1st_Aviation_Brigade_(Poland)

1st Aviation Brigade (Poland)

1st Aviation Brigade (Poland)

Military unit

The 1st Aviation Brigade (Polish: 1 Brygada Lotnictwa Wojsk Lądowych (1 BLWL)) is a brigade of the Polish Armed Forces, headquartered in Inowrocław. The brigade is designed to provide military aviation support to the Polish Land Forces.

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History

The 1st Aviation Brigade was formed in 2011 based on the decision of the Minister of National Defense. Elements of the brigade took part in the War in Afghanistan, providing air support for Polish ground contingents. The brigade's anniversary was set to 6 June while a commemorative badge of the 1st Air Force Brigade was also introduced by the Minister of National Defense in April 2012.[2]

Structure

Main article: Operational Structure of the Polish Land Forces

The brigade is structured as follows:

Commanders

  • Brigadier General Krzysztof Mitręga (June 2011 - February 2014)
  • Brigadier General pil. Dariusz Wroński (February 2014 - January 2015)
  • Colonel Wiesław Franczak (January 2015 - June 2015)
  • Colonel Sławomir Mąkosa (June 2015 - present)[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "Nowy dowódca 1 Brygady Lotnictwa Wojsk Lądowych". www.polska-zbrojna.pl. Retrieved 2017-11-15.
  2. [2]
    "Dziennik Urzędowy MON poz. 95" (PDF) (in Polish). Retrieved 2018-11-29.
  3. [3]
    "Nowy dowódca 1 Brygady Lotnictwa Wojsk Lądowych". www.polska-zbrojna.pl. Retrieved 2017-11-15.
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