Poland announced that it would send about 200 troops to the Persian Gulf to take part in the 2003 invasion of Iraq. These formed the fourth and smallest fighting contribution to the forces arrayed against 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.

Currently Poland has 2,500 troops in Iraq and is also commanding a number of other coalition troops.

See also

• U.S.-led occupation of Iraq