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==History==
[[Image:Bundesarchiv Bild 121-0282, Warschau, Verkehrsposten der poln. Polizei.jpg|thumb|left|An officer of the State Police on traffic duty in [[Warsaw]] during German occupation, 1939]]
In 1919, with the re-independence of the [[Second Polish Republic|Polish nation]], the state reorganised itself along non-federalist lines and established a centralised form of government. Under the auspices of the new government and with assistance from a British mission of soldiers and police officers led by Brigadier-General [[Gordon Macready]],<ref>'Inspector Fisher - Given Charge of Deptford Police Station', ''Norwood News'', 29 May 1923, page 9</ref> a new national police force was formed; this 'Polish State Police' (Policja Państwowa)<ref>[http://www.dws-xip.pl/wojna/2rp/ad8.html History of State Police 1919-1939] (Polish)</ref> then existed as the primary law enforcement agency for the entire nation up until the outbreak of the [[Second World War]] in 1939. During the [[inter-war period]], a number of key law enforcement duties were delegated to other formations, such as the [[Polish Border Guard|Border Guard]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.strazgraniczna.pl/wps/portal|title=Straż Graniczna|access-date=11 May 2015}}</ref> and [[Military Gendarmerie (Poland)|Military Gendarmerie]].<ref>[http://www.zw.wp.mil.pl/en/74.html History of Polish Gendarmerie]</ref>
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