Polish People's Army order of battle

This article provides formation lists of the Polish People's Army order of battle at various points in history between 1943 and 1989.

1945 Order of Battle

Following is the order of battle on 1 May 1945. This only refers to the entire the Polish People's Army's ground forces, the PPA would be later expanded with the addition of the air and naval arms only after the war.

1985 Order of Battle

Following is the order of battle in 1985, shortly before the fall of communism in Poland.

Ministry of Defense

Ministry of National Defense (Poland) and GHQ, Armed Forces of the People's Republic of Poland

Military Education Inspectorate

Jozef Berna Rocket Forces and Artillery Academy

Gen. Jakuba Jasinskiego Army Engineering Academy

Tadeusz Kościuszki Armored Forces Academy

Polish General Staff

Polish Armed Forces General Staff and Command College

Logistics Force Directorate

Armed Forces Logistics School

Territorial Defense Inspectorate

Technology Inspectorate

Military Technical Academy

Quartermaster Directorate

Armed Forces Medical Academy

Armed Forces Quartermaster Service Academy

Cadres Department

Political Affairs Directorate

Dzerzhinsky Political-Military Academy in Warsaw

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Military History Institute

Finance and Treasury Office

Headquarters and General Staff, Internal Military Service

Internal Military Service

Wojskowa Służba Wewnętrzna - or WSW, Military Internal Service, it was a military counterintelligence, military police, and secret police Service during the years of 1957-1990 in the Polish People's Republic or PRL.- Background :...

Land Forces Military Police

Warsaw MD

Pomerania MD

Silesia MD

Air Force Security Command

Naval Military Police

IMS Military Academy

Army

Air Force

Polish Air Force

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Polish Air Force Headquarters (Poznan

Poznan

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Air Education Command

Polish Air Force Academy

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38th Training Wing

58th Training Wing

60th Training Wing

61st Training Wing

Strategic Air Fighter Corps

2nd "Bradenburg" Air Figther-Bomber Division - Piła

3rd "Bradenburg" Air Figther-Bomber Division - Świdwin

Swidwin

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4th "Pomerania" Air Fighther-Bomber Division - Malbork

Malbork

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Air Combat and Auxiliary Command

32nd Air Wing

49th Air Wing

56th Air Wing

13th Air Transport Wing - Kraków

Kraków

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36th Air Transport Wing

37th Air Transport Wing - Warsaw

Warsaw

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Navy

Polish Navy

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Polish Navy Headquarters (Gdynia

Gdynia

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Political Service and Headquarters Command

Central Band of the Polish Navy

Polish Navy Fleet Forces

3rd Task Force

8th Coastal Defense Task Force

9th Coastal Defense Task Force

Polish Marine Corps and Fleet Ground Auxiliary

Naval Security Brigade - Gdansk

Gdansk

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3rd Independent Marine Regiment

11th Naval Engineering Regiment

Naval Technical and Support Command

1st Technical Flotilla

Polish Naval Air Forces

Naval Fighter Attack Wing 7

Special Wing 16

Patrol Squadron 15

Attack Squadron 18

Fleet Replacement Group 42

Naval Education and Training Command

Polish Naval Academy "Heroes of Westerplatte" - Gdynia

Gdynia

Central Naval Specialists School

Naval Sailing Institute

Air Defense Force

Territorial Army

Polish Territorial Reserve Service

TRS Headquarters (Warsaw)

TRS Logistics Units

1st TRS Brigade

5th TRS Brigade

Sources

Czesław Grzelak, Henryk Stańczyk, and Stefan Zwoliński, Armia Berlinga i Żymierskiego, Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Neriton, 2002. ISBN 83-88973-27-4.
Andy Johnson, Warsaw Pact Order of Battle, June 1989. On-line here
Jerzy Kajetanowicz, Wojsko Polskie w Układzie Warszawskim 1955-1985, 7 November 2009. On-line here

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