Warsaw Garrison Command


The Warsaw Garrison Command  is a military board and area of the Polish Army based in Warsaw, Poland. Despite being part of the Polish Land Forces, it is an independent formation. The command, which is made up mostly of Land Forces personnel, is also composed of officers and personnel from the Polish Air Force and the Polish Navy. It is currently a part of the Polish Ministry of National Defence. It is mainly designed ensure the quick and effective organization garrison military units to carry out representative and ceremonial functions during military/national celebrations.
It began it official activities on 1 August 1995 by taking significant portion of disbanded security and administrative units inside of the MON. It is the successor to the Provisioning Unit Group Command of the Polish People's Army which was originally established in 1967. Since 2003, the headquarters of the WGC has been located in the "House Without Corners", designed by Professor Czesław Przybylski in the early 20th century. WGC Day has since 2011 been commemorated on 19 April in honor of the end of the 1794 Warsaw Uprising.

Garrison activities

The WGC has the following tasks associated with it:
The command has the following organizational structure:
Command Staff:
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