Polish Armed Forces The Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland (, ; abbreviated SZ RP), also called the Polish Armed Forces and popularly called in Poland (, roughly "the Polish Military"—abbreviated ''WP''), are the national Military, armed forces of the Poland, ...

, a certified officer () in a military title assigned to an officer after graduation of the corresponding military school. In addressing (in Polish), the title immediately follows the officer's

military rank Military ranks is a system of hierarchy, hierarchical relationships within armed forces, police, Intelligence agency, intelligence agencies, paramilitary groups, and other institutions organized along military organisation , military lines, such ...

, e.g. "płk dypl." (pułkownik dyplomowany, certified colonel).''Leksykon PWN: Wojsko, wojna, broń'', Marcin Kamler (ed.), Warszaw, 2001, In the

Second Polish Republic The Second Polish Republic, at the time officially known as the Republic of Poland, was a country in Central and Eastern Europe that existed between 7 October 1918 and 6 October 1939. The state was established in the final stage of World War I ...

the title was awarded to the graduates of

Wyższa Szkoła Wojenna Higher War School (, WSWoj) was a higher military school of the Armed Forces of the Second Polish Republic, training and educating staff officers. In the years 1923–1939, the school was located in Warsaw at Koszykowa street 79. It was the most im ...

(Higher Military School). In the

Polish People's Republic The Polish People's Republic (1952–1989), formerly the Republic of Poland (1947–1952), and also often simply known as Poland, was a country in Central Europe that existed as the predecessor of the modern-day democratic Republic of Poland. ...

this title was reintroduced in 1958 for the graduates of the

Świerczewski General Staff Academy Świerczewski General Staff Academy () was a military academy of the Polish People's Army. It was named after Karol Świerczewski. History On April 17, 1947, the Minister of National Defense, Marshal of Poland, Michał Rola-Żymierski, issued an or ...

In the modern

Republic of Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...

the title was awarded to the graduates of the commanders' and staff courses of the

National Defence University of Warsaw The National Defence University of Warsaw ( – AON) was the civil-military highest defence academic institution in Poland, located in Warsaw–Rembertów. In 2016 it was succeeded by the War Studies University. The National Defence University i ...

. The title was abandoned after the reorganization of Polish military and reintroduced in 2017 for the graduates of Postgraduate Operational-Tactic Studies of the

War Studies Academy The War Studies University (; ''ASzWoj'') is the highest military academic institution in Poland. It was formed by Ministry of National Defence in 2016 in place of the former National Defence University Academy (Akademia Obrony Narodowej, AON) est ...

(full title: "oficer dyplomowany Sił Zbrojnych Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej", abbreviated as "dypl. SZ RP")"Rozporządzenie Ministra Obrony Narodowej z dnia 14 lutego 2017 r. w sprawie tytułów żołnierzy zawodowych"
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