Śląski Border Guard Regional Unit, Border Guard Regional Unit in Racibórz, Poland
The Śląski Border Guard Regional Unit is a security facility in Racibórz located along the Poland-Czech Republic border. It handles border inspections, immigration procedures, and monitors movement across this frontier.
The unit was formed on 16 May 1991 by order of Border Guard commander Marek Lisiecki, replacing the Górnośląska Brigade of the Border Protection Troops in Gliwice. In 1993 it received the name "Powstańcy Śląscy" and a banner handed over at Góra św. Anny. It was renamed Śląsko-Małopolski in 2013 and took its current name, honouring nadkom. Józef Bocheński, on 1 September 2016.
The unit's name honours Józef Bocheński, a superintendent of the Border Guard. On 26 May 1993 it received the name "Powstańcy Śląscy" (Silesian Insurgents) and a banner, handed over on 10 November 1993 at Góra św. Anny. A new symbol was introduced by order no. 81 of 28 July 2016.
The facility can be viewed from outside, though it sits in a sensitive security area. Visitors should ask ahead about access possibilities and what rules apply when entering.
The unit's name honours Józef Bocheński, a superintendent of the Border Guard, and was given by a 2016 regulation that also re-established the unit after its 2013 dissolution. Its earlier patron, from a 1993 decision, was the Silesian Insurgents, and the banner was handed over on 10 November 1993 at Góra św. Anny.
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