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	Polish Navy
		A plaque on a Polish monument at Prestwick in Ayrshire commemorates those who died in the Battle of the Atlantic and they are remembered to this day by former sailors of the Polish Navy.
		The chief of the Polish Navy was Vice-Admiral Jerzy Swirski whose headquarters was in London.
		The Polish Navy participated in many famous actions during the war and some of her ships were to become well known to the British public.
	www.ostrycharz.free-online.co.uk /polish_navy.html (2324 words)

	ABC News: Wreck Likely That of Nazi Aircraft Carrier
		Polish Navy Commander Dariusz Beczek holds up an images showing with near certainty that a sunken ship in the Baltic Sea is the Graf Zeppelin, Nazi Germany's only aircraft carrier, on Thursday July 27, 2006 in Gdansk, Poland.
		Bartosz Zajda, a spokesman for the Polish Navy.
		Navy researchers plan to continue to examine the material they gathered during their two days at sea, but the analysis of the shipwreck will then fall to historians and other researchers, Zajda said.
	abcnews.go.com /International/wireStory?id=2242894&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312 (509 words)

	Polish Navy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Polish Navy (Marynarka Wojenna RP, MW RP) is the branch of Poland's armed forces responsible for naval operations.
		The Polish Navy is one of the largest navies on the Baltic Sea.
		The Polish Navy fought alongside the Allied navies, and aided in the escort of convoys across the Atlantic from Canada and the United States to the United Kingdom.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Polish_Navy (1497 words)

	Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Polish Armed Forces (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		Polish Armed Forces consist of the Army (Wojsko Lądowe), Navy (Marynarka Wojenna) and Air Force (Siły Powietrzne) branches and are under the command of the Ministry of Defense (Ministerstwo Obrony Narodowej).
		One of the biggest problem facing the Polish Army Forces is the transition from a draft-based to a professional army, and elimination of "fala", or the bullying of young conscripts by older ones.
		Polish Armed Forces took part in the 2003 Invasion of Iraq, and since then have 2,500 soldiers in the south of that country, and command of the 17-nation Multinational force in Iraq.
	www.hallencyclopedia.com /Polish_Armed_Forces (720 words)

	Navy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A navy is the branch of a country's military forces principally designated for naval warfare and amphibious warfare (marines) namely lake or ocean borne combat operations and related functions.
		The French navy did win some important victories near the end of the 17th century but a focus upon land forces led to the French navy's relative neglect which allowed the Royal navy to emerge with an ever growing advantage in size and quality, especially in tactics and experience, from 1695.
		Navy ships normally operate with a group, which may be a small squadron of comparable ships, or a larger naval fleet of various specialized ships.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Navy (3470 words)

	Polish Armed Forces - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Some of the major problems facing the Polish Army Forces are the transition from a draft-based to a professional army and elimination of "fala" - the bullying of young conscripts by older ones.
		Polish Armed Forces took part in the 2003 invasion of Iraq, deploying 2,500 soldiers in the south of that country and commanding the 17-nation Multinational force in Iraq.
		In addition to this, Polish soldiers are currently deployed in five separate UN Peacekeeping Operations (UNDOF, UNIFIL, SFOR, AFOR and KFOR) with a total of approximately 2,200 troops, on top of the 1,500 soldiers remaining in southern Iraq.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Polish_Armed_Forces (839 words)

	Polish Navy - Definition, explanation
		The Polish Navy is one of the largest navies on the Baltic Sea.
		The Polish Navy fought alongside the allied navies, and aided in the escort of convoys across the Atlantic from the United States to England.
		The primary role of the Warsaw Pact Polish Navy was to be Baltic Sea control, as well as amphibious operations along the entire Baltic coastline against NATO forces in Denmark and Germany.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/p/po/polish_navy_1.php (1396 words)

	Polish Navy Homepage 1939-1947
		The new Navy had two aims: the first was to support Polish claims for the Pomeranian coast; the second was to secure inland waterways in the newly emerged Polish state.
		The Polish river flotillas, created in 1919 on the Vistula and Pina rivers were at that time the only units of the Polish Navy with any military value.
		Therefore the Polish Navy used the small harbours of Puck and Hel initially but already in 1922 a decision was taken to build a new harbour in the village of Gdynia.
	www.polishnavy.pl /PMW/history (621 words)

	Dutch Submarines: The export of the minelaying submarines Orzel and Sep to Poland
		One should remember that between 1934 and 1937 the Polish Navy's budget was burdened with considerable expenses.
		Sep was commissioned into the Polish Navy and accompanied by Burza the Sep she sailed to Gdynia where she arrived on the 18th of April.
		Polish submariners had a very good opinion of the two subs, the quality of workmanship was very good, unlike the French-built Wilk class.
	www.dutchsubmarines.com /export/export_orzel.htm (1037 words)

	Warsaw Voice - Navy in 2004
		The main goal of the Polish navy for 2004 include participation in over 300 Polish and international sea, air and ground maneuvers and command and staff exercises taking place in Poland and abroad, as well as participation in the campaigns of the NATO Rapid Reaction Force.
		The main international maneuvers using the participation of the Polish navy will be the Baltops 2004 exercise in which the Polish fleet will take part for the 12th time.
		The event's main organizer is the U.S. navy and is co-organized this year by the Swedish navy.
	www.warsawvoice.pl /view/5241 (261 words)

	uboat.net - Fighting the U-boats - Ships
		The Polish Navy suffered the following losses in the war: The cruiser Dragon (ex Br HMS Dragon), 3 destroyers (Grom, Orkan and Kujawiak) and 2 submarines (Orzel and Jastrzab, the latter being sunk by mistake by allied escorts).
		The English historian Tustall is reported to have said in 1944 that the Polish Navy through her small number, the difficulties encountered contributed the most from the other allies in war.
		The Polish destroyer destroyer Piorun was the first from the British destroyer flotilla, that attacked the Bismarck on the famous night of her final battle.
	uboat.net /allies/ships/polish.htm (1088 words)

	Lest We Forget - Poland in World War II
		Many more mass graves of Polish officers, soldiers and civilians are in the old Soviet Union, yet their location is known only to the perpetrators, most of whom are long dead, many by the same methods they used on Poles.
		The Polish soldiers were forced to watch from the side, as others marched triumphantly, even though they had taken a leading role in the defeat of Germany.
		Polish soldiers in the west could not return home, for they were branded traitors by the new communist regime.
	www.geocities.com /Pentagon/9764/warpoland.html (2486 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Europe \| 'Nazi aircraft carrier' located
		The Polish navy says it is almost certain that it has located the wreck of Nazi Germany's only aircraft carrier, the Graf Zeppelin.
		The navy investigated and said it was 99% certain that the wreck was the Graf Zeppelin.
		The navy said it was unlikely that the 250-metre (820-foot) wreck would be recovered from the seabed, as it was at a depth of more than 80 metres (264 feet).
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/5223514.stm (353 words)

	Avalanche Press
		Extinguished in 1796 by her predatory neighbors, the Polish state emerged from the confusion of World War One with a large land area, an ethnically mixed population, and a tiny corridor leading to the Baltic Sea.
		Polish diplomats pressed for German battleships from the surrendered High Seas Fleet; but with Polish armies refusing to take direction from the French or British in their war with the Soviets, the Western Allies cut off military supplies to the Poles.
		Polish taxpayers and donors to public subscription drives would have only succeeded in augmenting Britain’s Royal Navy.
	www.avalanchepress.com /PolishNavy.php (1298 words)

	Polish soldiers are helping US in Iraq
		Polish special forces with the elite commando units are taking an active role in the Iraqi war.
		The mission was not publicized before and the Polish Defense Minister Jerzy Szmajdzinski admitted " these photos shouldn't have happened, the next time it will definitely be with the Polish flag" as the Polish soldiers were photographed with the US flag.
		The Polish special forces involved in the Iraqi conflict are the commando unit GROM and the diver commando unit FORMOZA.
	www.polskiinternet.com /english/polishirak.html (164 words)

	AllRefer.com - Poland - Navy \| Polish Information Resource
		Because the Polish navy had usually purchased the simplest and cheapest equipment offered by the Soviet Union, all other navies on the Baltic Sea were considered superior to Poland's.
		The assigned role of the Polish navy in the Warsaw Pact was to provide amphibious landing and mine warfare capability in the Baltic Sea; postcommunist restructuring deemphasized amphibious operations in favor of the navy's fast attack and patrol craft components.
		Of the three Polish submarines existing in the late 1980, all built in the Soviet Union, the one Orzel (corresponding to the Soviet Kilo model) vessel is the most advanced; two Wilkclass (Soviet Foxtrot) submarines are older and noisier.
	reference.allrefer.com /country-guide-study/poland/poland258.html (1012 words)

	Poland - Airforce flags (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		According to the Ordonnance of the National Defense Minister dated 29 January 1996, relative to the use of symbols of armed forces of the Polish Republic and to other symbols used in the armed forces of the Polish Republic, this is the flag of the airports (of the landing grounds) of the military forces.
		Early days of Polish military aviation were in the chaotic situation of late 1918, and a situation in which each of three Polish airfield adopted its own marking.
		I believe he refers to the fin flash used by the Polish air force, which was not a flag, even if it does appear as an element in flags of the Polish air force.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/pl-air.html (1328 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		The first partnership between the Navy and Marine Corps is fundamental according to the CNO, who noted the unique capabilities the two services bring to the table when working together.
		A Navy CH-46 "Sea Knight" helicopter from Helicopter Combat Support Squadron (HC) 5 was already on station in the search area, but was having trouble locating the boat in the heavy seas.
		Navy's shore SOY shows how it's done By JO2 Misty Flynn, NTC Great Lakes Public Affairs Office GREAT LAKES, Ill. (NWS) -- "Whether you're a first- termer or you plan on making (the Navy) a career, get off to a running start." Those are the thoughts of BMC(EOD/SW) Chief Greg Johnson.
	www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/news/navywire/nws00/nws000228.txt (7144 words)

	Special Operations.Com
		Almost a decade ago, Polish intelligence sources notified the government that the country faced threats from terrorist organizations such as the Hezbollah and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine—General Command.
		GROM operators are the only soldiers in the Polish armed forces to perform free-fall jumps in winter.
		In autumn, 1994, Poland was prepared to deploy 51 members of the GROM to Haiti 6 hours after the Polish government decided to assist the UN mission on the island.
	www.specialoperations.com /Foreign/Poland/Unit_Profile.htm (1888 words)

	Polish Sabres (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		Official Polish Navy saber style 1976 used in Polish Army since 1981 was made out of leather, steel and bronze.
		Hilt is made of bronze with the Navy Anchor on the Grunwald Cross.
		Words "Honor and Fatherland" in Polish are engraved on one side of the blade.
	www.medieval-weaponry.com /contents/en-us/d760.html (556 words)

	Poland - Navy flags (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		In the polish flags there is a large confusion regarding the naval and war ensigns.
		The banner of the Polish Navy in 1955 was never used, instead it was used as flag of Coastal Units of Polish Navy 1961-1990.
		The polish civil ensign is the state flag of Poland.
	fotw.vexillum.com /flags/pl~.html (964 words)

	Wafare Farm _ Stallions _ Polish Navy _ News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		NAVY GIRL (o/o French Doe, by Spend a Buck) 3-year-old filly, won a maiden special weight race going 7 1/2 furlongs on the turf at Retalma in her 4th career start.
		She was bred and is owned by Polish Navy shareholder Chris Nolan's Lakeside Farms, LLC.
		He was bred in partnership by Polish Navy shareholder Scott Ricker and Wafare Farm co-owner Richard Kaster and was sold as a yearling at Keeneland last fall.
	www.wafarefarm.com /polishnavy/news (685 words)

	UFO Escapes Notice Of Polish Navy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		The most interesting thing in recent news about picture of UFO made 18 km from place where I live in coast city Ustka, is that this UFO appeared just few days after the Navy said that nothing out of the ordinary escaped their radar or eyes...
		The newspaper also stated that the military keeps a close watch on the Polish skies, letting nothing out of the ordinary escape their radar or eyes.
		Polish UFO enthusiasts are writing a letter to the military requesting that they reconsider this "shoot first, and then ask questions later" attitude.
	www.rense.com /general54/polnav.htm (257 words)

	Navy Polish Yellow Pages - Polska - Poland - Polen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
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	www.yp.pl /ca/67209/Navy (273 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		During the height of Polish naval power, the warships of the Kingdom of Poland flew an unique ensign consisting of arm holding a cutlass on an amaranth field on a Maltese cross on the amaranth and white national colors of Poland.
		Due to this and continuing Polish financial restrictions, the initial Polish navy construction program resulted in the construction of two destroyers, which were not originally desired by the Polish navy, and three submarines.
		The Polish Submarine Division was the main offensive weapon of the Polish navy.
	www.steelnavy.com /NikoOrzel.htm (4001 words)

	History News Network
		The Polish oil company Petrobaltic discovered the wreck on July 12 on the sea floor at a depth of 86 metres some 60 kilometres north of the port city of Gdansk.
		Suspecting it could be the wreckage of the Graf Zeppelin, the Polish navy sent a survey vessel Tuesday, navy spokesman Lt.-Cmdr. Bartosz Zajda said.
		Polish navy researchers will continue to examine the material gathered during their two days at sea, but further exploration of the wreck will fall to historians and other researchers, Zajda said.
	www.hnn.us /roundup/entries/28661.html (510 words)

	The Battle of the Atlantic and the Polish navy
		Polish contribution to the Allied victory in World War 2 (1939-1945)
		The Polish Navy since 1940 was constantly expanded by the ships leased from the Royal Navy and in 1945 it amounted to 4 thousand seamen on 15 ships (1 cruiser, 6 destroyers, 3 submarines and 5 torpedo boats).
		Besides that the Allied sea transport was reinforced with 36 Polish merchant vessels which 1939 were abroad, total displacement of 117 thousand tons.
	www.ww2.pl /The,Battle,of,the,Atlantic,and,the,Polish,navy,139.html (311 words)

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