Poland's Formoza and 1 PSK

**Dominique** · 11-25-2004

Originally Posted by mack pl

Originally Posted by Dominique

OK, I made few minor changes. How's it look now?

IMO good.....except my nickname

Oooopsss.... sorry about that.

It's corrected now.

**mack pl** · 11-26-2004

**tony6** · 11-28-2004

Already been posted but in different thread.
The guy on the right is 1st PSK soldier (gen. Ekiert-commander of 3rd shift in the middle):

and older photo (second shift of Polish contingent), PSK solders with gen. Bieniek:

**Kruglerek** · 05-10-2005

**fantassin** · 05-10-2005

Is it the normal Polish military salute ?

**mack pl** · 05-10-2005

nope, they have problems with fingers

j/k

yes, its our tradition to salute like that

**Herrmannek** · 05-10-2005

Yup its standard polish salute... Quotes from old topic:

Originally Posted by Herrmannek

Originally Posted by Hood

Is it just me or did Polish Major General Andrzej Tyszkiewicz just give the boy scout salute?

Just You. This is the Polish Army way of saluting. We also don't salute if our head is not covered with helemt or hat. In this situation saluting soldier stands in atention and turns head in direction of person to whom he is saluting without hand move. So don't be sad if polish soldier will not salute to you in US army way

Originally Posted by REMOV

Originally Posted by tony6

Yeah-it's a tradition.
I heard that it came from a soldier saluting with two of his fingers being shot off during the battle. But I'm not sure of that.

There are several version describing origuns of Polish military salute:
- artilleryman salute after Battle of Olszynka Grochowska (November Uprising 1830-1), guy hadn't two fingers. Then, like a new fashion the salute stays. Another versoins says, that it was a knight after the Battle of Grunwald (14 April 1410),
- Kosciuszko Uprising, the other legend says, that T. Kosciuszko had a problem with a hand (some hand paralysis) during a Cracowian Oath (24 March 1794), so he had to salute in this way. Other vesions says that salute represent the unity of three part of Poland after Annexation.

Poles want to had their own salute during Annexation times to identify each other, and distinguish from other nations.

Originally Posted by REMOV

Originally Posted by Hood

Is it just me or did Polish Major General Andrzej Tyszkiewicz just give the boy scout salute?

The Boy Scout salute is a little bit different, they uses THREE not TWO fingers like Polish soldiers. But you're right, they are similar (and Gen. Tyszkiewicz a little bit looks like old version of a Boy Scout

)

**fantassin** · 05-10-2005

Thanks for the information !

**mack pl** · 05-10-2005

Originally Posted by Herrmannek

We also don't salute if our head is not covered with helemt or hat

not anymore. Since we joined NATO, we can salute even If we havent got helmet, or berret on the head... Ive read about that in PZ or ZP, it was article about our soldiers in Lebanon...

**Herrmannek** · 05-10-2005

Originally Posted by mack pl

Originally Posted by Herrmannek

We also don't salute if our head is not covered with helemt or hat

not anymore. Since we joined NATO, we can salute even If we havent got helmet, or berret on the head... Ive read about that in PZ or ZP, it was article about our soldiers in Lebanon...

I hope can doesn't mean must...

**mack pl** · 05-10-2005

Originally Posted by Herrmannek

Originally Posted by mack pl

Originally Posted by Herrmannek

We also don't salute if our head is not covered with helemt or hat

not anymore. Since we joined NATO, we can salute even If we havent got helmet, or berret on the head... Ive read about that in PZ or ZP, it was article about our soldiers in Lebanon...

I hope can doesn't mean must...

you know...when Polish soldier meet American(or French, whatever) soldier and he havent got berret(or smth) on the head, it would be funny when his allie would salute to him, and our brave soldier only shake his hand

anyway, Im not 100% sure, so Ive asked about that on Polish military forum....I'll wait for answer...

**tenda** · 05-10-2005

very interesting poost and pic's tnx... :P

**Catch22** · 05-10-2005

Some recent pictures from Krav Maga training course with 1 PSK soldiers. Instructors are form Israel and Poland. Most equipment used in this kind of training are old AK's and PM's since but also note my beloved rubber AK with bayonet - it is used for hand to hand training, heavy as real piece. Full set consists of rubber knife, pistol (both can be seen on pics), and a military spade

(also rubber). Mind this rubber is hard and heavy one - like one used for tires so it's not fun when you get hit with it.

And official note to the head instructor from CO of 1PSK.

**goldman** · 05-10-2005

Originally Posted by Catch22

Some recent pictures from Krav Maga training course with 1 PSK soldiers. Instructors are form Israel and Poland. Most equipment used in this kind of training are old AK's and PM's since but also note my beloved rubber AK with bayonet - it is used for hand to hand training, heavy as real piece. Full set consists of rubber knife, pistol (both can be seen on pics), and a military spade

Sweet pics Catch22, thank you for shering it with us

**Herrmannek** · 05-11-2005

Is it possible to buy such rubber gun? I wanted to have such thing for long long time

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