Naval Polska

Naval Polska

About the author

Naval served in GROM, the Polish Special Forces unit for fourteen years as an operator in a combat unit. Most of his time in the unit he spent on foreign missions. He was decorated with the highest combat medals awarded in Poland for personal valor, including the Knight’s Cross of the Military Cross, granted for outstanding military merits, and the Commander’s Cross of the Military Cross, granted for most outstanding valor with risking one’s life. He also holds the Grom Gold Badge, which is most honored by the GROM personnel. He is the author of two books about his experiences in war, "Camp Pozzi: GROM in Iraq" and, "Surviving Belize; Death Defying Special Forces Training in Central American Jungle"

Russia Deceived Us and Itself

 The history of Russia has shown more than once that this huge country does not take into account losses in people, and the war with Ukraine confirms the old saying in Russia that “the good of the individual cannot oppose what is good for the general public.”  “One death is a tragedy, a million – […]

70th Anniversary of Market Garden

This year we celebrated the 70th anniversary of the largest airborne operation conducted during World War II. “Market-Garden” was the name of the operation that took place between the 17th and 26th of September, 1944, and was conducted by the allies in Holland. The person behind the plan was British Field Marshall Bernard Law Montgomery. His idea […]

How Poland Rescued CIA Spies From Iraq in 1990

Before GROM were formed, Polish forces had to work hard to win over their new NATO and the Western allies. New, because until then they had been the arch enemy on the other side of the iron curtain. Here’s how the story began. In July 1990, half of the Iraqi army was deployed to the southern part […]

The Warsaw Uprising 1944

“Each citizen has to be killed, we shall take no prisoners. Warsaw shall be erased from the face of the Earth and served as a deterrent for the whole Europe.” These are the words of Adolf Hitler after he had been told about the outbreak of the Warsaw Uprising, which began on August 1, 1944. […]

Strange War: Battlefield of the Non-Existent Ukrainian War

War or not war? You might ask yourself that when watching what is happening in Ukraine. If it isn’t the war then why are planes over Ukraine being shot down? If it is a war, then who is fighting whom? On one side we have Ukraine, for sure, but what about the other side? Media […]

Life After GROM: Traveling the Himalayas

Very often I am asked about life after the GROM. “What does a guy like you do in retirement? Don’t you miss all that adrenaline and heat?” I don’t like answering such questions, but I’m always impatiently waiting for a moment when I can take my backpack and simply go hiking. I still have this […]

SNIPER 2014 in Zielonka

If you want to be a professional sniper, you need to learn mathematical calculations and ballistic approaches to shoot precisely, especially at 2000 meters.

GROM Turns 24

June 13, 2014 was a very special day for GROM soldiers. Exactly 24 years ago, the government of then Prime Minister Tadeusz Mazowiecki made a decision to create a new, better, and  special unit. Very few suspected at that time that a creation of a new elite had started. Founders of GROM, with General Slawomir […]

GROM: Selection Happens Every Day and It Never Ends

When you read about selection processes around the world, you can probably say they are all similar, but anyone who actually experienced it has his own, unique story, full of pain, sweat and probably tears. The difference about GROM selection is that we believe is happens every day and never ends. Initially, the selection process […]

For Thee, My Country: The Last Of The Cichociemny

In January this year, at the age of 100, one of the last Cichociemny of the Armia Krajowa (“Silent and Unseen” division of the Polish Home Army), General Stefan Starba-Bulak died. Every GROM operator wanted to be at the funeral. Cichociemni – soldiers, partisans, paratroopers, trained in Scotland, sent to fight for the underground army […]