Armed Forces General Command (Poland)


The Armed Forces General Command is a joint command of the Polish Armed Forces, responsible for the combat training and readiness, supply, personnel and technical complement of military units of the armed forces during peace and crisis. It holds administrative command of the units, which are transferred under the operational control of the Armed Forces Operational Command. The current General Commander is Lt Gen Wiesław Kukuła. It is subordinated to the Chief of the General Staff.

Structure

The Command is headed by the General Commander of the Armed Forces Branches, a three- or four-star flag officer. He is aided by the First Deputy of the General Commander of the Armed Forces Branches, a three-star flag officer. Several two-star flag officers are also on the staff in the roles of a Deputy, Chief of Staff of the General Command and Inspectors of the various services.
Command
Inspectorates
  • Inspectorate of the Land Forces
  • * Inspector of the Land Forces - Generał dywizji
  • ** Armored and Mechanized Troops Directorate
  • ** Air Mobile and Motorized Troops Directorate
  • ** Missile, Rocket and Artillery Troops Directorate
  • Inspectorate of the Air Force
  • * Inspector of the Air Force - Generał dywizji and the Hydrometeorological Service of the Armed Forces )
  • ** Air Assets Directorate
  • ** Air Operations Directorate
  • ** Radiotechnical Troops Directorate
  • ** Coordination Department
  • ** Training Section
  • Inspectorate of the Navy
  • * Inspector of the Navy - Wiceadmirał
  • ** Naval Directorate
  • ** Armament Directorate
  • ** Coordination Department
  • Inspectorate of the Branches
  • * Inspector of the Branches - Generał dywizji
  • ** Command Support and Signals Directorate
  • ** Intelligence and Electronic Warfare Directorate
  • ** Air Defence and Anti-Ballistic Missile Defence Directorate
  • ** WMD Defence Directorate
  • ** Military Engineer Directorate
  • ** Military Medical Service Directorate
  • Inspectorate of Training
  • * Inspector of Training - Generał dywizji / Wiceadmirał
  • ** Coordination and Training Directorate
  • ** Professional Training Section
  • ** Training Bases Section
  • ** Physical Education and Sport Section
Staff
  • Chief of Staff - Generał dywizji / Wiceadmirał
  • * Personnel Resources Directorate J-1
  • * Operations Directorate J-3
  • * Logistics Planning Directorate J-4
  • * Development Planning Directorate J-5
  • * Non-Kinetic Actions Directorate J-9
  • * Implementation Planning Section
  • * Joint Operations Center
Institutions directly subordinated to the General Commander of the Armed Forces Branches
  • Special Forces Component Command - Kraków
  • Armed Forces Support Inspectorate - Bydgoszcz
  • 11th Lubuska Armored Cavalry Division "King John III Sobieski" - Żagań
  • 12th Szczecińska Mechanised Division "Bolesław Wrymouth" - Szczecin
  • 16th Mechanised Division "King Casimir IV Jagiellon" - Olsztyn
  • 18th Mechanized Division "Lt.-Gen.Tadeusz Buk" - Siedlce
  • 6th Airborne Brigade "BG. Stanisław Sosabowski" - Kraków
  • 25th Air Cavalry Brigade "Prince Józef Poniatowski" - Tomaszów Mazowiecki
  • 3rd Ships Flotilla "Cmdr. Bolesław Romanowski" - Gdynia-Oksywie
  • 8th Coastal Defence Flotilla "VAdm. Kazimierz Porębski" - Świnoujście
  • Gdyńska Naval Aviation Brigade "Pilot Cmdr. Karol Trzaska-Durski" – Gdynia-Babie Doły
  • 1st Tactical Aviation Wing - Świdwin
  • 2nd Tactical Aviation Wing w Poznaniu
  • 3rd Transport Aviation Wing "Col. Bolesław Orliński" - Powidz
  • 4th Training Aviation Wing "Pilot BG. Witold Urbanowicz" - Dęblin
  • 3rd Warszawska Missile Air Defence Brigade - Sochaczew
  • 3rd Wrocławska Radiotechnical Brigade - Wrocław
  • 1st Army Aviation Brigade - Inowrocław
  • 9th Command Support Brigade of the General Command of the Armed Forces Branches - Białobrzegi
  • Intelligence and Electronic Warfare Support Center - Grójec
  • 2nd Przasnyski Radioelectronic Center - Przasnysz
  • 6th Radioelectronic Center - Gdynia
  • 2nd Hrubieszowski Reconnaissance Regiment - Hrubieszów
  • 9th Warmiński Reconnaissance Regiment - Lidzbark Warmiński
  • 18th Białostocki Reconnaissance Regiment - Białystok
  • 1st Brzeski Sapper Regiment - Brzeg
  • 2nd Mazowiecki Sapper Regiment - Kazuń
  • 2nd Inowrocławski Engineer Regiment - Inowrocław
  • 5th Engineer Regiment - Szczecin-Podjuchach
  • 4th Brodnicki Chemical Regiment - Brodnica
  • 5th Tarnogórski Chemical Regiment - Tarnowskie Góry
  • Central Group for Psychological Operations "King Stephen Báthory" - Bydgoszcz
  • Publishing House of the General Command of the Armed Forces Branches - Warsaw
  • Command of the Multinational Corps Northeast - Szczecin
  • Command Support Brigade of the MNC-NE - Szczecin
  • Training Center for Overseas Missions - Kielce
  • Club of the General Command of the Armed Forces Branches - Warsaw
  • Air Traffic Control Directorate of the Armed Forces - Warsaw Okęcie
  • Hydrographic Bureau of the Navy - Gdynia
  • Hydrometeorological Service Directorate of the Armed Forces - Warsaw-Pyry
  • Land Forces Training Center "Great Hetman of the Crown Stefan Czarniecki" – Poznań and Biedrusko
  • Artillery and Armaments Training Center "Gen. Józef Bem" - Toruń
  • Engineer and Chemical Training Center "Gen. Jakub Jasiński" – Wrocław
  • Land Forces Training Center Drawsko "Col. Franciszek Sadowski" - Drawsko Pomorskie
  • Air Force Training Center "Romuald Traugutt" - Koszalin
  • Aviation Engineering Training Center "Pilot Col. Bernard Adamecki" - Dęblin
  • Navy Training Center "VAdm. Józef Unrug" - Lędowo
  • Military Medical Training Center "BG. MD. Stefan Hubicki " - Łódź