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For instance a sergeant was called sierżant in the infantry, ogniomistrz (literally master of fire) in the artillery and wachmistrz (from German Wachtmeister, or Master of the Guards) in the cavalry. This is similar to the German army calling a cavalry officer which is equivalent to Hauptmann a Rittmeister
Plutonowy (literally Platoon-man) is an NCO rank in the Polish Armed Forces rank insignia system, located between the ranks of Senior Corporal and Sergeant.As one of two OR-4 ranks in the Polish Army (the other being the rank of starszy kapral), the rank of plutonowy could be considered a Polish equivalent of Corporal, Unteroffizier or Master corporal in other NATO armies.
The Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland (Polish: Siły Zbrojne Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej, pronounced [ˈɕiwɨ ˈzbrɔjnɛ ʐɛt͡ʂpɔsˈpɔlitɛj ˈpɔlskʲɛj]; abbreviated SZ RP), also called the Polish Armed Forces and popularly called Wojsko Polskie in Poland ([ˈvɔj.skɔ ˈpɔl.skjɛ], roughly the "Polish Military"—abbreviated WP), are the national armed forces of the Republic of ...
This only refers to the entire Polish People's Army's ground forces. The PPA would be later expanded with the addition of the air and naval arms only after the war. 1945 Order of Battle. Supreme Command of the Polish Armed Forces Supreme Command Reserves 11th Infantry Division 12th Infantry Division 13th Infantry Division 14th Infantry Division
Wojtek (1942 – 2 December 1963; Polish pronunciation:; in English, sometimes phonetically spelled Voytek) was a Syrian brown bear [1] [2] (Ursus arctos syriacus) adopted by soldiers of the 2nd Polish Corps during World War II.
In the United States Army, a platoon sergeant is usually a sergeant first class (E-7) and is the senior enlisted member of the platoon.From 1929 until 1942 (replaced by technical sergeant) and again from 1958 until 1988 (merged with sergeant first class), the separate rank title of platoon sergeant existed (abbreviated PSGT or PSgt.).
The division will be the largest Polish formation and equipped with Polish and South Korean equipment. As of 2023/24 the 1st Legions Infantry Division consists of the following units: [2] [3] [4] 1st Legions Infantry Division "Józef Piłsudski", in Ciechanów. 1st Command Battalion, in Ciechanów; Legions Armoured Brigade, in Czerwony Bór
The Polish Infantry Regiment; (Polish: Pulk Piechoty) during World War 2 comprised on average some 2,900 men and 60 officers organised around 3 rifle battalions armed with either the Karabinek wz.29 or the Wz. 98, 7.92mm bolt-action rifles.