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Využití vojsk územní obrany v krizových situacích na úrovni vojvodství
The Use of Territorial Defence Force in Crisis Situations on a Voivodeship Level

Author(s): Ryszard Szynowski, Krzysztof Radwan
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Essay|Book Review |Scientific Life
Published by: Univerzita obrany - Centrum bezpečnostních a vojenskostrategických studií
Keywords: Government Administration; Military Administration; Crisis Situations; Territorial Defence Force; Provincial Military Staff; Military Recruiting Commandant

Summary/Abstract: The present article is devoted to the new kind of the Polish Armed Forces, namely the Territorial Defence Force (Polish: Wojska Obrony Terytorialnej, WOT), the essence of which is, i.a., territoriality. Among the many tasks facing this kind of military unit, there are the ones involving non-military threats.By connecting the two basic elements mentioned above, the authors present in the following article the possibilities of using the Territorial Defence Force and the alternate process of administering the armed force component on a voivodeship level.

  • Issue Year: 28/2019
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 98-107
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: English