Siły Obrony Terytorialnej w Działaniach Obronnych Wojsk Operacyjnych

Our security should be found not only in belonging to the Alliance but mainly in uniting the efforts of operational forces, territorial defence, non-military bodies and the society defence preparation. The effective performing of tasks by ground operational forces requires substantial logistic and combat support, which these troops can gain by effective use of territorial defence troops. The basis to undertake joint operational troops and territorial defence actions is to define the character of these two armed forces components, extinguishing all differences and features which may influence their use and to precise the areas, ways and principles of joint operations. These actions can take place in local, border conflicts, in crisis situations and in alliance operations on our territory. In order to counteract a possible enemy aggression, the operational forces are forecast to defend selective regions in the brigade and/or division (tactical) operations in the first echelon or in retreat.