Oshkosh M-ATV, various versions of the Grot carbine or pyrotechnic robot, plus shows training specialists and reconstructions of scenes of celebrated military operations. specified attractions awaited tourists and army fans in Dziwnów, where the Commandos Festival was held. It was besides an chance to talk to peculiar troops and erstwhile commandos from the legendary 1st Assault Battalion.
Traditionally Commandos Festival is held on the last full weekend of August. This year the specialists and their guests celebrated as many as 3 jubilees – the 15th edition of the Festival, the 35th anniversary of the creation of the Union of Polish Spadochronists and the 60th anniversary of the creation of the 1st Assault Battalion, the first after the war of a secret commando unit, which was stationed in Dziwnów until the 1990s. A memorial area was opened in a close school. It contains both decorations and papers relating to the past of Polish airmen. The organisers shall guarantee that the resources of the Chamber will increase rapidly.
On Friday, peculiar troops drove to Dziwnowa by the sea (west Pomeranian province). The stands were exhibited, among others, by GROM, Formoza, Commandos Military Unit together with the Foundation “I support quietly and effectively”, Agat, Nile or peculiar Forces Training Centre. At each of the stands, you could see close-up weapons utilized during the commando service. JWK presented, among others, a HMMWV vehicle with a turret equipped with 12.7 mm M2 QCB Manroy firearm and quad Polaris. The soldiers besides prepared a unique gift for the youngest – a calendar and a lesson plan. Agat presented the Digital Vanguard pyrotechnic work for neutralizing dangerous objects and the largest car at the event – a kind vehicle MRAP Oshkosh M-ATV. On the another hand, GROM brought a dense device weapon M2 Manroy, an anti-tank grenade launcher, to the Festival Carl Gustaf 84 mm, Antos mortar 60 mm and Barrett M82S1 selection firearm which can be utilized to destruct even somewhat armored vehicles from a distance of up to 1200 m.
In addition to the specialists, the stands besides exhibited territorial defence troops – 14 West Pomeranian OT Brigade presented the Grot firearm in many configurations, Sako's selection firearm and individual equipment. During the Festival you could besides look at the stand organized by the Military method Academy.
The biggest event of the Commandos Festival was, of course, a show of training of peculiar troops held on Saturday evening on the river Strangely, he gathered thousands of spectators. Specialists from various units jumped out of a chopper on parachutes, and after landing in the water took them from a RIB-type boat for Formozy soldiers. The marine commandos besides prepared a ten-minute show of action on the river, which sparked audience applause.
Traditionally, the Festival is an chance to learn about history. The reconstructors recreated scenes of fighting during the Warsaw Uprising or ‘Market Garden’ operation. But reconstructions of crucial moments in our past are not the only historical attractions that awaited tourists this weekend. The Institute of National Memory prepared an interesting exhibition about the outbreak of planet War II.
The honorary patronage over the event was held, among others, by the Minister of National Defence and the Head of the National safety Bureau, and the media patron was traditionally "Army Poland".
