Representative Honor Guard Battalion of the Polish Armed Forces

The Representative Honor Guard Battalion of the Polish Armed Forces (Batalion Reprezentacyjny Wojska Polskiego) is an Honor Guard unit of the Polish Armed Forces.

History
The first honor guard unit of independent Poland was formed in 1954. In 1969, it was divided into the Representative Company of the Polish People's Army and the newly created Company of Value Awards. The first company represented the army during state ceremonies, while the Company of Value Awards was supposed to guard the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, and other memorial sites in Poland. In 1982 the polish Rogatywka was restored to the soldiers. The company was dissolved in 1990 following the fall of communism in Poland. The company was restored on January 1, 1993, becoming in 2001 1 Honor Guard Company of the Representative Honor Guard Battalion of the Armed Forces.

Composition

 * Battalion HQ
 * 3 Honor Band Companies of the Polish Armed Forces
 * 1 Honor Guard Company (Presidential Joint Service)
 * 2 Honor Guard Company
 * 3 Honor Guard Company
 * Representative Central Band of the Polish Armed Forces
 * State Salute Battery
 * Security Staff
 * Presidential Horse Guard Squadron

List of Commanders

 * Lt. Col. Adam Wronecki (January 1, 2001 - May 16, 2002)
 * Lt. Col. Roman Januszewski (May 17, 2002 - November 19, 2006)
 * Lt. Col. Tomasz Dominikowski (November 20, 2006 - January 31, 2010)
 * Lt. Col. Wojciech Erbel (February 1, 2010 - December 31, 2013)
 * Lt. Col. Leszek Szczesniak (January 1, 2014 - Present)