''Polska Zbrojna'' (Armed Poland) is a monthly magazine on

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and

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, published in Poland. It is the largest regular publication in Poland focusing on that specific subject area, intended for soldiers of the regular army. ''Polska Zbrojna'' is one of the oldest Polish magazines, first published in 1921 as a newspaper and semiofficial publication of the

Polish Ministry of National Defense Ministry of National Defense (Polish: ''Ministerstwo Obrony Narodowej, MON'') is the office of government in Poland under the Minister of National Defense. It is responsible for the organization and management of the Polish Armed Forces. During ...

. Its publication was interrupted by

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and resumed after the war ended. In 1950 the magazine was renamed as "Żołnierz Wolności" (Soldier of Freedom) and existed under that name until 1991. Following the establishment the Third Polish Republic, in 1991 it returned to its original name, and soon afterwards turned into a weekly. It was published by

Bellona Publishing House Bellona Publishing House ( pl, Wydawnictwo Bellona, formerly also ''Dom Wydawniczy Bellona'') is a private publishing house based in Warsaw, Poland. It was created in 1990 from restructuring of the state-run Wydawnictwo MON. It specialises in book ...

, and most recently by the Military Editorship, an agency of the

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