The military school of troop border protection in Kętrzyn and its role in preparing staff for national defence in the years 1969–1991

W artykule przedstawiono powstanie i rozwój organizacyjny Szkoły Chorążych Wojsk Ochrony Pogranicza w Kętrzynie w latach 1969–1991 oraz jej znaczenie w przygotowaniu kadry dla tej formacji. Omówiono m.in. takie zagadnienia, jak: rozwój organizacyjny tej placówki, organizację i przebieg procesu nauczania kadetów, nauczane przedmioty oraz osiągane wyniki w nauce.The Warrant Officers School of Border Troops in Kętrzyn was one of the three institutions to prepare professional staff for this formation, but the only one that prepared staff for various roles such as specialist or managerial positions. The article presents the origin and organizational development of the Warrant Officers School of Border Troops in Kętrzyn. At this school, in the years 1970-1991, a few thousand professional soldiers for the protection of the Polish People's Republic state border were trained. The role of this institution was to train Warrant Officers. The organization's development of this institution, the process of teaching cadets, subjects taught and the results achieved in science will be discussed. The groups of candidates who wanted to join this school have been profiled