Castle Company
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Kompania Zamkowa (Castle Company) was the military unit the size of an infantry company, responsible for providing protection for the President of the Republic of Poland[1] from 1926 to 1939. They also had a ceremonial function.
Castle Company, named after Royal Castle, Warsaw, then a presidential residence, consisted of:
- Commanding squad
- Three infantry platoons
- Heavy machine gun platoon
- Gendarmerie platoon
The Company was created after disbanding the Presidential military office and the previous protective squad.[citation needed] It was formed from the 36th Infantry Regiment of the Academic Legion.[2] The only President under its protection was Ignacy Mościcki.
Members of the unit wore "OZ" insignia on the epaulettes of their uniforms.[3]
In 1928 Company was merged with a castle motorcade, gendarmerie platoon and horse unit to for the Castle Unit.
Commanders:
- Major Stanisław Kłopotowski
- Captain Witold Grębo
- Captain Zygmunt Roszkowski
- Major Wiktor Gębalski
References
[edit]- ^ Wojskowy przegla̜d historyczny. 1988. p. 166.
- ^ Historyczny rodowód polskiego ceremoniału wojskowego. Wydawn. Ministerstwa Obrony Narodowej. 1981. p. 462. ISBN 9788311065062.
- ^ Berezowski, Henryk (2011). Towarzystwo Radiotechniczne ELEKTRIT. Wilno 1925-1939. p. 42.
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