soldiers of the Polish Military Contingent as part of the UN international peacekeeping force and civilians in the United Nations Interim Administration in Cambodia -. (UNTAC) United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia.

Originally, the Polish Military Contingent as a logistics battalion was prepared to participate in the United Nations military peacekeeping mission (MINURSO) in 1991 in Western Sahara. The political and military situation in the operational zone prevented the development of a Polish military unit. In the meantime, another urgent need arose for the involvement of the UN administration and military forces in the Far East in Cambodia.