LEGAL BASIS:
MANAGEMENT No 22/MON of 9 June 2009 amending the Order on the establishment of military holidays and the way they are circumvented in the Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland:
Pursuant to Article 2(1) of the Act of 30 July 1992 on the Establishment of the Festival of the Polish Army (Journal of Laws No 60, item 303), the following shall be managed:
§ 1. In Order No. 52/MON of the Minister of National Defence of 20 November 1995 on the establishment of military holidays and the way they are circumvented in the Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland (Dz. Rozk. MON item 197, Dz. MON of 2005 No. 2, item 2 and 2008 No. 25, item 321), in § 1, the following point 17 is added:
"17) June 17 – Holy Armoured and Mechanized Forces – Tank Day".
§ 2. The order shall enter into force on the date of publication.
Armoured and Mechanized troops form the backbone of the Land Army. They are characterized by advanced fire resistance, as well as the ability to rapidly decision and destruct armored and operational targets. On 9 June 2009, the Minister of National Defence established the day of 17 June as the Festival of Armoured and Mechanized Forces – Tank Day in remembrance of the arrival of Poland in 1919 1st Polish Army Tank Regiment under General Joseph Haller. This regiment formed in the spring of 1919 in the Polish Army in France at the initiative of General Joseph Haller and the Polish National Committee in Paris was the first Polish military unit armed with tanks. There were 1 100 and 20 Renault FT 17 tanks in the regiment
June 17th. On that day, the glorious traditions of Polish armored weapons established on the anniversary of the arrival of the 1st Polish Army Blue Regiment in 1919 from France. For the first time, Tank Day was celebrated on 18-20 June 2009 in Żagań, in connection with the 90th anniversary of Polish armored weapons.
DIVISIONS AND BRIGATES MEASURED WP:
11Lubuska Armour Cavalry Division in Żagań
12th Division Mechanized by Prince Bolesław Krzywousty
2nd Mechanized Brigade of Legions by Marshal Józef Piłsudski Złocieniec
12 Mechanized Brigade Gen. defends Józef Haller Szczecin
16 Pomeranian Mechanized Division of King Kazimierz Jagiellończyk
15 Giżycka Brigade Mechanized by the Black Giżycko Wing
20 Bartoszycka Brigade Mechanized by Hetman Wincentego Gosiewski Bartoszice
17 The Wielkopolska Brigade Mechanized by Gen. Dowbor-Muśnicki of the 11th Division of the Armoured Cavalry Inter-Stairs
My most heartfelt wishes and thanks for your service to all Armoured and Mechanized. Any success in working and individual life, regular joy, good health, and satisfaction in the ministry. May your liable and hard service be a origin of pride and universal respect.
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