"It is thanks to you that the scarlet beret is simply a sign of competence and conscientiousness in the service of safety and the protection of the legal order" – wrote Deputy Prime Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamish in a letter addressed to soldiers of the Military Gendarmerie. present in Warsaw there were celebrations for the 35th anniversary of ŻW.
On the eve of Christmas Military Police on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of this formation at the Warsaw General Headquarters, a solemn appeal was held, during which medals and distinctions for merit for the country and the Warsaw University and acts of appointment for higher military degrees were presented alongside the typical orchestra of the Polish Army.
The commemorative letter from the national defence minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz was read by State Secretary Paweł Bejda. The Deputy Prime Minister referred to tradition in it November Uprising and the interwar period, erstwhile on 13 June 1831 General Tomasz Lubieński created the Field Guard, which carried out tasks of the safety body in the Polish Army. "Today, the Military Gendarmerie is besides focused on ensuring compliance with military discipline and protecting public order and preventing crimes in military units," Kosiniak-Kamish wrote and added that the soldiers of the WW are besides active in combating the effects of disasters and in search, rescue and humanitarian operations. They besides participate in abroad missions. "This is simply a hard and liable service, requiring peculiar predispositions," he pointed out and stressed, "because of you, scarlet beret is simply a sign of competence and conscientiousness in the service of safety and protection of the legal order." At the end of the letter, the Deputy Prime Minister thanked the soldiers of WW for their engagement in regular service.
The MPs were besides addressed by the Secretary of State at MON Paul Bejda – It is your commitment and morale that makes the law a superior and desirable value. Thank you for being ready at all times of day and night," said the politician.
Major Commandant of the Military Gendarmery Colonel Tomasz Kajzer pointed out that next week in Italy – for the first time in past – the command of the European forces of the gendarmerie will be taken by a Polish officer. "It is an honor for us, but besides a challenge and a commitment," he said and emphasized, that in hard and unstable times gendarmes are everywhere where peace, safety and human life are at stake. He recalled that the soldiers of the WW besides service on Polish-Belarusian border and defend humanitarian, military and medical convoys headed for Ukraine.
During the ceremony, medals for the defence of the country were presented and awards for merit for the Military Gendarmerie and honorary badges. 3 people were appointed by the Minister of Defence for higher military degrees. The honorary title of the Front Division of the Warsaw Stock Exchange was awarded to a company from the branch of the Warsaw Stock Exchange in Żagań. It was emphasized that this was 1 of the highest and most prestigious distinctions awarded to soldiers of the Polish Army.
The Military Gendarmery is simply a separate and specialized service of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland. The formation is composed of: office of Military Żandarmery, 8 branches of ŻW in Bydgoszcz, Elbląg, Krakow, Lublin, Łódź, Szczecin, Warsaw and Żagań, peculiar Branch of Military Żandarmery in Warsaw, peculiar Branch of Military Żandarmery in Minsk Mazowiecki, Military Żandarmery Training Centre and Military Żandarmarmery safety Branch.
