"A Polish citizen should be aware that when he finds himself in the event of a threat to his life, there is a force in Poland that will look for him."
Col. Piotr Giętał
former commander of the GROM military unit
It all began with the vision of one man, the late General Sławomir Petelicki and the painstaking work of a group of his colleagues. Vision and stubbornness turned into order No. 001/90 of July 13, 1990, issued by the Minister in Internal Affairs, Krzysztof Kozłowski (in the government of Tadeusz Mazowiecki), who founded JW GROM.
Much has been written about GROM and we do not want to quote such great books as "GROM, Strength and Honor. The only interview with the general" by Michał Komar, "Thirteen years of mine in JW GROM" by Andrzej K. Kisl or the NAVAL book series.
Instead, we want to express our gratitude to the soldiers and commanders of this unique unit on its 30th anniversary.
Therefore, ladies and gentlemen from Mars -
As many returns as departures
Commanders JW 2305 / JW GROM
Lt. Col. Sławomir Petelicki (July 13, 1990 - December 19, 1995)
Brigadier General Marian Sowiński (December 19, 1995 - December 6, 1997)
Brigadier General Sławomir Petelicki (December 6, 1997 - September 17, 1999)
Col. Zdzisław Żurawski (September 17, 1999 - May 26, 2000)
colonel Roman Polko (May 26, 2000 - February 11, 2004)
Col. Tadeusz Sapierzyński (February 11, 2004 - February 24, 2006)
Brigadier General Roman Polko (February 24, 2006 - September 6, 2006)
Col. Andrzej Kurkowicz (September 6, 2006 - November 8, 2006)
Col. Piotr Patalong - (November 8, 2006 - March 25, 2008)
Col. Jerzy Gut (March 25, 2008 - July 24, 2008)
Col. Dariusz Zawadka (July 24, 2008 - August 6, 2010)
Col. Jerzy Gut (August 6, 2010 - July 28, 2011)
Col. Piotr Giarkiał (July 28, 2011 - September 8, 2016)
Lt. Col. / Col. Robert Kopacki (September 8, 2016 - March 14, 2017)
Col. Mariusz Pawluk (March 14, 2017 - January 1, 2020)
Col. Grzegorz Mikłusiak (from January 1, 2020).
Photos taken from: znak.com.pl, targi.lublin.pl, swiatksiazki.pl, wpolityce.pl, empik.com, grom.wp.mil.pl, dziennik.pl