Military Gendarmerie (Poland)

The  Żandarmeria Wojskowa abbreviated ŻW (Military Gendarmerie) is a military provost, law enforcement agency formation created in 1990 in Poland, independent part of the Siły Zbrojne Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej.

History
Polish military police traces its history to the communist era Military Internal Service (Polish: Wojskowa Służba Wewnętrzna), World War II-era Service for Protection of the Uprising (Polish: Wojskowa Służba Ochrony Powstania), interwar-era military police in the Second Polish Republic, formations of the January and November Uprising, Duchy of Warsaw and finally, some officials of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, first created in early 17th century.

In December 2011 the Żandarmeria Wojskowa has made application to the European Gendarmerie Force to become a full member state.

Structure
The ŻW is organized into:
 * Headquarters
 * 3 special units
 * 10 units
 * 2 departments
 * 45 regional stations

Commanders
The current commander is brigadier general Mirosław Rozmus.


 * gen. bryg. Jerzy Jarosz (1 IX 1990 – 20 II 1992)
 * płk dypl. Henryk Piątkowski (11 III 1992 – 1 IV 1993)
 * gen. bryg. Alfons Kupis (1 IV 1993 – 24 VII 2000)
 * gen. dyw. Jerzy Słowiński (1 VIII 2000 – 30 VII 2003)
 * gen. dyw. Bogusław Pacek (31 VII 2003 – 3 X 2006)
 * gen. dyw. Jan Żukowski (3 X 2006 – 1 I 2008)
 * gen. bryg. Marek Witczak (2 I 2008 - 17 XII 2010)
 * gen. bryg. Mirosław Rozmus (od 17 XII 2010)