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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was established in 1949 as an international political and military alliance intended to counter the real threat posed by the Soviet Union to Western Europe. The guiding principle of the organisation can be summarised by the maxim: “One for all, all for one”.

However, enslaved by the Yalta order until 1991, Poland was forced to participate in a military structure subordinate to Moscow’s interests. It was not until liberation from its domination that it was possible to adopt a defence doctrine and build up armed forces appropriate to an independent state. With its political and economic return to the Western world, Poland also began the process of joining its military structures. In April 1991, the ...