Poland
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| Motto: "Za wolność Waszą i Naszą" (For your and our freedom) | |||||
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| Anthem: "Mazurek Dąbrowskiego" | |||||
| Capital | Warzawa | ||||
| Political system | Republic | ||||
| Spoken languages - Official - Unofficial | Polish German, Russian, Lithuanian, etc. | ||||
| Government | Bicameral Republic | ||||
| - Head of State | President Josef Pilsudski | ||||
| - Head of Government | Prime Minister Jędrzej Moraczewski | ||||
| Foundation | 966 A.D. | ||||
| Independence | 1914 A.D. | ||||
| Area - Total - % water | 378.6 thousand km² (6th largest in Europe) Negligible | ||||
| Population - Total | 26,800,000 (1919 est.) | ||||
| Currency | Marka | ||||
Contents |
History of Poland
Early History
The Great War
The Second Republic
Politics of Poland
Political Groups
Demographics of Poland
Economy of Poland
Military of Poland: Wojsko Polskie
The Polish miliary is the frontline of Polish defense. Conscription is protected by the Constitution of 1916, and nearly all Polish men serve some time in uniform. Beginning in 1919, a large modernization effort has begun.
Army: Wojsko Lądowe
Command
Motorized HQ: Warsaw
Infantry
1st Infantry Corps: Lvov (in fortress)
2nd Infantry Corps: Brest-Litovsk (in fortress)
3rd Infantry Corps: Bialystok
4th Infantry Corps: Wroclaw
Mechanized Infantry
10th Mobile Division: Warzaw
11th Mobile Division: Krakow
12th Mobile Division: Poznan
13th Mobile Division: Lublin
Siege
1st Artillery Brigade (Siege Artillery): Lvov
1st Engineer Brigade (Assault Engineer): Warsaw
Air: Siły Powietrzne
Depots currently exist in Warsaw and Brest
Fighters 1st Fighter Wing: Brest 2nd Fighter Wing: Warsaw 3rd Fighter Wing: Brest
Italic text 1st Bomber Wing (Light): Brest
Reserves
1st Infantry Reserve: Warzaw
2nd Infantry Reserve: Krakow
3rd Infantry Reserve: Poznan
4th Infantry Reserve: Wroclaw
5th Infantry Reserve: Bialystok
6th Infantry Reserve: Brest-Litovsk
7th Infantry Reserve: Lvov
8th Infantry Reserve: Lublin
Navy: Marynarka Wojenna
A naval yard currently exists in East Gdansk
Capital Ships Reczpospolita (republic): Modern Battleship (ex Japanese, flagship)
Biały Orzeł (White Eagle): Old Battleship (ex Russian Alexei)
Czarny Orzeł (Black Eagle): Old Battleship (ex Japanese)
Święty Piotr (Saint Peter): Old Battleship (ex Russian Imperatritsa Maria)
Cruisers
Mały Biały Orzeł (Small White Eagle): Light Cruiser (ex Japanese)
Gwiazda (Star): Light Cruiser (ex Japanese)
Fortuna (Fortune): Light Cruiser (ex Japanese)
Błyskawica (Lightning): Light Cruiser (ex Japanese)
Grom (Thunder): Light Cruiser (ex Japanese)
Paramilitary
Right Wing paramilitary groups, equipped unnoffically by the government escort flotilla submarine flotilla assault engineer brigade
