Editing Border Guard (Poland) (section)

=== 1945–1989 ===
During the period of the [[Polish People's Republic]], the role of the border guards was carried out by the military formation of [[Border Protection Troops]] ({{lang|pl|Wojska Ochrony Pogranicza}}), being a part of the [[Polish People's Army]] and reporting directly to the Ministry of Interior, formerly under the Ministry of National Defense (from 1945 to 1949 and again from 1965 to 1970 and 1972), just as its 2nd Republic predecessors were assigned. After [[Martial law in Poland|martial law]], border battalions were reconstructed. Battalions were re-established in [[Sanok]], [[Nowy Targ]], [[Cieszyn]], [[Racibórz]], [[Prudnik]], [[Zgorzelec]], [[Gubin, Poland|Gubin]], [[Słubice]] and [[Chojna]]. The organization of battalions in Nowy Sącz, Lubań Śląski and Szczecin was stopped at the stage of the backbone commands. These were later disbanded.