the Polish People's Army

GPTKB entity

Statements (42)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military organization
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:Warsaw_Pact
gptkbp:country gptkb:Poland
gptkbp:culturalHeritage depicted in films and literature
historical reenactments occur
celebrated in national holidays
memorials and monuments exist
songs and anthems written about it
gptkbp:dissolved 1990
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:M4_Sherman_tank
gptkb:T-34_tank
BTR-60 armored personnel carrier
MiG-15 fighter aircraft
WZ-34_armored_car
gptkbp:formed 1943
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Warsaw
gptkbp:historicalContext involved in post-war reconstruction efforts
formed_from_Polish_units_in_the_Soviet_Army
fought_alongside_the_Red_Army
integrated_into_NATO_forces_after_1990
participated_in_the_liberation_of_Warsaw
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label the Polish People's Army
gptkbp:insignia eagle emblem
gptkbp:language Polish
gptkbp:legacy symbol of resistance and patriotism
veterans organizations exist today
commemorated_in_Polish_history
influenced_modern_Polish_military
gptkbp:motto For_the_Homeland
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:General_Zygmunt_Berling
General Karol ƚwierczewski
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:People's_Republic_of_Poland
gptkbp:recruitment conscription
gptkbp:role ground combat
gptkbp:size approximately 200,000 personnel at peak
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Polish_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:Polish_flag
gptkbp:type ground forces
gptkbp:uniform green and brown camouflage