Polish Army

Vehicles used in Polish Army in 1950's to 1980's.

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Motorcycles

IZ-49

Manufacturer:	IMZ (USSR)
Production:	1951–1958
No. produced:	507.603
Service in Polish Army:

M-72

Manufacturer:	IMZ KMZ (USSR)
Production:	1941 – 1961
No. produced:	400–450.000
Service in Polish Army:	1945 – early 80's

K-750W

Manufacturer:	KMZ (USSR)
Production:	1958–1964
No. produced:
Service in Polish Army:	1960's

MW-750

Manufacturer:	KMZ (USSR)
Production:	1964–1976
No. produced:
Service in Polish Army:	1960's

Off–road vehicles and passenger cars

GAZ-67

Manufacturer:	GAZ (USSR)
Production:	1943 – 1953
No. produced:	92.843
Service in Polish Army:	1945 – late 50's

GAZ-69

Manufacturer:	GAZ, UAZ (USSR)
Production:	1953 – 1972
No. produced:	634.285
Service in Polish Army:	1950's – early 80's

GAZ-46

Manufacturer:	GAZ (USSR)
Production:	1954 – 1958
No. produced:
Service in Polish Army:

UAZ-469

Manufacturer:	UAZ (USSR)
Production:	1972 – 1985
No. produced:
Service in Polish Army:

Still produced by UAZ as a 'Hunter'.

UAZ-452

Manufacturer:	UAZ (USSR)
Production:	1965 –>
No. produced:
Service in Polish Army:

Still produced by UAZ.

FSD Nysa

Manufacturer:	FSD (Poland)
Production:	1959 – 1994
No. produced:
Service in Polish Army:

FSO Warszawa

Manufacturer:	FSO (Poland)
Production:	1951 – 1973
No. produced:
Service in Polish Army:

Polski Fiat 125p

Manufacturer:	FSO (Poland)
Production:	1967 – 1991
No. produced:
Service in Polish Army:

Trucks

GAZ-51 / Lublin 51

Manufacturer:	GAZ (USSR)
Production:	1946–1975
No. produced:
Manufacturer:	FSC (Poland)
Production:	1951 – 1959
No. produced:
Service in Polish Army:

GAZ-63

Manufacturer:	GAZ (USSR)
Production:	1948 – 1968
No. produced:	474.464
Service in Polish Army:

Star 20, 21, 25

Star 20

Manufacturer:	FSC (Poland)
Production 20:	1948 – 57
Production 21:	1957 – 60
Production 25:	1960 – 71
No. produced:
Service in Polish Army:

Star 66 / 660

Manufacturer:	FSC (Poland)
Production 66:	1958 – 65
Production 660:	1965 – 83
No. produced:
Service in Polish Army:

GAZ-66

Manufacturer:	GAZ (USSR)
Production:	1964 – 1999
No. produced:	965.941
Service in Polish Army:

KrAZ-255

Manufacturer:	KrAZ (USSR)
Production:	1956 – 1994
No. produced:
Service in Polish Army:

ZIS-150

Manufacturer:	ZIS (USSR)
	Roman (Romania)
Production:	1947 – 1957
No. produced:	774,615
Service in Polish Army:

This truck replaced the war-time ZIS-5. In the 50's, together with the smaller GAZ-51 this was the general-purose 4-ton truck used by the Soviet and the Polish army.

ZIS/ZIL-151

Manufacturer:	ZIS/ZIL (USSR)
Production:	1948 – 1966
No. produced:
Service in Polish Army:

ЗиС/ЗиЛ-151was the first 6-wheel drive Soviet truck with 5.5 ton load capacity.

ZIL-157

Manufacturer:	ZIS/ZIL (USSR)
Production:	1958 – 1992
No. produced:
Service in Polish Army:

ZIL-131

Manufacturer:	ZIL (USSR)
Production:	1966 – 2002
No. produced:
Service in Polish Army:

Ural-375D

Manufacturer:	UralAZ (USSR)
Production:
No. produced:
Service in Polish Army:

Star 28

Manufacturer:	FSC (Poland)
Production:	1968 – 1989
No. produced:
Service in Polish Army:

Star 266

Manufacturer:	FSC (Poland)
Production:	1973 – 2000
No. produced:
Service in Polish Army:	1973 – >

Armoured vehicles

BTR-40

Manufacturer:	GAZ (USSR)
Production:	1948 – 1960
No. produced:	8.500
Service in Polish Army:	1949 – early 60's (400 ex.)

BTR-152

Manufacturer:	ZIS/ZIL (USSR)
Production:	1950 – 1962
No. produced:	12.421
Service in Polish Army:

BTR-60

Manufacturer:	GAZ (USSR)
Production:	1959 – 1976
No. produced:
Service in Polish Army:	1976 – >

OT-64 SKOT

Manufacturer:	Tatra / FSC
	CSRS / Poland
Production:	1963 – 1971
No. produced:	4.500
Service in Polish Army:	1964 – >

The OT-64 SKOT was a joined venture of the Polish and Czechoslovakian industries alternative to the BTR-60.

BRDM-1

Manufacturer:	USSR
Production:	1957 – 1966 ()
No. produced:	approx. 10.000
Service in Polish Army:

BRDM stands for “Boyevaya Razvedyvatelnaya Dozornaya Mashina”. Development of this vehicle began in 1954 as an amphbious version of the BTR-40.

BRDM-2

Manufacturer:	GAZ (USSR)
Production:	1963 – ?
Service in Polish Army:

D-442 FUG

Manufacturer:	Hungary
Production:
Service in Polish Army:	1950's

Tracked vehicles

AT-S

Manufacturer:	ZIS/ZIL (USSR)
Production:	late 50's – 1962
No. produced:
Service in Polish Army:	1950's

Mazur D-350

Manufacturer:	Łabędy (Poland)
Production:	1958 – 1960
No. produced:
Service in Polish Army:	1958 – late 70's

ATS-59

Manufacturer:	ZIS/ZIL (USSR)
	Poland
Production:
Service in Polish Army:	1950's

PTS

Manufacturer:	KWZ (USSR)
Production:	1961 – 1973
No. produced:
Service in Polish Army:

MT-LB

Manufacturer:	USSR
	Poland
Production:	1970 – >

No. produced:

Service in Polish Army:	1970 – >

OT-62 Topas

Manufacturer:	CSRS
Production:	1962 – 1972
No. produced:
Service in Polish Army:	1965 – 1994

BWP-1 (BMP-1)

Manufacturer:	USSR
Production:	1966 – 1982
No. produced:
Manufacturer:	Poland
Production:
No. produced:
Manufacturer:	CSRS
Production:
No. produced:
Service in Polish Army:	1973 – >

Tanks

T-34-85

Manufacturer:	USSR (various factories)
Production:	1943 – 1957
No. produced:	48.950
Manufacturer:	Poland
Production:	1951 – 1955
No. produced:	1.380
Manufacturer:	CSRS
Production:	1951 – 1958
No. produced:	3.185

Service in Polish Army:	1943 – 1986
No. in service:

T-54 and T-55

Manufacturer:	USSR
	Poland
	CSRS
Production T-54:	1946 – 1964
No. produced:	approx. 40.000
Production T-55:	1958 – 1981
No. produced:	approx. 37.500
Service in Polish Army:

T-72

Manufacturer:	UWZ (USSR)
	Poland

Production:	1973 – >


No. produced:


Service in Polish Army:	1978 – >

PT-76

Manufacturer:	USSR
	Poland

Production:	1951 – 1967


No. produced:	approx. 3.000


Service in Polish Army:	1957 – 1989

Vehicles used in Polish Army in 1950's to 1980's.

Polish Army