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      Oružane snage Republike Poljske (Siły Zbrojne Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej) ili popularniji naziv Vojska Poljske (Wojsko Polskie) je ime koje se koristi za oružane snage Poljske. Upotrebljava se od početka devetnaestog stoljeća, mada se može koristiti i za snage koje su postojale i ranije. Poljske oružane snage su podijeljene u tri grane: Kopnenu vojsku (Wojska Lądowe), zatim Mornaricu (Marynarka Wojenna) te Zrakoplovstvo (Siły Powietrzne)  koji se nalaze pod komandom ministra narodne obrane (Ministerstwo Obrony Narodowej).

      Siły Zbrojne Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland, abbreviated SZ RP; popularly, Wojsko Polskie, abbreviated WP — roughly, the "Polish Military") are the national armed forces of Poland.Wojsko Polskie (WP, Polish Army) is the name applied to the military forces of Poland. The name has been used since the early 19th century, although it can be used to refer to earlier formations as well. Polish Armed Forces consist of the Army (Wojska Lądowe), Navy (Marynarka Wojenna) and Air Force (Siły Powietrzne) branches and are under the command of the Ministry of National Defense (Ministerstwo Obrony Narodowej).

      Poljske oružane snage su jedine u svijetu koje za vojnički pozdrav koriste dva prsta i to samo kada se nosi kapa sa oznakom. Pozdrav se izvodi sa ispruženim, spojenim kažiprstom i srednjim prstom koji pokazuju prema znački na kapi (što ustvari znači da salutiraju samom znaku) i sa palcem i ostalim prstima spojenim na dlanu. Kažiprst i srednji prst dotiču obod kape, a simboliziraju Čast i Domovinu (Honor i Ojczyzna).

      The Polish Armed Forces are the only military entity in the world to use a two-finger salute which is only used while wearing a hat (it refers to the fact that the salute is given to the emblem itself) with the emblem of the Polish eagle, such as military hat rogatywka. The salute is performed with the middle and index fingers extended and touching each other, while the ring and little fingers are bent and touched by the thumb. The tips of the middle and index fingers touch the peak of the cap, two fingers supposedly meaning honour and fatherland (Honor i Ojczyzna).