Warsaw Garrison Command
Dowództwo Garnizonu Warszawa (Polish)
Emblem
Founded	1 August 1995
Country	Poland
Part of	Polish Armed Forces
Based at	Piłsudski Square 4, Warsaw
Anniversaries	April 19
Website	Official website (in English) Official website (in Polish)
Commanders
Current commander	Brig. Gen. Tomasz Dominikowski
Subordinate to	Minister of National Defence

The Warsaw Garrison Command (WGC) (Polish: Dowództwo Garnizonu Warszawa, DGW) is a stand-alone military unit subordinate to the Ministry of National Defence charged with providing operational, logistic and security support for the Ministry and central command units of the Polish Armed Forces, based in Warsaw military district (Polish: Garnizon Warszawa).^[1]^[2] Command's units also perform ceremonial duties during state visits, parades, other events and daily provide honour guarding of the Presidential Palace and the Tomb of Unknown Soldier.^[3]^[4]

The Command was established on 1 August 1995^[2] as a successor to the Command existing since 1967 Provisioning Units Group Command of the Ministry of National Defence (Polish: Dowództwo Zgrupowania Jednostek Zabezpieczenia MON).^[1] Warsaw Garrison Commander has been Brig. Gen. Tomasz Dominikowski since 1 October 2021.^[5] Command's headquarters are located at former Military Courts building^[6] (4 Piłsudski Square)^[2] in central Warsaw. April 19 is Command's celebration day in remembrance of appointment of the first City of Warsaw Commandant after a victory of Warsaw insurection in 1794.^[7]

Purpose

Warsaw Garrison Command supports the Ministry of National Defence (MoND), central command units of Polish Armed Forces (Polish General Staff, Armed Forces General Command, Armed Forces Operational Command) and other military units located within Warsaw garrison in order to enable their efficient and safe performance. Tasks performed by the soldiers subordinate to WGC include:

physical security including access control of Ministerial and military facilities
communication
logistic support including transport of persons

Subordinate units

Following military units are subordinate to the Warsaw Garrison Command:^[8]^[9]

15th Sieradz Support of Command Brigade (15 Sieradzka Brygada Wsparcia Dowodzenia) in Szieradz
Security Regiment (Pułk Ochrony) in Warsaw
10th Wrocław Command Regiment (10 Wrocławski Pułk Dowodzenia) in Wrocław
10th Warsaw Automobile Regiment (10 Warszawski Pułk Samochodowy) in Warsaw
Representative Honour Guard Regiment of the Polish Armed Forces (Pułk Reprezentacyjny Wojska Polskiego) in Warsaw
Warsaw Garrison Command Supportive Unit (Oddział Zabezpieczenia Dowództwa Garnizonu Warszawa) in Warsaw
Supportive Unit (Oddział Zabezpieczenia) in Warsaw
Capital's Garrison Supportive Unit (Oddział Zabezpieczenia Garnizonu Stołecznego) in Warsaw
Military Physical Training Facility (Wojskowy Ośrodek Szkoleniowo-Kondycyjny) in Mrągowo
24th Field Technical Base of Signal Troops (24 Polowa Techniczna Baza Wojsk Łączności) in Opole
Ministry of National Defence Representative Estate (Ośrodek Reprezentacyjny Ministerstwa Obrony Narodowej) in Pruszków
Warsaw Garrison Command Club (Klub Dowództwa Garnizonu Warszawa) – community center in Warsaw
Special Publications' Printing House (Drukarnia Wydawnictw Specjalnych) in Warsaw