Uzytkownik "Declan O'Reilly" napisal w wiadomosci
What is GROM anyways

I know that its english translation is storm , but what exactly is the
unit. Is it a desant unit modeled after old soviet formations , or is it
more like an american ranger unit.
Well, there are 2 equally probable stories about the GROM name.. one, is
that it is derived from the name GROMoslaw Czempinski. This is a Polish
Military Inteligence guy that brought out CIA operatives form Iraq in 1991.
As a thank-you-very-much gesture the USA bankrolled the creation of GROM.
The second version is that GROM is an abbreviation from Grupa Reagowania
Operacyjno Mobilnego (something like Operations and Mobility Reaction
Group). This does not make any sense both in Polish and in English language.
I think that the first version is true.

Secondly, GROM is a SAS, DELTA type of unit. That is long range recce, with
a dedicated counter terrorist capability. AFAIK it is divided along the SAS
lines in boat, mobility freefall and mountaint troop. We know that in Iraq
the boat troop helped the SEALs to take over some oil infrastructure on the
Persian Gulf and in Umm Qasr. We don't know what the others did. Right now a
GROM detachement is under the command of the Joint Special Forces Command
and are involved with the Task Force, which hunts for Saddam.

I think that GROM has much to learn from the SAS and the US Special Forces.
In this business the experience is the key. Haiti, Yugoslavia, Macedonia and
Iraq (place where GROM operated) earned some of it for the Unit, but much
more is needed.

About the Ranger. I think you can compare Polish and US units as the
following (basic roles on the battlefield):
(Polish=US)
GROM=Delta
1st Commando Regiment, 2nd Recce Regiment=US Special Forces Groups
6th Airborne Brigade, 25th Air Cav Brigade= 101, 82 Airborne Division

I would think that 6th Airborne Brigade can be compared to the US Rangers,
that is much better that the regular airborne infantry and not as good as
Commando Regiment. Rangers in my understanding are very but very good shock
infantry supporting SF units and capable of limited SFtype operations on
their own.


Also what your guys did was outstanding , plus your government for
sending them , it says more to send troops to a combat theater , than
all the words in the UN.
thank you
take care
lekomin inc