Polish special service for military intelligence and counterintelligence, which operated as part of the Armed Forces until 30 September 2006.
The Act of 9 July 2003 on the WSI defined them as a separate, specialised service forming part of the Armed Forces, being a special intelligence and state protection service in matters of defence and the security of the Armed Forces, and subject to oversight by the Sejm (Article 1). The Head of the WSI reported directly to the Minister of National Defence (Article 9(1)), and the structure included, among others, military intelligence and military counterintelligence divisions (Article 10).1
The implementing provisions of 9 June 2006 state that the Act on the WSI ceased to have effect on 30 September 2006 (Article 3) and that the Act on the SKW and the SWW entered into force on 1 October 2006 (Article 1).2
More in the service card: Military Counterintelligence Service (SKW).
Sources
- Sejm of the Republic of Poland, Act of 9 July 2003 on the Military Information Services, Journal of Laws 2003 No. 139, item 1326 (original text) (in Polish)
- Sejm of the Republic of Poland, Act of 9 June 2006 – Provisions introducing the Act on the Military Counterintelligence Service and the Military Intelligence Service (…), Journal of Laws 2006 No. 104, item 711 (in Polish)
Checked: 4 November 2026