Polish Armed Forces
combined military forces of Poland
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Summary
Polish Armed Forces is an armed forces[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of armed forces entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,740 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Poland[3]
- Follows: Polish People's Army[4]
- Part of: Ministry of National Defence of Poland[5]
- Commons category: Military of Poland[6]
- Said to be the same as: Polish Armed Forces[7]
- Color: white[8], red[9]
- Has part(s): Polish Land Forces[10], Polish Air Force[11], Polish Navy[12], Polish Special Forces[13], Territorial Defence Force[14]
- Inception: 1918[15]
- Participated in conflict: Polish–Ukrainian War[16], Polish–Czechoslovak War[17], Polish–Soviet War[18], Polish–Lithuanian War[19], World War II[20], Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia[21], Gulf War[22], Operation Uphold Democracy[23], War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)[24], Iraq War[25]
- Parent organization or unit: Ministry of National Defence of Poland[26]
- Official website: https://www.wojsko-polskie.pl/[27]
- Topic's main category: Category:Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland[28]
- Commons gallery: Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland[29]
- Population: 172,000[30]
- Native label: Siły Zbrojne Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej[31]
- Owner of: Ordensburg Krössinsee[32], OP-1[33]
- History of topic: history of the Polish Army[34]
- Commanded by: Andrzej Duda[35]
Why It Matters
Polish Armed Forces has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]