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General Tadeusz Kościuszko Military University Of Land Forces
The General Tadeusz Kościuszko Military University of Land Forces (''Akademia Wojsk Lądowych imienia generała Tadeusza Kościuszki'') is a Polish Land Forces military university, in Wrocław, Poland, which trains officers to serve in Polish Land Forces units. Established in 2002, its antecedents date back to the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Alumni * Włodzimierz Potasiński * Piotr Patalong * Roman Polko * Tadeusz Sapierzyński * Zdzisław Żurawski Colonel Zdzisław Żurawski (born November 23, 1954, in Bielawa) is a Polish Army officer. Colonel Żurawski was commander of the special forces unit "GROM" (Thunder) from September 17, 1999, to May 26, 2000. References Polish Army offic ... * Kazimierz Gilarski References External links * http://www.awl.edu.pl/ Universities and colleges in Wrocław Military academies of Poland Military installations of Poland Buildings and structures in Wrocław Military history of Wrocław {{Poland-university-stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Polko
Roman Polko (born November 8, 1962, in Tychy, Poland) is a retired Polish army special forces officer, acting chief of Biuro Bezpieczeństwa Narodowego (Bureau of National Security), former commander of "JW GROM", doctor of military science studies, speciality: management. Polko graduated from the"Tadeusz Kościuszko Tadeusz Kosciuszko Land Forces Military Academy, Land Forces Military Academy" in Wrocław. He served in a reconnaissance unit in Dziwnów, then in the "JW Komandosów, 1st Special Commando Regiment" in Lubliniec, as commander of commando groups. From 1992 until 1994 he took part in the UNPROFOR peace mission in former Yugoslavia. In 1994 Polko began to study at the "National Defence University in Warsaw", after that he served in the position of a senior operation officer in the "Czerwone Berety" (Red Berets) in Kraków. He also finished Ranger School and Pathfinder Course (United States), Pathfinder Course in USA. In 1999 Polko became popular commander of the "18th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Military Installations Of Poland
A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. Militaries are typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with their members identifiable by a distinct military uniform. They may consist of one or more military branches such as an army, navy, air force, space force, marines, or coast guard. The main task of a military is usually defined as defence of their state and its interests against external armed threats. In broad usage, the terms "armed forces" and "military" are often synonymous, although in technical usage a distinction is sometimes made in which a country's armed forces may include other paramilitary forces such as armed police. Beyond warfare, the military may be employed in additional sanctioned and non-sanctioned functions within the state, including internal security threats, crowd control, promotion of political agendas, emergency services and reconstruction, prot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Military Academies Of Poland
A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. Militaries are typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with their members identifiable by a distinct military uniform. They may consist of one or more military branches such as an army, navy, air force, space force, marines, or coast guard. The main task of a military is usually defined as defence of their state and its interests against external armed threats. In broad usage, the terms "armed forces" and "military" are often synonymous, although in technical usage a distinction is sometimes made in which a country's armed forces may include other paramilitary forces such as armed police. Beyond warfare, the military may be employed in additional sanctioned and non-sanctioned functions within the state, including internal security threats, crowd control, promotion of political agendas, emergency services and reconstructi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Universities And Colleges In Wrocław
A university () is an institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly means "community of teachers and scholars". Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. The first universities in Europe were established by Catholic monks. The University of Bologna (), Italy, which was founded in 1088, is the first university in the sense of: *being a high degree-awarding institute. *using the word (which was coined at its foundation). *having independence from the ecclesiastic schools and issuing secular as well as non-secular degrees (with teaching conducted by both clergy and non-clergy): grammar, rhetoric, logic, theology, canon law and notarial law.Hunt Janin: "The university in medieval life, 1179–1499", McFarland, 2008, , p. 55f.de Ridder-Symoens, Hilde''A History of the University in Europe: Volume 1, Universities in the Middl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazimierz Gilarski
Brigadier General Kazimierz Gilarski (7 May 1955 in Rudołowice – 10 April 2010 in Smolensk) was a Polish military figure and Commander of the Warsaw Garrison. He was among the passengers killed in the 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash. Honours and awards He was awarded several top Polish civil and military awards: :Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2010, posthumously); Officer's Cross (2008), Knight's Cross (2004) : Gold Cross of Merit (1999), Silver Cross (1991) :Silver Medal in the Service of the Armed Forces of the Fatherland (1988) :Gold Medal for his contribution to national defense (1998) :Gold Medal Guardian Memorials National (2008) :Badge of Honour "Bene Merito" (2009) :Grand Officer of the Order of Merit (Portugal) The Order of Merit () is a Portuguese Honorific Order of civil merit intended to award those responsible for meritorious acts or services performed in the exercise of any functions, both in the public and the private sphere, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zdzisław Żurawski
Colonel Zdzisław Żurawski (born November 23, 1954, in Bielawa) is a Polish Army officer. Colonel Żurawski was commander of the special forces unit "GROM" (Thunder) from September 17, 1999, to May 26, 2000. References Polish Army officers Living people 1954 births People from Bielawa 20th-century Polish military personnel {{Poland-mil-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tadeusz Sapierzyński
Colonel Tadeusz Sapierzyński (born 1 April 1958 in Miastko, Poland) is a Polish Army officer, former commander of the special forces unit "GROM", from 2004 until 2006.Pawel Wronski, Gazeta Wyborcza, "Zmiana dowódcy GROM-u", 2004-01-2/ref>''Gazeta Wyborcza'', "Dowódca GROM rezygnuje z funkcji", 2006-01-20/ref> A graduate of the "Tadeusz Kościuszko Land Forces Military Academy" in Wrocław and the "National Defence University in Warsaw. He served in command and staff positions in reconnaissance units, among others in the "4th Mechanized Division", in landing-assault units, among others he was commander of the "10th Landing-Assault Battalion" of the "6th Landing-Assault Brigade", and aeromobile units, among others he was chief of the staff of the "25th Air Cavalry Brigade".Ministerstwo Obronny Narodowej, "Płk T. Sapierzyński nowym dowódcą jednostki GROM", 2004-01-2/ref> He served as commander of Polish military contingents in the Golan Heights and two times in Bosnia and Herz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wrocław
Wrocław is a city in southwestern Poland, and the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. It is the largest city and historical capital of the region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the Oder River in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Europe, roughly from the Sudetes, Sudeten Mountains to the north. In 2023, the official population of Wrocław was 674,132, making it the third-largest city in Poland. The population of the Wrocław metropolitan area is around 1.25 million. Wrocław is the historical capital of Silesia and Lower Silesia. The history of the city dates back over 1,000 years; at various times, it has been part of the Kingdom of Poland, the Kingdom of Bohemia, the Kingdom of Hungary, the Habsburg monarchy of Austria, the Kingdom of Prussia and German Reich, Germany, until it became again part of Poland in 1945 immediately after World War II. Wrocław is a College town, university city with a student population of over 130,000, making it one of the most yo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Włodzimierz Potasiński
Włodzimierz Potasiński (31 July 1956 – 10 April 2010) was a Polish military figure, commander-in-chief of the Polish Special Forces. Potasiński was born at Czeladź. He was killed in the 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash at Smolensk. Honours and awards Potasiński was awarded numerous civil and military awards, including the Order of Polonia Restituta in 2006. * Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2010, posthumously) previously awarded the Knight's Cross (2006) * Gold Cross of Merit (2000) * Silver Cross of Merit (1993) * Gold Medal in the Service of the Armed Forces of the Homeland * Gold Medal for his contribution to national defence * Commemorative medal of the Multinational Division Central-South Iraq * Meritorious Service Medal (2006, United States) * United States Special Operations Command Medal (2010, United States, posthumously) * Grand Officer of the Order of Merit The Order of Merit () is an order of merit for the Commonwealth rea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
