 and lost in battle on May 4, 1940 in Ofotfjord near Narvik during the Norwegian campaign. ... ORP Burza was a Polish destroyer of the Wicher class which saw action in World War II. History ORP Burza was ordered on April 2, 1926 from the French shipyard Chantiers Naval Francais together with sister ship ORP Wicher. ... Former Royal Yacht Britannia is permanently moored at Leith harbour. ... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the senior service of the British armed services, being the oldest of its three branches. ... County Harju County Mayor Jüri Ratas Area 159. ... The Firth of Forth from Calton Hill The Forth Bridges cross the Firth Satellite photo of the Firth and the surrounding area The Firth of Forth (Abhainn Dhubh [Black River] in Scottish Gaelic) is the estuary or firth of Scotlands River Forth, where it flows into the North Sea... Rosyth (pronounced Ross-sythe) (Scottish Gaelic: Ros Saoithe) is located on the Firth of Forth on Scotlands east coast, a mile (1. ...

During the war the Polish Navy was supplemented with leased British ships, including 2 cruisers, 2 submarines, and a number of smaller fast-attack vessels. The Polish Navy fought alongside the Allied navies, and aided in the escort of convoys across the Atlantic from Canada and the United States to the United Kingdom. Polish naval vessels played a part in the sinking of the Bismarck, and in the landings in Normandy during D-Day. USS Port Royal (CG-73), a Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser, launched in 1992. ... When spelt with a capital A, Allies usually denotes the countries supporting the Triple Entente who fought together against the Central Powers in World War I and against the Axis Powers in World War II. For more information, see the related articles: Allies of World War I and Allies of... The German battleship Bismarck is one of the most famous warships of the Second World War. ... Land on Normandy In military parlance, D-Day is a term often used to denote the day on which a combat attack or operation is to be initiated. ...

World War II operations

The following selection illustrates the breadth of Polish Naval activity.

• Dynamo: evacuation of Allied troops from Dunkirk conducted (May/ June, 1940)
• Halberd: Malta convoy (1941)
• Anklet: British Commando raid on the Lofoten Islands, Norway (November, 1941)
• Harpoon: Malta convoy (mid-June 1942)
• Jubilee: attack on the German-occupied port of Dieppe, France (August 19, 1942)
• Torch: Anglo-American invasion of French North Africa (November, 1942)
• Husky: Allied invasion of Sicily (July 1943)
• Baytown: landings in Calabria, Italy (September 1943)
• Avalanche: landings near Salerno, Italy (September 1943)
• Alacrity: Allied naval patrols around Azores (1943)
• Shingle: Allied landing in the Anzio area, Italy (January, 1944)
• Tungsten: Fleet Air Arm attack on Tirpitz (April 1944)
• Croquet: Allied anti-shipping patrol off Norway (1944)
• Potluck: Allied anti-shipping patrol off Norway (1944)
• Neptune: the landing phase of Operation Overlord (June 1944)
• Dragoon: Allied invasion of southern France(August 1944)
• Deadlight: scuttling of surrendered U-boats after World War II (late 1945/ early 1946)

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Post-war

After World War II, on July 7, 1945, the new Soviet-imposed Communist government revived the Polish Navy with headquarters in Gdynia. During Communist times, Poland's Navy experienced a great buildup, including the development of a separate amphibious force of Polish Marines. The Navy also acquired a number of Soviet-made ships, including a Kilo class submarine which was modified and upgraded and assigned the Orzel Class designation. The primary role of the Warsaw Pact Polish Navy was to be Baltic Sea control, as well as amphibious operations along the entire Baltic coastline against NATO forces in Denmark and Germany. The collapse of the Soviet Union, the dissolution of the Warsaw Pact, and the fall of Communism ended this stance. Gdynia (pronounce: :gdiɲia; German: (until 1939 and after 1945) / Gotenhafen (1939-1945); Kashubian/Pomeranian: Gdiniô) is a city in the Pomeranian Voivodship of Poland and an important seaport at Gdańsk Bay on the south coast of the Baltic Sea. ... Soviet redirects here. ... The Yunes, an Iranian submarine of the Kilo class Kilo class is the NATO reporting name for a type of military diesel-electric submarines that are made in Russia. ... NATO 2002 Summit in Prague The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, the Atlantic Alliance or the Western Alliance, is an international organisation for collective security established in 1949, in support of the North Atlantic Treaty signed in Washington, DC, on 4 April 1949. ...

Oliver Hazard Perry class Polish frigate ORP Pułaski

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21st Century

Poland's entrance into the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation has greatly changed the structure and role of the Polish Navy. Whereas before, most of Naval High Command was concerned with coastal defense and Baltic Sea Operations, the current mindset is for integration with international naval operations. The focus is on expansion of subsurface naval capabilities, and in the creation of a large submarine force. To facilitate these changes the Republic of Poland has undertaken a number of modernization programs aimed at creating a force capable of power projection around the world. This includes a number of foreign acquisitions, including the acquisition of Kobben Class submarines from Norway, and Oliver Hazard Perry class frigates from the United States. The Naval air arm has also acquired a number of SH-2G Super Seasprite helicopters, and the Polish Marines have undergone an intensification in training to match that of the United States Marines. NATO 2002 Summit in Prague The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, the Atlantic Alliance or the Western Alliance, is an international organisation for collective security established in 1949, in support of the North Atlantic Treaty signed in Washington, DC, on 4 April 1949. ... The huge cargo hold and intercontinental flight capabilities of the C-5 Galaxy make it a major asset for deploying military power around the globe. ... The USS McInerney (FFG 8), an Oliver Hazard Perry class frigate. ... Naval aviation is the application of manned military air power by the navies of the world such as those operated by the United States Navy. ... The SH-2G Seasprite is a United States Navy ship-based helicopter with anti-submarine, anti-surface threat capability, including over-the-horizon targeting. ... United States Marine Corps Emblem The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is the second smallest of the five branches of the United States armed forces, with 170,000 active and 40,000 reserve Marines as of 2002. ...

The Polish Navy has taken part in numerous joint force operations. In 1999 the naval base at Gdynia became the home base of all NATO submarine forces in the Baltic, codenamed COPERATIVE POSEIDON. That same year joint US-Polish submarine training manoeuvres codenamed BALTIC PORPOISE for the first time utilized the port in a multinational military nature.

Organization and Missions

The Polish Navy is organized into 3 separate fleets, and a Naval Air Arm. In addition to this the Polish Navy supplies nearly 40 ships as part of the NATO Rapid Reaction Force, designed to be a force projection and conflict response force around the world.

• 3rd Baltic Battle Fleet (based at Gdynia)
• 8th Coastal/Marine Fleet (based Swinoujscie)
• 9th Coastal Defense Fleet (based at Hel)
• Naval Air Arm (based at Gdynia)

The main mission of the Polish Navy is the defense of Polish territorial waters, the Polish coastline, and Polish interests abroad. Secondary roles include the support of NATO allied operations, such as in the Middle East, and search and rescue operations throughout the Baltic Sea. A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ... Search and Rescue (acronym SAR) is an operation mounted by emergency services, often well-trained volunteers, to find someone believed to be in distress, lost, sick or injured either in a remote or difficult to access area, such as mountains, desert or forest (Wilderness search and rescue), or at sea...

Naval Jack and Naval Flag

Jack of the Polish Navy

The flag of the Polish Navy is a red flag with the emblem of the Polish Armed Forces - Navy on the foreground. The Naval Emblem has an anchor to distinguish it from other Armed Forces branches. It is traditionally flown on naval bases on land, and at the headquarters of naval command in Gdynia. Image File history File links Naval_Jack_of_Poland. ... Image File history File links Naval_Jack_of_Poland. ...

The naval jack of the Polish navy is based on a traditional 17th Century fighting jack design of a sword ready to strike at the enemy. It was first used during the battle of Oliwa in 1627 against Sweden, during the Polish-Swedish War. It is traditionally flown from the bow of the ship, and the ensign at the rear when docked.

See also

• Roman Krzyżelewski, current commander-in-chief of the Polish Navy
• List of ships of the Polish Navy
• Polish Navy contribution to World War II
• Polish Merchant Navy
• List of Polish admirals

Roman Krzyżelewski (b. ... Currently in service Oliver Hazard Perry class ORP Gen. ... Poland: First to Fight (poster, 1939). ... The following is a list of Polish officers holding the rank of admiral, as well as generals serving in the Polish Navy. ...

External links

• Official Polish Navy homepage
• A history of the navy to 1945
• Polish Navy Homepage 1939-1947