Poland announced it will sent about 200 troops to
Persian Gulf during
2003 invasion of Iraq and was the fourth country that had fighting troops in
Iraq (with the
United States, the
United Kingdom and
Australia).
The Polish contingent contained (total: 184 troops):
- 54 soldiers from the elite GROM commando unit (it is known that these were involved in direct fighting with the Iraqi army)
- the logistic support ship "Xawery Czarniecki" with over 50 crew and a FORMOZA navy commando unit
- 74 antichemical contamination troops
Also a 53-man antichemical contamination unit was ready to be sent to Turkey, but because of the quick victory it was stopped one day before departure.