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Poland. Wojsko Polskie

LC control no.n 50073241
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Corporate name headingPoland. Wojsko Polskie
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Variant(s)LWP
Poland. Ludowe Wojsko Polskie
Poland. Narodnoe Voĭsko Polʹskoe
Poland. Polish Armed Forces
Poland. Polish People's Army
Poland. Polnische Volksarmee
WP
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See alsoPoland. Armia Ludowa
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Poland. Polskie Siły Zbrojne
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Polska Organizacja Wojskowa
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Found inWojsko i wychowanie, '90, 4: t.p. (pismo żołnierzy zawodowych WP)
Wiel. enc. pow. PWN, 1969: v. 12, p. 461 (Term used for Polish Armed Forces since the beginning of the 19th century; officially used from 1918 until 1939; reinstated 7-21-44 with the merger of Armia Ludowa with Armia Polska w ZSRR into Wojsko Polskie)
Encykl. powszechna PWN, 1973-1976: v. 3, p. 626 (Polska Organizacja Wojskowa; clandestine military organization established on the initiative of J. Piłsuski in Oct. 1914; incorporated into the Wojsko Polskie in Dec. 1918)
Moje wspomnienia z Ludowego Wojska Polskiego i nie tylko--, c1996: p. 6 (LWP)
Wielki słownik polski-angielski, c1969: v. 2, p. 794 (LWP, Ludowe Wojsko Polskie, Polish People's Army)
Phone call to Polish Embassy, 1-27-94 (According to Lt. Col. Marek Kobiałko, Asst. Defense Military, Naval, and Air Attache, the name Wojsko Polskie is the current official name and also the earlier name)
Its web site, Mar. 28, 2003: (Wojsko Polskie; Polish Armed Forces)