Warsaw Garrison Command
{{Short description|Polish military unit}}
{{Infobox military unit
| unit_name = Warsaw Garrison Command
| native_name = {{native name|pl|Dowództwo Garnizonu Warszawa}}
| image = Dowództwo Garnizonu Warszawa.png
| caption = Emblem
| start_date = 1 August 1995
| country = {{flag|Poland}}
| command_structure = Polish Armed Forces
| garrison = Piłsudski Square 4, Warsaw
| garrison_label = Based at
| anniversaries = April 19
| website = {{official website|https://www.wojsko-polskie.pl/dgw/english/}} (in English)
{{official website|https://www.wojsko-polskie.pl/dgw/}} (in Polish)
| commander1 = Brig. Gen. Tomasz Dominikowski
| commander1_label =
| commander2 = Minister of National Defence
| commander2_label = Subordinate to
}}
The Warsaw Garrison Command (WGC) ({{langx|pl|Dowództwo Garnizonu Warszawa}}, {{lang|pl|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 ({{langx|pl|Garnizon Warszawa}}).{{Cite web | url=https://www.gov.pl/web/national-defence/warsaw-garrison-command | title=Warsaw Garrison Command - Ministry of National Defence - Gov.pl website | access-date=2023-02-22 | website=gov.pl}}{{cite web | url=https://www.wojsko-polskie.pl/dgw/the_warsaw_garrison_command/ | title=THE WARSAW GARRISON COMMAND - DGW | access-date=2023-02-22 | website=wojsko-polskie.pl}} 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.{{Cite web |title=Misja Dowództwa Garnizonu Warszawa - DGW |url=https://www.wojsko-polskie.pl/dgw/misja/ |access-date=2023-02-22 |website=wojsko-polskie.pl |language=pl}}{{Cite web |title=Działalność reprezentacyjna - DGW |url=https://www.wojsko-polskie.pl/dgw/dzialalnosc_reprezentacyjna/ |access-date=2023-02-22 |website=wojsko-polskie.pl |language=pl}}
The Command was established on 1 August 1995 as a successor to the Command existing since 1967 Provisioning Units Group Command of the Ministry of National Defence ({{Langx|pl|Dowództwo Zgrupowania Jednostek Zabezpieczenia MON}}). Warsaw Garrison Commander has been Brig. Gen. Tomasz Dominikowski since 1 October 2021.{{Cite web |title=COMMANDER - DGW |url=https://www.wojsko-polskie.pl/dgw/commander/ |access-date=2023-02-22 |website=wojsko-polskie.pl}} Command's headquarters are located at former Military Courts building{{Cite web |title=Sądy Wojskowe
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:
- physical security including access control of Ministerial and military facilities
- communication
- logistic support including transport of persons
Subordinate units
Following military units are subordinate to the Warsaw Garrison Command:{{cite web | url=https://www.wojsko-polskie.pl/dgw/podlegle_jednostki_organizacyjne/ | title=Podległe jednostki organizacyjne - DGW | website=wojsko-polskie.pl | access-date=2023-02-22 | language=pl}}{{cite web | url=https://www.bip.gov.pl/subjects/3928,Dow%C3%B3dztwo+Garnizonu+Warszawa+.html | title=BIP: Dowództwo Garnizonu Warszawa | access-date=2023-02-22 | language=pl}}
- 15th Sieradz Support of Command Brigade ({{lang|pl|15 Sieradzka Brygada Wsparcia Dowodzenia}}) in Szieradz
- Security Regiment ({{lang|pl|Pułk Ochrony}}) in Warsaw
- 10th Wrocław Command Regiment ({{lang|pl|10 Wrocławski Pułk Dowodzenia}}) in Wrocław
- 10th Warsaw Automobile Regiment ({{lang|pl|10 Warszawski Pułk Samochodowy}}) in Warsaw
- Representative Regiment of the Polish Armed Forces ({{lang|pl|Pułk Reprezentacyjny Wojska Polskiego}}) in Warsaw
- Warsaw Garrison Command Supportive Unit ({{lang|pl|Oddział Zabezpieczenia Dowództwa Garnizonu Warszawa}}) in Warsaw
- Supportive Unit ({{lang|pl|Oddział Zabezpieczenia}}) in Warsaw
- Capital's Garrison Supportive Unit ({{lang|pl|Oddział Zabezpieczenia Garnizonu Stołecznego}}) in Warsaw
- Military Physical Training Facility ({{lang|pl|Wojskowy Ośrodek Szkoleniowo-Kondycyjny}}) in Mrągowo
- 24th Field Technical Base of Signal Troops ({{lang|pl|24 Polowa Techniczna Baza Wojsk Łączności}}) in Opole
- Ministry of National Defence Representative Estate ({{lang|pl|Ośrodek Reprezentacyjny Ministerstwa Obrony Narodowej}}) in Pruszków
- Warsaw Garrison Command Club ({{lang|pl|Klub Dowództwa Garnizonu Warszawa}}) – community center in Warsaw
- Special Publications' Printing House ({{lang|pl|Drukarnia Wydawnictw Specjalnych}}) in Warsaw
Military bands subordinate to the Command are:
- Military Band in Elbląg
- Military Band in Giżyck
- Military Band in Lublin
- Military Band in Szczecin
- Military Band in Siedlce
- Military Band in Żagań
- Representative Band of the Polish Navy in Gdynia
- Military Band in Świnoujście
- Military Band in Koszalin
- Representative Band of the Polish Air Force in Poznań
- Representative Band of the Polish Land Forces in Wrocław
- Military Band in Bytom
- Military Band in Bydgoszcz
- Military Band in Toruń
- Military Band in Radom
- Military Band in Dęblin
- Representative Band of the Polish Armed Forces in Warsaw
- Military Band in Kraków
- Military Band in Rzeszów
Leadership
- Warsaw Garrison Commander – Brig. Gen. Tomasz Dominikowski (since 1 October 2021)
Gallery
File:Gmach Sądów Wojskowych w Warszawie.jpg|Former Military Courts building, nowadays Warsaw Garrison Command headquarters viewed from the Piłsudski Square.
File:Klub Dowództwa Garnizonu Warszawa 2020.jpg|Warsaw Garrison Command Club, Niepodległości Avenue, Warsaw
File:Pałac Prezydencki (12106969984).jpg|Honour guards of Representative Honour Guard Regiment in front of Presidential Palace.
File:Pandemia COVID-19 w Polsce Zmiana warty przed Grobem Nieznanego Żołnierza 2020b.jpg|Changing of honour guards from Representative Honour Guard Regiment in front of the Tomb of Unknown Soldier in Piłsudski Square.
File:Orkiestra reprezentacyjna WP.jpg|Representative Band of the Polish Armed Forces performing in front of Presidential Palace.
File:The President, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil inspecting the Guard of Honour during a ceremonial reception given to her at Presidential Palace in Warsaw, Poland on April 24, 2009.jpg|The President of India Pratibha Patil with Polish President Lech Kaczyński inspecting honour guard during her state visit in Poland.
References
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External links
{{commons category|Warsaw Garrison Command}}
- {{official website|https://www.wojsko-polskie.pl/dgw/}}
- {{URL|https://www.gov.pl/web/national-defence/warsaw-garrison-command|Warsaw Garrison Command on Ministry of National Defence official website}}
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Category:Military units and formations of Poland
Category:Military units and formations established in 1995
Category:1995 establishments in Poland