# Our Polish Allies In Iraq?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-polish-allies-in-iraq/163843>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 24, 2003, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-polish-allies-in-iraq/163843 "2003-03-24T19:00:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2003, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-polish-allies-in-iraq/163843/1 "2003-03-24T19:00:32Z")

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Here–

> **[Breaking International News & Views](https://www.reuters.com/)**

Reuters reports that the 200 troops sent to assist the Coalition are not, as first reported, _support_ personnel.

They are part of _Grom_ ( “Thunder”) Poland’s SAS-Type Special Forces Unit. They were caught on film posing for a reporter with some US Navy SEALs.

Information, please, about GROM?

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**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2003, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-polish-allies-in-iraq/163843/2 "2003-03-24T19:03:43Z")

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more

[http://www.wbj.pl/user/article.asp?ArticleID=174937](http://www.wbj.pl/user/article.asp?ArticleID=174937)

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**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2003, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-polish-allies-in-iraq/163843/3 "2003-03-24T19:05:17Z")

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[http://www.rnw.nl/hotspots/html/eur030319.html](http://www.rnw.nl/hotspots/html/eur030319.html)

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**Author:** ![DreadCthulhu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/db5fbb/32.png) [@DreadCthulhu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DreadCthulhu)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2003, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-polish-allies-in-iraq/163843/4 "2003-03-24T19:47:21Z")

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Must…Resist…Joke…no…its too strong…Polish…“Special” forces…

Seriously, I thank these guys and hope they all come back well.