MINISTRY OF PUBLIC SECURITY; ORGAN'IZATION, WEAPONS, UNIFORMS

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• Publication Date: November 7, 1952
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FEB 1952
INFORMATION. REPORT REPORT
CD NO.
COUNTRY Poland
SUBJECT -Ministry, of Public Security; organizations,
DATE OF
INFO.
PLACE
ACQUIRED
Weapons, Uniforms
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SECURITY INFORMATION
DATE DISTR. 7 l wsmber 1952
NO. OF PAGES 5
NO. OF ENCLS. 6 (27 pages)
SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE
OF THE UNITED STATES, WITHIN THE MEANING OF TITLE 18, SECTIONS 793
AND 794. OF TIE U.S. CODE, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR REVE-
CATION OF ITS CONTENTS TO OR RECEIPT BY AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS
PROMISITEO 8Y LAW,, 709,,REPR000CTION OF.TH15 FORM f5 PROH181TEO.
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
The following chart shows.the chain of command. for the Internal Security
Forces in Pola .
Ministry of Public Security - Chief,. Stanislaw-. Radkiewicz
(Ministerstwo Bezpieczenstwa.Publickego - MBP)
Commanding General
Lieutenaz-t General; 1Tulin Hubner
State Militia
.or
Police Force
(Milic ja
Obywatelska -
00` -Witol. (fnu)
3or General
8..ec irity 1.nteFna1 it ry
Office Security Border Guard
Corps
(Urzad (Korpus (Wojako
Bezpie - Bezpieczen*tVA Ochrony
dzenstwa - Wewnetrznego' Pogranicza
UB) K T) WOP)
CO - unk CO Cols. 4uss CO- Cal
(fnu) Pszanski (fnu)
Ass ent of Personnel to US M0 KBW :and k P
2. From erience. heresay, observation and..conversationa..with Polish officers,
25X1 officerpersonnel and . some NCOs are in the UB .and. MO
organizations or. agencies for life. These are.the regulars of the Internal
Security Forces in Poland-.
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3. 1
5.
Intelligence operations;
Counterintelligence operations against partisans;
Investigation operations;
Industrial counterintelligence operations;
Tailor and shoemaker "co-op" operations;
Clergy operations;
Armament operations;
Department for checking on UB personnel and operations in a
province..
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They can be released from. the services only for inefficiency or
-unreliability. KBW and, WOP officers must serve 10 to 12. years before
becoming eligible for demobilization. If either I BW or WOP officers
persist in requesting an early demobilization or draw suspicion toward
themselves by criticizing the regime, they can be discharged from the
service by being classified as political enemies and assigned to labor
battalions or imprisoned. The UB, MO,' WOP and KBW personnel are
allocated to the MBP by the Ministry of National Defense (MON -
Ministerstwo Obrony Narodowej), which is in charge of the-entire
mobilization system in Poland. The administration, operations;
training, assignment and supply functions within these agencies are the
responsibility of the MBP.
,ere is an a ement or these two agencies in each province, region,
city and county in Poland. Elements of the MO are found in villages.
The UB, on the other hand, has units in more heavily populated-areas.
Elements of both the UB and MO are to be found at the following places:
Koszalin (Koeslin) ,5k12N-1611 Zielona Dora (br e.;iberg) 5156N-1530,
Gdansk (Danzig) 5k21N_i8Zo Katowice (Kattowitz) Ol6N-1907.8`'
Olsztyn Z5347N--2029 Warszawa (Warsaw) L215N-2100
Bialystok, 3O8N-23097 Lublin ffll5N-2234-q
Szczecin (Stettin) ,5325N-1Z1359. Wroclaw (Breslau) , 1O6N-l7O2
Poznan (Posen) , 225N-1658 7 Opole (Oppeln),51t1N-23lI
Lodz Z-5145N-193057 Krakow 5005N4955c
Bydgoszcz 3o9N-l8oag7 Rzeszow 5OO3N-32OO
Kielce Z5050N-2O4b
There are also KBW (battalion, regiment or brigade) units at these
same locations.
Each province is divided into regions (powiaty), counties and main
cities. In each region, and - swain ,city there is. an element of the VA
and MO, controlled by a Provincial Headquarters element. The VB
element in a province is referred to as the WUBP (Wojewodzkl Urzad
`. ezp2eozenetwa Publicznego - Provincial Public Security Office).
ac has a commanding officer (rank unknown)
ant a -epu y or-opera ons. Each WJBP also is divided into 12
departments each of which has three sections. Each sections `in turn,
Is divided into about five projects (referaty)
following eight departments in a WUBP:
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T/E of UB and NO
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]the as in s T/h the o ow .. g weapons:
7.62 mm M1933 Pistols;
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9 mm P-38 German Weithers;
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9 mm M1908 Parabolas;
9 mm (model unknown) high-powgred Belgian pistols;
7.62 mm m1944 carbines, machine pistols (submachine guns);
7.62 mm m44 PMs (Pistolet Maszynowy - machine q'arbine.);
7.62 mm DP RKMss (Reczny Karabin Maszynowy -- light machine gun).
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officers, NCOs and privates in the, MO are,
25X1 armed with 7.62 mm M1933 p stole.
7. Each WUBF has a central switchboard.
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8. The 17B hag (AZ-ii trucks and GAZ-67B Jeeps
T/O of the WOP
9. Ithere are approximately 10 WOP brigades in all' of
25X1 Poland. Each brigade is composed of about four battalions, each of
which has five or more guard units (Straznicy). The disposition of
guard units depends on the area being patrolled,.'.. There are also border
25X1 guard control point units (Graniczny Punkt Kontrolny - GPK).. .Pei'sonnel
for border units are selected from the guard units and their m$:ision is
to check al veh ioular rail water and pedestrian traffic at important
junctions. the actual strentth.of
each WOP brigade is about o cers and EM.
10. In addition to having four (or more) battalions, a WOP brigade
indludes the following in its organization:
CO of the Brigade Special Company
Executive Officer inquiry (in Brigade) ,Section
Deputy for Political Affairs Political Section
Deputy for Operations Armament Section
Code Officer Quartermaster
Secretary for the PZPR (Polska Security Office
Zjednocxor Partja Robotnioza -
Polish United Workers' Party) Signal Company
Intelligence Section Map Plotting Section
Investigation and Inquiry Section Motor Pool
Training Section
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f the WO;
110 the WOP has in its T/t e a
25X1 we ons an a means or - transportation as ,the KBW 'ee Endl (0,7.
12. The functions of the MO, , and WOP are as follows;
mrAmen, eve* In 1.90nJunction with this uission,, the no is to W.
physically and maintain liaison with the UB.
To carry out intelligence and counterintelligence work. Now.
ever, I an not certain whether or not this mission extends to.
areas outside Poland.
WOP - To protect the borders of Poland. It is my belief that$ in
time of war, the WOP.would be assimilated by the 'infantry. .
In the event of a civilian uprising, the UB, RBW, WOP and the NO
jointly or individually, would not put up a fighting force to as;.
against, the population, mainly because that is not their mission.
The infantry would be called upon to quell the disturbance.
Reliabilit of UB KBW .WOP and MO
13. the reliability of the-four organizations can be
aesorlD as ollows:
MO To protect the property and Inhabitants of its areas from r*bberSs
(a) The UB is the most reliable because of the Intense political,
training given its m6mbere and the tact that only the roat'?pos214"
OoamMmiats are in the organization.
(b) The IW could be considered quite reliable. '
The WOP is the least reliable, mines the majority of ? its persoftilel
.are of inductee caliber and want no part of military or pare-
military life ..
The reliability of the No is on a par with that of the UB,
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Personnel in e an, to 40 per cent of the personnel in the
KBW could be weaned away from the "true cause, while possibly
60 per cent of the V OP personnel could be weaned array.
Wand Liaison with Other Services
114.. ono cer who Is Deputy of the : Political Section, W Rq, Warssawa, As
the liaison officer between KBW Rq and Polish Army Uq, which is slab
located in Warasawa.
15. The Chief of the Intelligence Section of ICBW, Warssawa, (name, rank?
eta unknown) is the liaia n officer between the 1KMBW and the Polish
AzW Intelligence Office Zarza& Info o ji Wo jaka Polski go ), also
located ,in Warszawa, Liaison ch Intelligence matters exists . wbarav6r
Sor* is a P aliabe a unit ( regiment or higher). d a IM unit
battalion or higher).
16. Soviet political officers maintain liaison with the Polish Army 8q;;
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Warszawa' and the raw %q
Wars
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18. the 12th KBW Regt.ste-
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15. a ow ce reserve ra ing center was
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25X1 Polish. women at this 'cutter, e w arinz h OD uniforms.
with red shoulder loops. th
25X1 concerned itself with milizary ra a control.
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25X1 on completion of a three-months' course, these women received warrant
officer and second lieutenant commissions, and were'returned to
25X1 civilian. status
Enclosures:
(A)
(B)
(C)
Section I - T/0. of a KBW Regiment
Section II - Notes on the T/O of-a KBW Regiment
T/O of a KBW Battalion
Section I - T/E of a KBW :Regiment Section II Notes on the ' T%E of a K$W .Regiment
O 'Part I - Individual Clothing and Equipment Issued to., to.
Officer* and NCOs of KBW Forces
Part II , - Individual Clothing and Equipment Issued to
EM .of KBW Forces
Comparison Sketches of Shelter Halves
Sketches of Polish Army, Air Force, WOP, KBW, RO,
Service to Poland and'Indue'trial Guard Uniforms
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Off 12
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KBW
Off 20
MoD 48
Pvt 332
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C0meendiig Officer 's
124- 134 Officers
Deputy tar Operatia s
219- 219 i
Deputy for Iblitieal AtTaira
1403.1606 Psis
1746-1759 Aetnel Strength
Provincial
Personnel
Ex3cutive
Secretary
Chief of
Pnlitica1
sival
Inapeetorate
for- Indoetri
.Officer
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off 3-4
Off 2
Off 6?
Off 1
Off I
Off1
3
No
MW .
Pvt 2-
Pit 1
Pvt
Pvt 4
Pvt 22
Special
Off 8
NOD 19
Pvt 105
Training
Off 3
Pvt 1
or NOW
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Hq Guar
MOD 1
Pvt 20
Code
Off is lei
Off 1
Signal
IOfts
BOO 24
Pvt lob
C s The T/n for a 101w Brigade is
Doi &a& a.
Heavy MG
Off 1
400 6
Pvt.35
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Sniper & Mortar are 4 Bas in a 8BW Brigade.
Off
Sub 1 Off 1 femme stenographers.
MO 6 Nw 6 'p! One Chemical Officer in
Pvt 35 Pvt 35 each Bn.
Criminal Motor
Invest1.- Pool
gation Off 5
Pvt 1
NOD 10
Pvt 70
Quarter- Map
master Plott
Off 7 Off 3
1O it Pvt 2
Pvt 67
Security
Office
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Enclosure A, Section II
T/0 of a KRW Regiment
25X1 in the summer of 1951, on the order of
Marsb,al tos s oars ki, Minister of Nat i onal Defense and Marshal of Poland, the
T/O of a ?BW regiment was standardized at 1600 to 1800 officers and Idn and
that the KBW units adhered to this new T/O as closely as possible.
The commanding officer of a KBW regiment was usually a major, rarely.a
lieutenant colonel or colonel, who was assigned by the KBW Hq in WARSZAWA.
The assistant commanding officer, who was also deputy for' operations, was
usually a major or captain. His primary duty was the direct supervision of
training and operations in the regiment, Political indoctrination and
propaganda were in the hands of a captain from the Political Section whose
functions were to serve as Political Officer and as an assistant 00 of the
regiment. His main task was to make doubly certain that the political pro-
paganda and indoctrination subject material were woven into the over-all
regimental training schedule,
The command, channels in a KSW regiment were as shown in enclosure As
Section I. The following were directly subordinate and responsible to the
?Q0 of the regiments
1. The Political Section. Its officers were attached to the regimental.
battalion and company headquarters for the express purpose of supervising, and
disseminating political propaganda to the officers and EM of the regiment.
3. The Provincial. Inspectorate for Industrial Protection, The Inspeato
ate was maintained for the purpose of supervising the guarding of industry, and
received instructions, assignments and guidance from the commander of the reg7
ment. The Inspectorate was in direct liaison with the KBW, under 0 control.
3. The Personnel Officer, This officer maintained the officer and NOO
military records and was concerned with their official statue in the regiment,.,
40 The Regimental Intelligence Detachment. This detachment kept a close
watch on all regimental personnel, paying partioular attention to the latter.'
political lsas~lti ?F The detachment checked on conversations among members of
the regiment and was the regimental authority for recommending EM to be sent
to MOO end officer candidate schools.
So The secretary?of the PZPR (Polska Zjmdnoosona Partja Robotnicaa -
Polish United Workers'Party). The secretary maintained records of party members
and kept in contact with all detachment, section, company and battalion office"
in order to continue a Communist Party membership drive, the progress of whichi
he reported at monthly conferences,
6. The Chief of Armaments Officer. This officer maintained records on,
and submitted orders for, arms and ammunition required' by the regiment. 8e was
usually one of the officers in charge of range firing,
7. The Signal Platoon, This platoon maintained and operated all oommnni:i
cations for the regimental headquarters (teletype control, eto.).
33. The Executive Officer, This officer, who usually held the rank of
major in a regiment, helped formulate procedures and kept the regimental 00
aware of the situation at all times, Re coordinated and supervised the follow
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a. The Training Section. This section supervised all regimental
training in accordance with schedules subaitted by higher headquarters.
b. The Headquarters Guard, This section provided security for the
regimental headquarters and aided the Intelligence Detachment in guarding
prisoners, etc,
The Code Office.
d. - The Signal Company. This -company operated and maintained all
signal Communi cat i ons for the regiment.
e. The Criminal Investigation Office. This Office investigated all
1=ideate of thievery, eta.
'f. The Motor Pool. This section provided the regiment with trans.
portatiaao~:
g. The Regimental (Evidence) Personnel Records Section. This section
maintained records of Z)t personnel in the regiment (excluding NOOs). Source ` ...
stated that Hdt were draftees (inductees, non regulars) and that their records,
morning report figures, status of training, eta,, were kept by this section,
h. The lip Plotting Section. This section, which worked very alese27
with the Executive Officer, kept situation maps and data up to date.
Is The Special Company. This company provided, the heaviest and
strongest fire power (mortars and HUG s) for the regiment,
i. The Sety, Office? This office initiated and controlled pre-
scribed security measures.
k, 'The iartermaster Section, This section was in charge of the
finance section, the mesa and the regimental band, and Issued PCL and clothing.
The three battalions which made up a KBW regiment took the brunt In traia-
Sang *M ' personnel and carrying out the regimental mission (see Pars '1O and 83),
hen, were three companies and a Qaartermaster rely unit (one officer one
NCO and eight privates) in each 88N battalion. Hach company consisted of these
platoons, with four squads in each platoon.
25X1 there were four battalions, whose functions were
similar, In the lot Brigade, the 3d IN Brigade and the Special Brigade.
25X1 The brigades had larger areas to cover and more critical installations to pre?
toot than did the regiments, the primary mission of the
25X1 law was to liquidate partisan activity and any actions against the Oo niit
regime in Poland. There was greater anti-communist activity in the W'ARSZLNA,
25X1 and LUBLIN areas in the years 1940 to 1952 than anywhere also in Poland. 0
ssquently, a larger protective force was necessary, and two I?t brigades,,, the
lot and the 3d. each having four battalions, were assigned to these areas.
25X1 when the anti-.communist activity was eliminated, it was
FUNSZOLD -was ese two brigades would revert to a regimental T/6,
wherever partisan or underground activities became a nor no.
problea,, a sow regiment in that area could readily be transformed into a
b .
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Enclosure C - Section I
gB! a iment
Intelligence Detachment
Provincial Inspectorate for
Industrial Protection
Personnel Section
Secretary of FAR
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Fuel (POL) Officer
Finance Section
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Clothing Officer
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Bac1 0. Sect II, cont'd
in each B8W regiment or brigade there was a
t el o Pie)*
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Enclosure D - Part I
Individual Clothing and Ecnnipment Issued to OffioM
AAd.N OfficersHof ESE Porces
iaiantity Its Period of Issv
1 ea Uniform, gabardine, greenish OD (Summer - Apr to Nov) 3 years
1 ea, 'Uniform, wool, greenish OD (Winter - Nov to Mar) 2 years
1 ea Uniform, Cheviot, greenish OD (for officers)* (Summer
Apr to Nov) 2 years
1 ea Uniform, drill, greenish OD (for WOOS) 2 years
1'ea Overcoat, wool, greenish OD 3 years
1 ea Cape,. rubberized fabric, greenish OD 5 years
1 pr Shoee, service, field, dark brown 18 months
1 pr Shoes, dress, dark brown (for officers) 2 years
1 ea, Cap, service, wool, greenish 039 3 years
1 ea Hatband, medium blue 3 years
1 ea dais, field, wool, greenish OD 2 years
1 ea Cap, garrison, wool, greenish OD 2 years
1 ea Bag, field ** S years
1 ea Belt, leather, greenish brown (Sam Brown type for
officers) and brownish black,, 6 years
1 ea Belt, leather, waist, greenish brown, and brownish black 6.years
I.ea Scarf, wool, greenish OD 2 years
3 pr Underwear, cotton, summer 1 year
2 pr Underwear, wool, winter 2 years
3 ea Towels 1. year.
8 ea Handkerchiefs, white, cotton-linen 1 year
4 pr Pootwraps (onuce) (in lieu of socks) 1 year
1 pr Gloves, wool 1 year
1 ea Helmet, steel, greenish OD, Soviet model*** Unknown
1 pr Ear Muffs l year
2 ea Blankets
3 se Sheets
2 ea Pillowcases
2 ea Pillows
* A gabardine uniform was worn mainly by LBW officers from April to
November (summer period). A wool uniform was worn by BBN officers and NCO*
from November to March (winter period). A cheviot uniform was worn by SBR
officers from April to November (summer period),,
00 A field bag consisted of two pocketsl one pocket for a message pad
and, official documents and one pocket for toilet articles (towel, so.p
razor and razor blades).
*** There were six cloth rings on the inside of the helmet. Insignia of
-rank were not shown on the helmet. A red, and white pennant
was shown on the right side of the helmet. The helmet was
an item of individual clothing, but was seldom worn by the KB even in the
field.
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Enclosure D . - Part II
Individual. Clothiaa and Z uipment
Issued to Enlisted Men of 8BW Forces
Quantity Item
Issued for period
of service rill"
sea)
unless otherwie
indicated
2 as, Uniforms, wool, greenish An (Winter - Nov to
Mar); one for training and one for dress.
2 is Uniforms,, drill, greenish OD (3ummer - April
to Nov), one for training and one for dress
1 es Overcoat, wool, greenish OR
2 pr Underwear, cotton, summer (exchanged every 10
days for a clean pair)**
2 pr Underwear, wool, winter (exchanged every 10
days for a clean pair)**
1 is Cap, service, wool,, greenish 0R
1 ea Cap, field, wool, greenish OD
1 is Cap, garrison, wool, greenish OD
I is Hatband, medium blue
1 pr Shoes, service, field, dark greenish brown 8 months
1. ea Belt, uniform leather, greenish 0A
2 pr Footwraps (onus) (in lieu of socks) a*
1 pr Gloves, wool
1 pr Ear Muffs
3 es Handkeraahiefs
1 is Shelter half (also used as a rain cape), semi-tarpaulin
(officers and 3M) Nowt es three shelter halves are needed
to make one tout (see enclosure B),
1 ea Pack (pack contained the followings dark bread - amount
depended an the length of time the soldier was to reg.
main in the field,, meat, bacon, one package of a mix-
ture of coffee and grain, and sugar; one pr of under..
wear, summer or winter type; one pr of footwraps and {
mess equipment? the outside pocket of the pack was for
shoo paste, cloth and brush),,
I as, Enspsaok (knapsack contained cleaning material for weapon
assigned soldier, and awnition).
2 as Towels f
2 on, ? Blankets, wool (1 sa,blanket was turned in is summer,)
2 as Sheets, cotton
2 as Pillow casous cotton
1 ea Pillow
* Individual clothing issued to had to be turned in before the indivi!lbs1
was demobilised. Officers and Noes retained their indjvridua7. clothing,
?S Only one pair of these items was in the soldiers s possession; one pair
was always in the laundl7v
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COMBINATION SEWER E*LP AND PONC)
L. sndt Ends (1 p, 3 a 4) were tied to Makeshift wooden pegs. leas W suds
boils (a, be 0 A di in order to make the shelter more scours, donree stag
that hesteh 8 represents the old Soviet type shsltipr bait aM that scotch i
repw(3 ants the now Polish tips which was issued in the 1950-19d1 period.
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Enclo sure P
POLISH GLRRI SON CAP (m )
ti
21 Lieutenant (Podporacenik)
POLISH (WINTER) YIELD CAP
Legends
1. Silver Polish Eagle
2. Orade, one silver star
3. Metal buckle
4. Visor stiffened by cardboard insert
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POLISH "PM SON CAP (UBAZEBrA)
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8raaoh/ Service
Infantry
Artillery
Tank
lt!
ROP
lilt;!
Air Force
Service to Poland
(Slusba Polsce)
Industry Guard
Color of C!W
Greenish OD
Greenish OD
Dark Blue
Greenish OD
Greenish OD
Dark Blue
Dark Blue (wool)
I I only captains, let lieutenants,
lieutenants, warrant officers an enlisted men wear this style of
cap and that rank insignia was on the left fore-front of cap.
had never seen rank insignia on Air Force or Service
to Poland caps. Service to Poland had. SP stamped on base of eagle embls.
The cap material was usually wool, but could also be cheviot. This
cap was worn for dress (when on pass or leave) and also as a summer
field cap.
Note: The color of ceps worn by UB, Engineer, Medical, Signal and
q(t personnel was the same as that of caps worn by members of units to
which they were assigned.
POLISH (WINTER) FIELD CAP
I officers and B1 of all branches of the service,
escl it Force and the Navy, wore this cap during the
winter period. The color of the cap depended on the branch of service.
The cap material was wool. No rank designation appeared on this cap.
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POLISH SERVICE CA P
Senior Sergeant (Starssy Sierzant)
Private (Strzelec) - No grade marking
Senior Rifleman (Starssy Streelec) - One white cloth or silver bar
Corporal (Kapral) - T o.white cloth or silver bare
"Corporal :,,Plutonowy) - Three white cloth or silver bars
Sergeant (Siersant) - One white cloth or silver chevron
Legend:
1. Silver Polish Eagle
2. Crows piping
3o White cloth or silver grade chevron
4. Chin strap & Visor of imitation leather, black
5.. Silver button with Polish Eagle (stamped)
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POLISH SERVICE CAP
2d Lieutenant (PodporILcsnik)
Other Banks:
Warrant Officer (Chorasy) - One silver star
let Lieutenant (Peracsnik) - Two silver stars
Captain (Kapitan) - Three silver stars
Legend:
i.
2.
Silver Polish Eagle
Crown piping
a.
4.
Grade, silver star
One silver braid
5.
Chin strap & Visor of imitation leather,
black
6.
Oliver button with Polish Eagle (stamped)
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major (major)
Other B inksi
Lt Colonel (Podptalko ) - Two silver stars and two silver bus
Oolonel (PaMwwnik) -? Three silver stare and three silver bare
Legea
Silver Polish Bogle
a. crown piping
3. Grade, silver star and silver bar
4. Two silver braids
B. Chia strap & Visor, imitation leather, blgq
6. Silver button with Polish Ea, l.e (stamped)
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POLISH SERVICE UP
Aa jo (General Brggady)
Other mss
r L ieutenant ?e ne;r ,%,l (General ;Ir wi s j1) - Two silver star s
General (General 4brony) - Thee silver stars
Marshal (Narssslek) - Crossed silver batons
Legend:
i, Silver Polish begle
a. Crown piping
3. Grade, one silver star
4. Wide silver braid
5. Silver Batton with Polish Bagle (stamped)
6. Chin strap d Visor of imitation leather, black
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SBCRLIT SECGBI! ! INYOBIgITION
POLISH SERVICE CAP
BrancbI Service 9olOrr of .
Infantry Greenish CD
Artillery Greenish OD
Tank Dark Blue
11811 Greenish OD
WOP Greenish. CD
Air Yorce Blue
Navy . Dark Blue
Service to Poland Greenish OD
No
ladnetry Lord But Niue
Color of He-tt Band
Red
Dark Red
Dark Blue
Mediia Blue
Dark Green
Dark Blue
Blue
Dark Blue
Red for officers;
Greenish Ob for Et
for of CrM jhdK
Red
Dark Bed
Unknown
Medium Blue
Dark Green
Blue
Unknown
Red for effiesrst
None for IN
some officer caps had a metal band on the visor bie.
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gapes but these were ew sad were on their wet out.
The silver Polish eagle emblem had two stars at the base of the eagte'e
wings and the eagle was unorwned.
Two silver buttons, with a sfiampe& eagle emblem on each, held the
shin strap in place.
Ietes I
F- I No believed the Navr oar`
and mks were the same as those used prior to World War II.
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Maresalek
Marshal
POLISH AISLY
SH)ULDER LOOPS (STRAPS) _ON BLOUSES
Showing Bank Insignia
L?'` " 1v+...:.
General Obrony General Diwisji
General Zdeu.tenant General,. Major.. General..
Marshal insignia was crossed batons. Stare on shoulder loops of General
Officer ranks were larger than those of field and company grade officers.
Choxasy Podporacsaik Poracenik Kapitan
Warrant 2d Lt 1st Lt Captain
Officer
General Ar'
F
Major Podpulkownik Palk*"
Major Lt Colonel Colonel
Shoulder loops were of the same material as the uniform and were sewn
to the uniform.
n
Strseleo Starssy Strzelec Kapral Plutonowy Siersant Starszy Siersan
Rifleman Senior Rifleman Corporal Platoon Leader Sergt Senior Sergean
(Pvt)
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INIUS!BSJ.L GUABn
Rank and Insignia
Officers' Bank and, Insignia:
1. Commandant (Komendant) - Two stars on shoulder loops and service
cap. Source had no further details.
2. Junior Commandant (Pod-Komendant) - One star on shoulder loops
and service cap.
Enlisted Banks and Insignias
1. Qmrd (Strasnik) - iNo insignia of rank shown on shoulder loops.
2. Sergeant (blWarssy Stvasnik) - One white Inverted MVA on shoulder
loops and service cap.
i. Squad. Sergeant (Iuaancwy) - One narrow white inverted Myw' and One
wide white Inverted 'V an shoulder loops and service Cap.
4. Section Leader (Sekc7jn7) - One wide white inverted or on
shoulder loops and service a".
S. Section Mist 1O0 (1adsekg3n) - Two wide white inverted $y$ "s
on shoulder loops and service cap.
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POLISH OPYI CEBS'
S U? COLLAR BLOUSE, TOOL
Legend:
1. Stiff collar
2. Collar flash (tab) with silver zigzag
3. Piping - polo r as on hat bans (red for Inf. )
4. Silver button with Polish Eagle . (etas ed)
5. Slit pocket with flap
6. Piping
7. As shown here or a brass buckle with Polish Eagle affixed.
ESE wore leather waist belts.
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POLISH STAND--UP OOLLLR BLOUSE
Branch Service
B1 aaaad der Loov 1or
flash Sto.~4.i
Infontry
Greenish OD
Red.
Artillery
Greenish OD
Dark Red
Tank
Dark Blue
Unknown
Greenish OD
Medium Avis
'OP
Greenish OD
Dark Green
tto .
Dark Blue
Unknown
Air 3b roe
Blue
unknown
Navy
Dark Blue
Unknown
Service to Poland
Greenish OD
Industry Guard
Dark Blue
Unknown
Calf Braid Source stated . that piping on the cuff corresponded to
Branoh/Service color of the hat band. General officers and Marshals had
two silver zigzags above the cuffs of both sleeves.
ou - The silver sigeag on the collar flash insignia was narrow
for NOOs, wide for warrant and cep :,psny grade officers, wider for field
grade officers and widest fhr General officers and. Marshals.
The officorsa San Browne belt and the We waist leather belt
were both green-brown and da brown.
U8, Medical, Signal, q,M and Ecagineer officers and IN wore blouses of
the same color as did the members of the unit to which they were assigned
For sample, members of an Engineers Bn assigned to an Inf Div were a
greenish OD uniform with red piping and flash insignia of the Intl Div.
If an IN was assigned, to a Signal Oo, a BMG Platoon or a Mortar Platoon.
he could wear a white cloth badge; designating his assignment, on the upper
left sleeve. The ENO badge resembled a grouping of five rounds of asmama nitiox
and that of the Signed. Co was a eir l r badge, the design of which gave the
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officers' blouse material could be choviot,
cotton gabardine and/or wool.. The N009 1 blouse was of wool for the winter
and of cheviot for the srsnmerg that of the private was of wool for the
winter and drill for the sommor.
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POLISH OFFICERS,
HOLL-COLLLR .BIAUSE; 100L
Legends
1? Piping
2, Flash (tab)
3. Silver button
4. Greenish brown belt
5,, Slit pocket with flap
6. As shown here or a brass buckle with Polish Eagle affixed
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POLISH ROLL-COTLLR ffi,OUSE
am } esr__ os rt, Color
Tier Color Dines Color
Infsntry
Light Green Green
Greenish OD Red
Artillery
Light Green Green
Greeni sh OD Dark
Red
Took
21 * . Blue
Dark Blue- unkn
own
IN
Light Green Green
Greenish OD Medi
vn Dine
TOP
Light Green Green
Greenish OD Dark
Green
N?'
Dine Blue
Dark Blue Unk
nown
lir,Bbroe
Blue Blue
Blue Unkn
own
Navy,
White Dark Bl
ue
Dark Blue Unkn
own
service to
Green Green
Greenish OD Unkn
own
Poland
Industry Guard.
Dark Blue Blue
Dark Blue
Notes The shirt and tie were wo rn with the roll-collar se.
the officers oml
All IN that hod seen
in the Polish forces wore the open neck blouse
without shirt and tie,
kgineer, signal, Q ! and UB officers and IN wore 'the colors of the
units to which they were assigned. Any I1 could wear a white cloth badge,
on the per left sleeve designating his assignment. Blouse material -for
officers could be cheviot, gabardine and/or wool. NCO blouses were of
wool for the winter and of cheviot for the snmerm Y1 wore wool blouses
in the winter and drill in the summer.
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Legend:
1. Shoulder loop
fit. Dollar flash?
S. Silver batten
4. Orson wool or black leather belt
Notes TJB, Medical, ialer, sigael
and Qy[ personnel wore the color of fla
and overcoat of the u3Iit to which they
were assigned.
Source had. never seen or heard
of officer or ES winter capes.
O OERS & IN
SZORET SSOOBITY IB]IO3i l ION
POLISH OFIICERS a OVEROOLT
8san9h/ igrvicue
Infantry
Artillery
Tank
Walk 99109
Red
Do* Red
Dark also
Redl= Rue
Orson
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Qvercat tole:
3mw
1fOI'
Mo
Air lore.
Navy
Service to Poland
Indastry Guard
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Greenish OD
Greenish OD
Do* Blue
Greenish OD
Greenish OD
Dark Blue
Blue
Darr Blue
Greenish OD%
Dark Blue
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POLISH
TB )USERS, L INGB AND M35
Legends
1. Piping
R. Two rows, each with 3 buttons, for adjustment of legging
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SECBET. B OUB2TT IUOBVLTION
POLISH
TWU8BRS, LEGGINGS. AND OWES
maw"rTIOR
Color
of
T
i e~lor
I,e nal
.
.
.
i fantry_
Greenish CD
Red.
Greenish OD
Artillery
Greenish OD
Dark Red
Greeni sh OD
Tank
Dark Blue
Dark Blue
Not sore that
leggings were worn
Greenish OD
Medium Blue
Greenish OD
. TOP
Greenish OD
Green
Greenish OD
Da
k Bl
Unknown
Unknown
Air Horse
r
ue
Unknown
Not sure that
leggings were wears
Navy
Dark Blue
unknown
Not sure that
leggings were wears
S r` is to ?elre> d Greenish OD
Bed for
Not sure that
off leers
leggings were wearer
Industx ; i u d
44
Dark Bl
Not sure that
.
l eggi ng.s were loss
Trousers for EN were tailored to show the lap-over. effect. Although
lOOs sold *ear such trousers, they, as well as officers wore the
straight full-length trousers and would crease them for the leggings.
,Officers In the KEW seldom wore the leggings which were 15 cm high.
.Soes were brownish black in oelor. The trouser seen included a 2 mm
piping,, Trouser material was the was as that of the rest of the
Vniferin. It could be cheviot, gabardine and/or wool.
U8, Engineer, Signal, Medical and 4 personnel wore leggings and
trousers that were 2denti 1- in color to those worn by members of
the wni Ito which they were assigned.
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junifcrns at the NOO school, whets
candidates received bath NCO and officer training.
Mae - Greenish OD with iping on the crown, Polish
eagle emblem (without ...the roil. crown), hat band the color of that
used.in the parent unit of the Candidate, brown-black semi-leather chin
strap and visor. Insignia of rank could be .warn on the hat band.
81_ o e ~- Stand-up collar type, greenish Oa, shoulder loop
piping, rank insignia on shoulder loop, six silver battens with an
eagle stamped on each, slit pockets with flaps, greenish OD or
brownish black Sam Browne belt (mostly the leather waist belt was worn).
Each candidate could also wear a metal insignia representing his
branch of service (snail tank insignia if. attending the tank school)
on each shoulsie' loop.g ulder loops were of the same color ans3,
material as the blouse and were sewn to the blouse. Collar flash
insignia of the unit to which a student was assigned could be,
and vas worn,.
A rolled-collar blouse was worn by candidates. There was no Shirt
and tie worn with this type of blouse. The blouse was a greenish
03) with five or six silver buttons with a Polish SAWA stamped on
each, and bad slit pockets with flops. Sam Browne or waist belts,
could be worm. Lapel flash insignia was of the unit to which candidate wac
awsidns &*
Tro A - Candidates were full..length dark blue trousers, with.
cut leggings, and there was a 16 am wide stripe of the color rep'rei,
venting the parent unit.
Shoes worn were mostly of the service type, although some
were %ow quarter shoes; looks were bought by the indiviftal candidate.
QXjro@&j - The overcoat was a greenish OD (the only color is s3h 'bAd r roe seen worn by'N students), had six silver battens., snob
: th a sstarssped Polish eagle, slit pockets, shoulder loops that were
soft to the overcoat, and a one-bar collar flash insignia of the
oanlidote# e parent unit.
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