Warsaw Garrison Command Explained

Unit Name:Warsaw Garrison Command
Start Date:1 August 1995
Country: Poland
Command Structure:Polish Armed Forces
Garrison:Piłsudski Square 4, Warsaw
Garrison Label:Based at
Anniversaries:April 19
Website: (in English)
(in Polish)
Commander1:Brig. Gen. Tomasz Dominikowski
Commander2:Minister of National Defence
Commander2 Label:Subordinate to

The Warsaw Garrison Command (WGC) (Polish: Dowództwo Garnizonu Warszawa, Polish: DGW) is a stand-alone military unit subordinate to the Ministry of National Defence charged with providing operational, logistic and security support for the Ministry and central command units of the Polish Armed Forces, based in Warsaw military district (Polish: Garnizon Warszawa).[1] [2] Command's units also perform ceremonial duties during state visits, parades, other events and daily provide honour guarding of the Presidential Palace and the Tomb of Unknown Soldier.[3] [4]

The Command was established on 1 August 1995[2] as a successor to the Command existing since 1967 Provisioning Units Group Command of the Ministry of National Defence . Warsaw Garrison Commander has been Brig. Gen. Tomasz Dominikowski since 1 October 2021.[5] Command's headquarters are located at former Military Courts building[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Warsaw Garrison Command - Ministry of National Defence - Gov.pl website . 2023-02-22 . gov.pl.
  2. Web site: THE WARSAW GARRISON COMMAND - DGW . 2023-02-22 . wojsko-polskie.pl.
  3. Web site: Misja Dowództwa Garnizonu Warszawa - DGW . 2023-02-22 . wojsko-polskie.pl . pl.
  4. Web site: Działalność reprezentacyjna - DGW . 2023-02-22 . wojsko-polskie.pl . pl.
  5. Web site: COMMANDER - DGW . 2023-02-22 . wojsko-polskie.pl.
  6. Web site: Historia Dowództwa Garnizonu Warszawa - DGW . wojsko-polskie.pl . 2023-02-22 . pl.
  7. Web site: Podległe jednostki organizacyjne - DGW . wojsko-polskie.pl . 2023-02-22 . pl.
  8. Web site: BIP: Dowództwo Garnizonu Warszawa . 2023-02-22 . pl.
  9. Web site: Sądy Wojskowe | Fundacja Warszawa 1939 |url=https://www.warszawa1939.pl/obiekt/pilsudskiego-2 |access-date=2023-02-22 |website=warszawa1939.pl |language=pl}} (4 Piłsudski Square) in central Warsaw. April 19 is Command's celebration day in remembrance of appointment of the first City of Warsaw Commandant after a victory of Warsaw insurection in 1794.[6]

    Purpose

    Warsaw Garrison Command supports the Ministry of National Defence (MoND), central command units of Polish Armed Forces (Polish General Staff, Armed Forces General Command, Armed Forces Operational Command) and other military units located within Warsaw garrison in order to enable their efficient and safe performance. Tasks performed by the soldiers subordinate to WGC include:

    Subordinate units

    Following military units are subordinate to the Warsaw Garrison Command:[7] [8]

    • 15th Sieradz Support of Command Brigade (Polish: 15 Sieradzka Brygada Wsparcia Dowodzenia) in Szieradz
    • Security Regiment (Polish: Pułk Ochrony) in Warsaw
    • 10th Wrocław Command Regiment (Polish: 10 Wrocławski Pułk Dowodzenia) in Wrocław
    • 10th Warsaw Automobile Regiment (Polish: 10 Warszawski Pułk Samochodowy) in Warsaw
    • Representative Honour Guard Regiment of the Polish Armed Forces (Polish: Pułk Reprezentacyjny Wojska Polskiego) in Warsaw
    • Warsaw Garrison Command Supportive Unit (Polish: Oddział Zabezpieczenia Dowództwa Garnizonu Warszawa) in Warsaw
    • Supportive Unit (Polish: Oddział Zabezpieczenia) in Warsaw
    • Capital's Garrison Supportive Unit (Polish: Oddział Zabezpieczenia Garnizonu Stołecznego) in Warsaw
    • Military Physical Training Facility (Polish: Wojskowy Ośrodek Szkoleniowo-Kondycyjny) in Mrągowo
    • 24th Field Technical Base of Signal Troops (Polish: 24 Polowa Techniczna Baza Wojsk Łączności) in Opole
    • Ministry of National Defence Representative Estate (Polish: Ośrodek Reprezentacyjny Ministerstwa Obrony Narodowej) in Pruszków
    • Warsaw Garrison Command Club (Polish: Klub Dowództwa Garnizonu Warszawa) – community center in Warsaw
    • Special Publications' Printing House (Polish: Drukarnia Wydawnictw Specjalnych) in Warsaw

    Military bands subordinate to the Command are:

    Leadership

    • Warsaw Garrison Commander – Brig. Gen. Tomasz Dominikowski (since 1 October 2021)

    External links

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