Representative Company of the Polish Army
| Representative Honor Guard Battalion of the Polish Armed Forces Batalion Reprezentacyjny Wojska Polskiego |
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The battalion taking part in the 2010 Moscow Victory Day Parade
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| Active | January 1, 2001 |
| Country |
 Poland
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| Branch | Polish Armed Forces |
| Type | Regiment |
| Role | Honor Guard |
| Garrison/HQ | Warsaw |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
Lt. Col. Leszek Szczesniak |
| Insignia | |
| Identification symbol |
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The Representative Honor Guard Battalion of the Polish Armed Forces (Polish: Batalion Reprezentacyjny Wojska Polskiego) is an Honor Guard unit of the Polish Armed Forces.
The first honor guard unit of independent Poland was formed in 1954.In 1969, it was divided into the Representative Company of the Polish People's Army and the newly created Company of Value Awards. The first company represented the army during state ceremonies, while the Company of Value Awards was supposed to guard the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, and other memorial sites in Poland.In 1982 the polish Rogatywka was restored to the soldiers.The company was dissolved in 1990 following the fall of communism in Poland. The company was restored on January 1, 1993, becoming in 2001 1 Honor Guard Company of the Representative Honor Guard Battalion of the Armed Forces.
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