ISOT Back to the Past, aka Poland Saves the World from World War II.

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Franciszek Kleeberg -Polish officer with the rank of brigadier general, Commander of the Brześć (Brest) Fortress in 1938 and Commander of Corps District No. IX (administrative unit) civil-military.

Jarosław Kaczyński aka "Prezes" (Chairman) -
Polish politician and doctor of law. The leader of the currently ruling Prawo i Sprawiedliwość (Law and Justice) party, he is colloquially known as the Chairman by virtue of his position although he is sometimes also called the Warden because of the obvious connotations between PiS and Sanacja. Many like to mock that he considers himself a second Pilsudski, ignoring the fact that it was during his party's rule that Pilsudski's stature was downgraded and other fathers of Poland's independence were recalled. For the left-liberal opposition, evil incarnate.

The main player in Polish politics, sitting in the shadows.

Mateusz Morawiecki - Polish prime minister, politician, banker, manager. He is also a historian by education. Commonly nicknamed Vatowiecki, from Vat tax, given that during his reign taxes both began not even to increase, but to appear in massive numbers, under various euphemistic names. Nonetheless, his successes include the sealing of Poland's tax system as well as Poland's overall development, which accelerated massively during his rule. Although many have suspicions that he was pushed into Kaczynski by force, as he suddenly and unexpectedly replaced Beata Szydło, who was elected prime minister in the 2015 elections.

Andrzej Duda - Polish lawyer with a doctorate and politician. Elected by the Law and Justice party as president, (although legally he was forced to withdraw from the party after being elected). He has been Poland's head of state since 2015, although he barely managed to win re-election in 2020. Widely known on the Polish internet for his activism, as well as the memes of his own face and min. Called an election thief by the opposition, as well as a pen-pusher for signing the ruling party's laws.

Rajmund Andrzejczak - a Polish officer with the rank of four-star general, since 2018 the Chief of General Staff of the Polish Army as well as the designated Commander-in-Chief for the war period. An experienced officer, a veteran of Afghanistan, he commanded the 4th and 5th shift of the Polish contingent in that country. Widely liked by his subordinates.

Wiesław Kukuła - a Polish officer with the rank of General of Arms (In the US Army to Lieutenant General), has always been a soldier of special forces, was a soldier of the 1st Commando Regiment from Lubinec (such Polish Rangers) as well as their commander. He was the co-founder and first commander of the Territorial Defense Forces, and has now taken command of the General Command of the Armed Forces' General Staff, which manages military units in times of peace and crisis as well as being responsible for their equipment as well as training.

Mariusz Błaszczak - Polish politician, local government official and historian. Current Minister of National Defense on behalf of the Law and Justice party. A politician unlikely to appear in mainstream Polish politics, preferring to get on with his work. Apart from accusing him of homophobia in 2018, the opposition does not deal with him.

Edward Smigly-Rydz (actually Edward Rydz alias Smigly.) - Polish military officer of the rank of Marshal of Poland, politician. Commander-in-Chief during the September campaign, replaced under pressure from the Allies and as a result of internment in Romania by Wladyslaw Sikorski after the defeat of Poland. He is a philosopher by education and a painter by passion. He has formal military training in the rank of aspiring officer received back in the Austro-Hungarian era. He died under suspicious circumstances in 1941 in occupied Poland, officially of a heart attack. The extremely poor conditions of being in Poland caused him to relapse from his earlier days. Or at least that's the official version.

Jaroslaw Wolski - Polish political scientist, trader, journalist and columnist associated with the field of defense mainly in matters of armored and anti-tank weapons. Civilian military analyst.
Dawid Kamizela - Polish journalist, editor of the military magazine Frag Out!, specializing in aviation and naval affairs.

Jarosław Ziemiański- Polish naval officer of the rank of Vice Admiral, currently Inspector of the Navy in the General Command of the Armed Forces (i.e. he is de facto Commander-in-Chief of the Navy)

Zbigniew Rau - Polish politician, academician and lawyer. Full professor of legal sciences at the University of łodz. Currently Minister of Foreign Affairs in the second government of Mateusz Morawiecki.

Ireneusz Nowak -Polish officer and pilot with the rank of brigadier general. Inspector of the Air Force in the General Command of the Armed Forces (that is the Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force).

Daniel Obajtek- Polish politician, local government activist, civil servant and manager. The current chairman of the huge Orlen corporation.

Sebastian Chwałek - Polish politician, lawyer, Law and Justice (PiS) activist, current CEO of PGZ.

 

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PKN Orlen - More specifically, Polish Oil Company Orlen Joint Stock Company, a Polish multibranch corporation, best known according to its name for its network of gas stations and refineries. Although it has gas, biofuels, electricity and heat production, fertilizer production, and exploration and exploitation in all forms of gas and oil. It is one of the largest Polish corporations, which, although state-owned, remains a joint-stock company with shares held by private individuals. It is the largest corporation of its kind in Central and Eastern Europe, although now in this world it is probably the largest in the world or will become so within 10 years.

PGZ - Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa, a Polish armaments concern. It is within it, that all weapons production and development facilities from every branch are subordinated. Well, at least most of them, although in this world due to the disappearance of foreign owners, except for a few private companies in Polish hands, they are back owned by PGZ so de facto it has them all in its hands. It was established in 2013 as a way to consolidate the entire arms industry for better management.

KOP - Korpus Ochrony Pogranicza (eng.Border Protection Corps) a Polish military formation created in 1924 to protect the eastern border of the Second Republic from the penetration of agents, terrorists and compact armed sabotage units transferred by Soviet special services from the USSR to the territory of the Second Republic. During the state of war, the function of the KOP was to come to an end, and its units were to supply the divisions and subdivisions of the Polish Army in line, according to the mobilization plan.

HSW - Huta Stalowa Wola (Steelworks Steelwill) a Polish machinery and armaments company established as part of the Central Industrial District northwest of the city of Nisko, near the village of Plawo - now Stalowa Wola. One of the most modern and best plants of the Polish defense industry.

Zakłady Mechaniczne "Bumar-Łabędy" SA - Polish armaments company based in Gliwice in the Łabędy district near the Gliwice Canal. It was established on the basis of an abandoned steel plant and a German factory, of course, after the Soviets had previously deported all the contents to themselves. Manufacturer of all armored equipment of Poland after World War II. It was here that the T-34-85, T-54 and T-55 were produced and modernized along with its T-55 Merida modernization. Well, and it was here that the Polish T-72 and PT-91 were created. Unfortunately, the period of capitalism combined with incompetence and even simple greed and the omnipotence of the labor union led the plant to its present state. A severely deplorable state where the only real competencies are building new T-72s and repairing on our own the Leopard 2. (In the latter it is a necessity, because many spare parts for our Leo we had to produce on our own because they simply do not exist.)

Orange (in story Orange Telekomunikacja Polska) - the Polish branch of the French company Orange (which, incidentally, is owned by France Telecon, a state-owned French company), is the largest mobile operator in Poland and one of the largest Internet providers in Poland. It is the privatized and sold former state-owned company Telekomunikacja Polska which was nationalized as a Private State Treasury Company after the Event. It has partially reverted to its old name, although the Orange brand has remained as already solidly etched in the minds of customers.