Budynek dawnej Komendy Miasta w Warszawie

The Warsaw Garrison Command (WGC) ( pl, Dowództwo Garnizonu Warszawa, DGW) is a military board and

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of the

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based in

Warsaw, Poland Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officiall ...

. Despite being part of the

Polish Land Forces The Land Forces () are the land forces of the Polish Armed Forces. They currently contain some 62,000 active personnel and form many components of the European Union and NATO deployments around the world. Poland's recorded military history stre ...

, it is an independent formation. The command, which is made up mostly of Land Forces personnel, is also composed of officers and personnel from the

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and the Polish Navy. It is currently a part of the Polish Ministry of National Defence. It is mainly designed ensure the quick and effective organization garrison military units to carry out representative and ceremonial functions during military/national celebrations. It began it official activities on 1 August 1995 by taking significant portion of disbanded security and administrative units inside of the Ministry of National Defence. It is the successor to the Provisioning Unit Group Command of the

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which was originally established in 1967. Since 2003, the headquarters of the WGC has been located in the "House Without Corners", designed by Professor Czesław Przybylski in the early 20th century. WGC Day has since 2011 been commemorated on 19 April in honor of the end of the 1794

Warsaw Uprising The Warsaw Uprising ( pl, powstanie warszawskie; german: Warschauer Aufstand) was a major World War II operation by the Polish underground resistance to liberate Warsaw from German occupation. It occurred in the summer of 1944, and it was led ...

Garrison activities

The WGC has the following tasks associated with it: *The organization of all units and/or institutions under its command and

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*Ensuring efficient communications for MON branches on the premises of the WGC *Building the financial, operational and logistical capability of all units and support the main systems with communications and

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*Providing technical resources for all military units *Organize military protocol for all military/national events and state visits *Supervise the protection of all MON facilities *Ensure the discipline and law abiding behavior of all personnel in the garrison and prevent all crimes from occurring within its premises in junction with the

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Organization

The command has the following organizational structure: * Warsaw Garrison Command in

Warsaw Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officiall ...

** 15th ''

Sieradz Sieradz ( la, Siradia, yi, שעראַדז, שערעדז, שעריץ, german: 1941-45 Schieratz) is a city on the Warta river in central Poland with 40,891 inhabitants (2021). It is the seat of the Sieradz County, situated in the Łódź Voivode ...

'' Command Support Brigade in

*** Brigade HQ *** 1st Command Battalion *** 1st Signals Battalion ** 10th ''

Wrocław Wrocław (; german: Breslau, or . ; Silesian German: ''Brassel'') is a city in southwestern Poland and the largest city in the historical region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the River Oder in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Europe, r ...

'' Command Regiment in

*** 1st ''Średzki'' Command Battalion *** 2nd ''Wołowski'' Command Battalion *** 3rd ''Strzegocin'' Command Batalion *** ''Jawor'' Logistical Battalion ** Security Regiment ''"Maj.-Gen. Bolesław Wieniawa-Długoszowski"'' in

*** 1st Security Battalion *** 2nd Security Battalion *** Supply Battalion ** Representative Honor Guard Regiment of the Polish Armed Forces (honor guard) in

*** Regiment HQ *** 1st Guards Battalion **** 1st Representative Company **** 2nd Representative Company **** 3rd Representative Company *** Cavalry Squadron *** Representative Band ** 10th ''

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'' *** Regiment HQ *** 1st Transport Battalion *** 2nd Transport Battalion *** Logistical Battalion ** Supply Department

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Garrison Command Supply Department in

** Military Physical Training and Conditional Center in

Mrągowo Mrągowo (until 1947 pl, Ządźbork ; ) is a resort town in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship of northeastern Poland, with 21,889 inhabitants (2019). It is the capital of Mrągowo County and the seat (though not part of) the Gmina Mrągowo. ...

** 24th Field Technical Base of the Signals Troops in Szumirad ** Land Forces Representative Band in

** Air Forces Representative Band in

Poznań Poznań () is a city on the River Warta in west-central Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business centre, and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint Joh ...

** Naval Representative Band in

Gdynia Gdynia ( ; ; german: Gdingen (currently), (1939–1945); csb, Gdiniô, , , ) is a city in northern Poland and a seaport on the Baltic Sea coast. With a population of 243,918, it is the 12th-largest city in Poland and the second-largest in th ...

** 16 affiliated military bands across Poland *** Warsaw Capital Garrison

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Bydgoszcz Bydgoszcz ( , , ; german: Bromberg) is a city in northern Poland, straddling the meeting of the River Vistula with its left-bank tributary, the Brda. With a city population of 339,053 as of December 2021 and an urban agglomeration with mor ...

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Stargard Stargard (; 1945: ''Starogród'', 1950–2016: ''Stargard Szczeciński''; formerly German language, German: ''Stargard in Pommern'', or ''Stargard an der Ihna''; csb, Stôrgard) is a city in northwestern Poland, located in the West Pomeranian V ...

Garrison Band *** Torun Garrison Band ***

Lublin Lublin is the ninth-largest city in Poland and the second-largest city of historical Lesser Poland. It is the capital and the center of Lublin Voivodeship with a population of 336,339 (December 2021). Lublin is the largest Polish city east of ...

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Giżycko Giżycko (former pl, Lec or ''Łuczany''; ; lt, Leičių pilis) is a town in northeastern Poland with 28,597 inhabitants as of December 2021. It is situated between Lake Kisajno and Lake Niegocin in the region of Masuria, and has been withi ...

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Elbląg Elbląg (; german: Elbing, Old Prussian: ''Elbings'') is a city in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland, located in the eastern edge of the Żuławy region with 117,390 inhabitants, as of December 2021. It is the capital of Elbląg Count ...

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Szczecin Szczecin (, , german: Stettin ; sv, Stettin ; Latin: ''Sedinum'' or ''Stetinum'') is the capital and largest city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland. Located near the Baltic Sea and the German border, it is a major s ...

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Siedlce Siedlce [] ( yi, שעדליץ ) is a city in eastern Poland with 77,354 inhabitants (). Situated in the Masovian Voivodeship (since 1999), previously the city was the capital of a separate Siedlce Voivodeship (1975–1998). The city is situated b ...

Garrison Band *** Żagań Garrison Band ***

Świnoujście Świnoujście (; german: Swinemünde ; nds, Swienemünn; all three meaning "Świna ivermouth"; csb, Swina) is a city and seaport on the Baltic Sea and Szczecin Lagoon, located in the extreme north-west of Poland. Situated mainly on the islands ...

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Koszalin Koszalin (pronounced ; csb, Kòszalëno; formerly german: Köslin, ) is a city in northwestern Poland, in Western Pomerania. It is located south of the Baltic Sea coast, and intersected by the river Dzierżęcinka. Koszalin is also a county-sta ...

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Bytom Bytom (Polish pronunciation: ; Silesian: ''Bytōm, Bytōń'', german: Beuthen O.S.) is a city in Upper Silesia, in southern Poland. Located in the Silesian Voivodeship of Poland, the city is 7 km northwest of Katowice, the regional capi ...

Garrison Band *** Dęblin Garrison Band ***

Radom Radom is a city in east-central Poland, located approximately south of the capital, Warsaw. It is situated on the Mleczna River in the Masovian Voivodeship (since 1999), having previously been the seat of a separate Radom Voivodeship (1975� ...

Garrison Band *** Krakow Garrison Band ***

Rzeszów Rzeszów ( , ; la, Resovia; yi, ריישא ''Raisha'')) is the largest city in southeastern Poland. It is located on both sides of the Wisłok River in the heartland of the Sandomierz Basin. Rzeszów has been the capital of the Subcarpathian ...

Garrison Band ** Club of the Warsaw Garrison Command (

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** Special Editions Printing Press of the General Staff in

Leadership

Command Staff: *Commander of the Warsaw Garrison: Brigadier General. Robert Głąb *Deputy Commander: Colonel Roman Januszewski *Chief of Staff: Colonel Witold Lipiński *Commander for Military Ceremonies: Colonel Andrzej Drozd *Head of Logistics: Colonel Krzysztof Kseń

Commanders (1995-Present)

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Stefan Włudyka (1995-1998) * Division General Marian Mainda (1998-2004) * Division General Jan Klejszmit (2004-2006) *

Kazimierz Gilarski (2006-10 April 2010) (

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) * Division General Wiesław Grudziński (2010-2016) *

Robert Głąb (since 7 March 2016)

References

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Garrison activities

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