What happens at the top of the army? We're unveiling the scenes. “He has been given a discreet mission to defender Gen. Cukula”

It turns out that in this delicate minute for the army, the commander of the Polish army is holding a very pleasant gathering in Wólka Koszewskia close Siedlce on the river Liwiec. Under the pretext of yearly clearance and task briefing, General Wiesław Kukuła, head of the General Staff of the Polish Army, gathers the most crucial Polish generals there. The beginning of the briefing is devoted to talks about the situation in the army, but only fun evenings.

There is swimming at the swimming pool, riding field bikes drawn to the Koszewski Wola from the another end of Poland and kayaking. In the military nomenclature, this part of the gathering was called ‘physical training’. “Such classes are a permanent practice of developing physical fitness, which has been carried out for years as part of the briefing of the Chief of General Staff of the HR,” says the staff press secretary.

The commanders are having a barbecue tonight. They eat baked sausages and neckwater, and there's alcohol. The General Staff explains that the fun was held “outside of business hours, outside the military unit and was of an extra-service nature”.

— We didn't go to that barbecue. This full situation was inappropriate and embarrassing. It wasn't a time to play. 1 of our heavy-duty boyfriends fought for his life. present we know he lost it. In addition, in the media around the army, there was a riot, as small as possible. And us commanders, huh? Are we having a barbecue and kayaking? How does it look?” asks 1 of the officers. He adds: “I was horrified by this deficiency of timing, the inadequacy of the situation.

One officer believes that, among others, this situation has made the most crucial commanders in the people at the bottom of the army no longer have authority.

The conflict of Generals for endurance

Half of this year for the Polish generalization is entering a sharp stained glass. The scandal chases the scandal, and appointed and promoted by the Law and Justice officers do not yet know what fresh authority will take the course. Will they come out of the corner alive or fall out of a speeding car? However, they fight hard for stools and endurance by the fresh arrangement that came into being in the MON with the coming to the hotel of Władysław Kosiniak-Kamish and his crew.

The first general heads fly at the very beginning of this year. However, only officers straight associated with the erstwhile Minister of Defence, Mariusz Błaszczak, fall over the side. First position is lost to General Krzysztof Radomski, Head of the Military Control Inspectorate, called “Beria” by soldiers. The uniforms must then remove the military recruiting heads liable for organising pre-election picnics involving the military.

A minute later, positions are lost to the compromised and embroiled chiefs of the Military Police, General Tomasz Połuch and General Robert Jędrychowski. However, the time of storm and force passes quickly. There are no more major changes at the top of the army. Generals breathe relief. They survived.

— You know, we utilized to have generals like Gocul, Tomaszycki, Majewski, who fought each other, but it was a fight for arguments, for principles, from which the better and better solutions for the army were forged. Now the generals don't fight each other, they're just fighting to survive. Thanks to agreements with erstwhile authority, without experience, preparation, knowledge, and competence, they slipped into the highest positions and so continue, says 1 general.

Another adds: “This marazmus in the military is Blaszczak’s responsibility due to the fact that he appointed the most crucial positions of mediocrity. And they made an army. If nothing changes, this army of ours will suffocate. It is clear present that the command strategy is simply inefficient. There hasn't been a major exercise in years.

Forge of military talents Gen. Cukuła

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Jarylówka, 12.08.20123. Chief of MON Mariusz Błaszczak and General Commander of the Armed Forces Gen. Wiesław Kukuła

So let us look at who is liable for this system. At the very top is Chief of General Staff, General Wiesław Kukuła. Its main tasks are to command, plan the usage and improvement of armed forces. quite a few work. The problem is that Gen. Kukuła has jumped at a fast pace most of the levels of his military career and, as experienced soldiers say, fails to carry out these tasks.

The more so, with him, a large group of officers from the WOT went to the staff. “Today these territorial defence children regulation the army. There will be no bread from this flour, says an experienced linear officer.

Gen. Kukuła in 2016 from his post as commander of the Commandos Military Unit from Ljubljana jumped to command of the Territorial defence Army. Not only the WOT, but also, as experienced commanders say, the state’s crisis management system, is the triggering factor.

Today, however, this is no longer a problem of General Cukula. Thanks to the protection of Minister Błaszczak in early 2023 he became commander-general. He then announced that he would "break concrete" and bet on "military talents". “ Talents, that’s what you catch on a tv talk show, not in a war,” comments an experienced general.

Concrete in General Command Gen. Kukuła did not break, but "military talents" from the avant-garde group, which he created, sailed with him to the General Staff after a fewer months.

On the wave of crisis, after leaving the army, the gene. Rajmund Andrzejczak, erstwhile chief of staff, last fall, is the Gen. Kukuła, again thanks to the efforts of Błaszczak at the Presidential Palace, became the first soldier. A minute later, the current ruling coalition took over.

Transformation Command or Warm Jobs

However, the Chief of Staff is the alleged presidential post. Andrzej Duda would gotta agree to a staff change. However, the fresh minister never appeared in the Presidential Palace with specified a proposal. Reason? Gen. Kukuła, known for being able to deal with anyone, gained Kosiniak-Kamish's sympathy. Not much, he could convince him of an thought that stunned the full army. It is about building another command — Military Transformation Command.

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Władysław Kosiniak-Kamish and General Wiesław Kukuła

At 1 of the first following elections of the Parliamentary Committee on Defence, the head of the MON personally presented the thought of building a fresh staff structure, convinced by General Kukuła. Therefore, despite the large negative emotions that this thought raises in the military, it is inactive in play.

We're asking what's going on with Transformation Command. It turns out that the thought itself was taken from American designs, but – according to experts – it will neglect in Polish conditions, but it will only origin a decision mess. However, the General Staff is constantly looking for tasks for the fresh command. However, the military have no uncertainty that if the thought enters into force, it will only exacerbate the already immense crisis in the Army's command process. “This will origin specified chaos in the strategy that no 1 can truly control it anymore,” says the officer.

However, many of our interlocutors point to 2 much simpler reasons for the gene. Cukuła promotes so powerfully the thought of establishing the Transformation Command. The first is to shed work for not preparing the army for action. The second, fat sons-in-law to hand. “We are talking about 5 or 7 general positions and 800 staff posts,” says the officer who knows the details of the project.

There's besides the name of the officer who's gonna be in charge of this structure. In this context, General Krzysztof Król is mentioned, who besides owes his career to PiS politicians. — In 2016, Antoni Macerewicz appointed him as Deputy Commander of the Multinational Northern-East Corps. The Polish colonel went to command German generals without commanding experience. All the diggers are down, as indicated by our caller.

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General Krzysztof Król

Today, as high-ranking generals say, Gen. King, who has gained experience in global structures for years in command, is 1 of the adversaries of Gen. Cukula. “ A capable officer has besides stood up to politicians a fewer times, but unfortunately he is following a way that can lead him astray, for as they say in WOT: no 1 will give you as much as Cukuła promises,” 1 of the officers associated with territorial defence jokes.

General Stanisław Czosnek is simply a bullterier in the staff. He is simply a elder officer, a erstwhile commander of the 11th Lubuska Armour Cavalry Division and a erstwhile Deputy General. In July, Minister Kosiniak-Kamish appointed him as Deputy Chief of Staff and entrusted the discreet mission of “guarding” Gen. Kukuła. Gen. Garlic is doing his best, but for now, it's being blocked by the gene team. Cuckoos.

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Deputy Chief of General Staff of the Polish Army General Stanislaw Czosnek

“The atmosphere in the staff is strange. They regulation the children of WOT, which is surrounded by Kukuła. There's chaos and no-backs. The old patterns were thrown in the trash. There are no fresh ones. In addition, the full army lacks authority and leadership. Sooner or later, if nothing changes, it will lead us to the abyss, says an experienced general.

The Shadow of Collegium Humanum orbits the General Command

In the General Command, which is liable for preparing the military for action, it is besides not best. In the spring of that year, it turned out that General Marek Sokołowski and his deputy general Sławomir Owczarek — both very experienced and respected by soldiers — are graduates Collegium Humanum, a college where diplomas could be bought.

Minister Kosiniak-Kamysz accepted the generals' translations as a good coin, however, that they "were deceived". - By God! 2 of the most crucial commanders liable for the full army were able to trick a fewer boys, commenting on the minister’s words with disbelief soldiers.

The Odium of this affair is unfortunately placed in a shadow at the General Command until today. In fact, there's quite a few craziness and a regulation not to study problems. — General Command flies in idle gear, says an officer serving there.

Similarly, it is with the Operations Command, liable for conducting operations involving Polish soldiers. General Maciej Klish is in charge. He's a parent of General Cukula. At WOT, he was his deputy. — He may be the most honest of them all. He knows he's not qualified to take that position. However, he wants to learn, but after staff cleaning, there is no 1 from whom, according to our interviewer.

This staff misery, which is being treated by the Polish military, further deepens the activities of the Military Counterintelligence Service led by General Jarosław Storóżyk. In the spring of this year, this service began a control procedure for Gen. Jarosław Gromadziński, the first Polish officer to be the head of Eurocorpus, a structure liable for releasing troops for NATO and EU needs.

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General Jarosław Gromadziński

Thus, SKW deprived the general of access to secrets and consequently the performance of his duties. These actions, as it turns out, unsupported by any criminal charges against Gen. Gromadziński, caused that The army lost the most experienced officer.

Gen. Gromadziński was the only general to pass all levels of command. He commanded the brigade, division, and corps. On each 1 it was certified, which means it was checked according to NATO procedures. He is besides 1 of the best educated Polish officers.

The conduct of the SKW towards Gen. Gromadziński besides made our officers no longer trust the allies. individual relations between Polish and American military have besides ended. The last threads were cut with the departure from the army of Gen. Andrzejczak and now Gen. Gromadziński.

— As far as Polish officers are concerned, the best have fallen on the political front. First the cleaning was made by Macerewicz, then Błaszczak. Finally, the head of SKW took care of the survivors, says our caller. present the officer's corps upstairs resembles a donkey bench, and the best among the worst fight for the palm of precedence.

Young wolves who last the PiS are just getting the fronts. In addition, politics is starting to get mixed up in human resources. However, fortunately, the Minister of Defence is rather a good kind of people for promotion. However, it will be years before these young officers are sufficiently safe to take on the burden of command of the army, and time is short.

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