Military_Counterintelligence_Service_(Poland)

Military Counterintelligence Service (Poland)

Military Counterintelligence Service (Poland)

Intelligence agency in Poland


The Military Counterintelligence Service (Polish: Służba Kontrwywiadu Wojskowego; SKW) is one of the principal intelligence agencies of Poland.[1] It is responsible for the protection of Poland against internal threats and for the combat capability of the Polish Armed Forces.[2]

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SKW was established under the Act of June 9, 2006, and is subordinate to the Ministry of National Defence.[3] It was founded on October 1, 2006, the day before the Military Information Services was dissolved.[4] Antoni Macierewicz was the first head of the SKW. On June 22, 2012, the SKW was given the standard.[5]


References

  1. Obwieszczenie Marszałka Sejmu Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 20 marca 2019 r. w sprawie ogłoszenia jednolitego tekstu ustawy o Służbie Kontrwywiadu Wojskowego oraz Służbie Wywiadu Wojskowego (, Dz. U. z 2019 r. poz. 687 ).
  2. "Rozporządzenie w sprawie szczegółowego zakresu działania Jacka Cichockiego – Ministra Spraw Wewnętrznych – w zakresie koordynacji służb specjalnych – 2011 – Tekst – Prawo Lege". prawo.legeo.pl. Archived from the original on 2014-03-03..
  3. "30 września koniec WSI". wiadomosci.dziennik.pl. 12 October 2007. Retrieved 2019-08-30.

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