It was created in 1918, and was renamed the Main Staff (Sztab Główny) in 1928 before being reverted back to General Staff (Sztab Generalny) in 1945 by the Soviet backed Communist Government.

[1] On 25 October 1918, a decision was made to establish the directorate of the chief of staff of the Polish Army.

In September 1939, during the Invasion of Poland by the Wehrmacht and the Red Army, all the institutions of the Main Staff ceased to function and were transferred to joint German and Soviet control.

On 8 August 1944, the Main Staff of the Polish Army was created by the Polish Committee of National Liberation and on 10 July 1945, the Provisional Government of National Unity reverted its name back to the General Staff of the Polish Army, the head of which was appointed Soviet-Polish General Vladislav Korchits.

The General Staff consists of the following command personnel and organizational units at the Ministry of National Defence (MON): Command personnel (Kadra kierownicza):[2] General Staff Directorates (Zarządy Sztabu Generalnego WP):[3]