Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland | |
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Wojsko Polskie Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej | |
Motto | God, Honor, Fatherland (Bóg, Honor, Ojczyzna) |
Founded | 1918 |
Disbanded | 1939 |
Service branches | Polish Land Forces Polish Air Forces Polish Navy Polish Special Forces |
Headquarters | Warsaw |
Leadership | |
President Supreme Commander | Ignacy Mościcki (last) |
Minister of National Defence | Tadeusz Kasprzycki (last) |
Chief of the General Staff | GB Wacław Stachiewicz (last) |
Personnel | |
Military age | 18 years of age |
Reaching military age annually | (1939 est.) |
Active personnel | 950,000 (1939) |
Related articles | |
History | List of Polish wars Timeline of the Polish Army |
Ranks | Polish Armed Forces rank insignia |
Polish Armed Forces (Polish: Wojsko Polskie) were the armed forces of the Second Polish Republic from 1919 until the demise of independent Poland at the onset of Second World War in September 1939.