The 2nd Mechanized Corps of Lieutenant General Władysław Anders ( pl, 2 Korpus Zmechanizowany imienia generała broni Władysława Andersa) was a
corps
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-level formation of the
Polish Army
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 str ...
.
The 2nd Mechanised Corps was formed on the basis of the
Air-Mechanized Corps and divisional units of the
Silesian Silesian as an adjective can mean anything from or related to Silesia. As a noun, it refers to an article, item, or person of or from Silesia.
Silesian may also refer to:
People and languages
* Silesians, inhabitants of Silesia, either a West S ...
and the
Pomeranian Military District
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. Two divisions and units of the types of forces and services were initially part of the corps. The body was ready for action with effect from 1 January 2002. The command of the garrison was located in
Krakow. As part-owned structures in the period 1 January 2002 - 1 April 2004 2 Mechanized Corps was operational-tactical compound designed to conduct combat operations in the area of
NATO
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alone and in cooperation with allied troops, fighting with enemy ground and air, as well as co-participation in resolving the situation crisis.
After the transfer in April 2004 of subordinate tactical and other military units in direct subordination of the commander of the Land Forces, the command of the 2nd Mechanised Corps was dedicated to the organization and conduct training and exercises for selected commands and operational-tactical units of the Land Forces and ad hoc task forces created clusters.
The 2nd Mechanised Corps cooperates with similar Headquarters within NATO. 2nd Mechanised Corps was the first operational-tactical compound of the Polish Army, which received the affirmation of NATO during the exercise "Cannon Cloud 2002" (November 2002). Thus it confirmed its readiness to command allied operational groups and to participate in allied exercises in the role of leadership of the body. At the level of the Allied Command of the 2nd Mechanized Corps, together with the
I. German/Dutch Corps and the Italian
NRDC-IT part of the working group set up by the Allied Command Operations in the field of exercise, training and coordination of the development of normative documents.
The godmother of the standard 2 KZ was the actress
Anna Dymna.
Corps commanders
* gen. dyw.
Mieczysław Stachowiak
Mieczysław () or Mečislovas (Lithuanian) is a Slavic name of Polish origin and consists of two parts: miecz "sword", and sław "glory, famous". Feminine form: Mieczysława. Alternate form: Mieszko.
This name may refer to:
People Mečislovas
* ...
(2001–2004)
* gen. broni
Mieczysław Bieniek
Mieczysław () or Mečislovas (Lithuanian) is a Slavic names, Slavic name of Poles, Polish origin and consists of two parts: miecz "sword", and sław "glory, famous". Feminine form: Mieczysława. Alternate form: Mieszko.
This name may refer to:
...
(2004–2007)
* gen. dyw.
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.
...
(cz.p.o. 2007)
* Brigadier General
Andrzej Knap (p.o. 2007)
* gen. dyw.
Edward Gruszka
Edward is an English given name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements '' ēad'' "wealth, fortune; prosperous" and '' weard'' "guardian, protector”.
History
The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-Sa ...
(2007–2009)
* gen. dyw.
Zbigniew Głowienka
Zbigniew () is a Polish masculine given name, originally Zbygniew . This West Slavic name is derived from the Polish elements ''Zby-'' (from ''zbyć, zbyć się, or pozbyć się'', meaning "to dispel", "to get rid of") and ''gniew'', meaning "ange ...
(2009–2010)
* gen.dyw. dr
Jerzy Biziewski
Jerzy is the Polish version of the masculine given name George. The most common nickname for Jerzy is Jurek (), which may also be used as an official first name. Occasionally the nickname Jerzyk may be used, which means " swift" in Polish.
Peopl ...
(1 VI 2010 - 26 VII 2013)
* Brigadier General
Andrzej Knap (od 26 VII 2013
[Przekazanie dowodzenia w 2 Korpusi]
-19 II 2014)
* gen.dyw. Janusz Adamczak (19.2.2014-1.7.2014) Last
References
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Corps of Poland
Military units and formations established in 2002