GROM Military Unit

Operational-Maneuver Response Group
Jednostka Wojskowa GROM
Official JW GROM logo
Active	July 13, 1990 – present
Country	Poland
Branch	Special Troops Command
Type	Special forces
Role	Special operations Counter-terrorism
Part of	Before October 1, 1999: Ministry of Interior October 1, 1999 – present: Polish Armed Forces
Garrison/HQ	Warsaw HQ, Gdańsk; Poland
Nickname(s)	The unseen & silent; The Surgeons
Patron	Cichociemni
Motto(s)	Siła i Honor! Tobie Ojczyzno! (Strength and Honor! For you, Fatherland!)
Beret color	Grey
Engagements	Operation Uphold Democracy War on Terror  • War in Afghanistan  • Iraq War  • War on ISIL
Website	http://grom.wp.mil.pl/pl/ (in Polish)
Commanders
Current commander	Colonel Grzegorz Gers (acting since March 30, 2023)
Notable commanders	Sławomir Petelicki, Marian Sowiński, Roman Polko
Insignia
Identification symbol

The Home Army Silent Unseen Paratroopers GROM Military Unit (Polish: Jednostka Wojskowa GROM im. Cichociemnych Spadochroniarzy Armii Krajowej), simply known as the GROM Military Unit (Polish: Jednostka Wojskowa GROM, JW GROM), is a Polish special forces unit and forms part of the Special Troops Command of the Polish Armed Forces. It is believed to consist of around 250 operatives plus support personnel.^[1] GROM is considered to be the most elite unit in the Polish Armed Forces.^[2]

The unit's other name is Jednostka Wojskowa 2305 (Military Unit No. 2305). Each member of the unit is required to speak at least two languages and have basic medical skills.^[1] GROM operators gained the nickname of "The Surgeons" due to their extensive medical training and knowledge and their surgical ability to coordinate and execute special operations. GROM was formed in 1990 with training provided to the initial GROM operators by the US Army Delta Force and the British Army Special Air Service.^[3]