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Future Naval officers swear oath aboard ORP Błyskawica

21.09.2025 111 photos Photos: fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

From the article Future Naval officers swear oath aboard ORP Błyskawica

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A chaplain speaks at a microphone on a warship deck, surrounded by naval officers in dress uniform — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

Cadets in berets stand in formation holding rifles fitted with bayonets during a ceremony — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

A naval officer in dress uniform speaks at a microphone on a ship's deck by the quay — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

A group of men in suits and naval officers stand under a canopy during a waterfront ceremony — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

Officer in dress uniform speaks at a microphone aboard the ORP Błyskawica — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

Men in suits and navy uniforms stand in a row under a ship's canopy — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

Officer speaks at a lectern before ranks of sailors gathered on a square — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

Man in a suit speaks at a microphone with a blurred sailor in the background — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

Cadet in a beret and glasses looks sideways against a blurred ship mast — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

Cadet in a beret holds a bayoneted rifle and reads an oath at a microphone on deck — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

Female cadet in a beret holding a rifle stands in formation during a military ceremony — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

A man in a white shirt shakes hands with a navy officer amid armed soldiers and women holding flower bouquets — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

Cadets in uniforms and berets march with rifles in front of a gathered crowd — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

Navy officers salute in front of rows of armed cadets, with a crowd and a ship in the background — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

Cadets in navy blue uniforms with rifles sing in formation during a ceremony — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

A young cadet in a beret with the navy eagle emblem sings during a formation — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

Navy officers in dress uniforms stand on a platform next to civilians under a canopy — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

A crowd of onlookers watches the ceremony, some recording with their phones — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

A navy officer salutes while walking beside a colour guard and armed sailors at the quay — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

Boy sitting on a man's shoulders among a crowd watching a ceremony at the quay — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

Naval honor guard carries the colors during a march past the warship ORP Błyskawica — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

Soldier in a beret with an eagle emblem holds a rifle with a fixed bayonet during a parade — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

Navy officers in dress uniforms salute during a ceremony — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

Cadets in field uniforms with fixed bayonets march in formation, seen from above — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

An officer salutes in the foreground while cadets march past onlookers behind him — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

A crowd of onlookers behind barriers watches an outdoor ceremony on a sunny day — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

Cadets with fixed bayonets march past a white sail training ship in the port — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

Naval cadets in field uniforms march with rifles, one saluting with a raised hand — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

Navy officers in dress uniforms salute on a ship deck beside women in civilian clothes — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

Honor guard and a military band march across a square as an officer salutes near a flagpole — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

Navy officers in white caps and medals salute under a canopy on a ship deck — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

Men in suits and navy officers stand on a ship's tribune, one of them saluting — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

Colorful signal flags and a string of lights flutter above a warship deck against a blue sky — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

Cadets in berets march in formation carrying rifles fitted with bayonets — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

Naval officer in peaked cap watches a ceremony among a crowd behind a hedge — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

Young sailor in a beret holds a rifle with a fixed bayonet during a parade — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

Warship marked 602 named Albatros moored at a quay, decorated with signal flags — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

Officer in dress uniform marches past ranks of sailors holding a ceremonial standard — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

Navy band musicians with brass instruments stand beside saluting officers — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

Ranks of sailors with rifles and a standard stand on a square before a crowd with a Polish Navy banner — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

Colour guard in dress uniforms with a red and white flag during a military ceremony — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

Polish Navy honor company with a colour guard standing in formation during a ceremony — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

Naval officers salute a colour guard carrying a German military flag during a parade — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

Visitors by a plaque marking 75 years of service of ORP Błyskawica 1937 to 2012 — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

A colour guard carries the white and red flag before ranks of sailors in dress uniform — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

A company of cadets in field uniforms marches with rifles past a Navy coach — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

Ranks of sailors in dress uniform lined up on the quay beside ORP Błyskawica — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

The white and red Polish flag on a ship's mast seen through rigging against the sky — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

An officer in dress uniform speaks at a microphone on a ship's deck — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

Company of naval cadets in uniform with rifles stands before a crowd and a rescue vehicle — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

Navy officer in dress uniform with gold aiguillettes stands with three men in suits on deck — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

Grey survey ship ORP Arctowski moored at quay with skyscrapers and Courtyard by Marriott hotel behind — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

Cadets march in ranks carrying rifles as a crowd watches from behind the greenery — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

Colour guard salutes in front of ranks of armed cadets gathered on the parade ground — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

Three sailors in white caps, one holding a banner with an eagle and coat of arms, ship behind — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

A soldier kisses the hilt of a sabre held by an officer beside a cadet with a banner, tall ship behind — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

Naval cadets raise two fingers during a military oath as camera operators film the ceremony — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

A navy cadet holding a rifle raises two fingers to take the military oath among fellow soldiers — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

Gun barrels on a warship deck beside an emblem reading O.R.P. Błyskawica — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

An officer in dress uniform with a sword scabbard beside a colour guard holding a wreathed flag — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

A row of naval officers in dress uniforms and white gloves stand on a ship deck — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

Soldiers point during an oath ceremony near a colour guard with a warship decked in signal flags behind them — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

Soldiers with rifles and berets march past a colour guard in front of a warship, dignitaries visible behind — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

Church of Our Lady Star of the Sea with anchor and cross reliefs on its facade — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

Cadets in uniform stand in church pews as a colour guard salutes with a flag — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

A priest in naval uniform and a clergyman in black vestments stand by a religious relief — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

A colour guard in dress uniforms stands before an altar as a priest in red vestments celebrates mass — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

Naval officers and civilians sit in church pews during a ceremony — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

A cadet speaks at a lectern shaped like a ship's wheel beside seated clergy in vestments — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

Rows of young cadets in black uniforms with Polish flag patches sit in pews — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

Three sailors in dress uniforms with a colour guard stand in a church during Mass — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

A priest in a red vestment speaks at the altar to people seated in church pews — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

An officer in a beret and navy uniform talks in front of the hull of ORP Błyskawica — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

A crowned metal eagle figure on a base marked AMW tops a pole against the sky — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

Silhouette of a soldier with a rifle against a tall ship's rigging at sunset — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

A woman in an eagle emblem beret and glasses looks sideways in the setting sun — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

Soldiers in formation with rifles, Polish flag patches on sleeves, in the setting sun — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

A white and red flag on a mast beside the hull of ORP Błyskawica at dusk — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

Ceremonial pole with AMW emblem and Polish flag against a cloudy sunset sky — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

Young sailor in a beret with an eagle emblem holds a rifle during a swearing in ceremony — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

Row of sailors in navy uniforms and berets holding rifles during a formation — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

Banner reading ORP Błyskawica against the ship's masts at sunset — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

Embroidered AMW lettering within a laurel wreath on white fabric with gold trim — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

Man in a beret salutes, silhouetted against a blurred background — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

A cadet salutes against a tall ship and masts silhouetted by the setting sun — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

A cadet in a beret with a rifle stands before a formation and a tall ship at sunset — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

Naval academy cadets march with rifles along the quay beside a tall ship — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

A woman in an eagle-badge beret stands in formation during a military ceremony — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

A row of cadets in black berets and uniforms with Polish flag patches hold rifles — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

Close-up of a banner with an embroidered laurel wreath and the letters MW held in hand — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

Close-up of a banner with an embroidered laurel wreath, letters MW and an eagle on red — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

Cadets with rifles march in formation on the quay beside a tall ship at sunset — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

Officer in a beret and Navy uniform speaks from a podium under a canopy — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

Female cadet in an eagle emblem beret adjusts her cap while holding a rifle near a warship — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

Female cadet in an eagle emblem beret stands in formation among other soldiers during a ceremony — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

Young cadet in an eagle emblem beret holds a rifle, other soldiers in formation behind — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

Cadets in uniform with rifles stand in formation under trees in the light of the setting sun — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

Cadet in an eagle emblem beret holds a rifle, other soldiers in formation behind at dusk — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

Cadets in eagle emblem berets stand in a row during a ceremony at sunset — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

Officer cadets in berets with eagle emblems stand in formation at a ceremony — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

A group of naval officers walk across a square past a white tent — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

Silhouettes of sailors in berets against a tall ship's rigging at sunset — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

A woman in a Polish Navy uniform stands before a row of armed soldiers — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

An officer with a Teległów name tag speaks with clasped hands before a row of soldiers — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

A woman and a man in eagle-crest berets stand side by side during a formation — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

A Naval Command and Operations Department patch on a sleeve beside a Polish flag — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

Naval cadets in dress uniforms stand in formation with rifles during a swearing in ceremony — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

A soldier holds a beret and salutes on a quay with tall ships in the background at sunset — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

A hand holds a black beret bearing the Polish Navy eagle and anchor badge — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo

Silhouettes of saluting sailors on a quay with tall ships against the setting sun — fot. Krzysztof Miłosz / Akademia Marynarki Wojennej / Militarna Photo