I have no uncertainty that you are an excellently trained team, who will carry out the tasks before you without any problem – said the Brig-Gen. Sławomir Kocanowski to his soldiers from the 17th Wielkopolska Mechanized Brigade, who return to Romania after a three-year break.
Today in the Hungarian barracks there was a solemn farewell of the 16th change of the Polish Military Continent in Romania. Soldiers from the 17th Wielkopolska Mechanized Brigade leave for the mission, which returns to these duties after a three-year break. Motorized from the Interunion will replace colleagues from 12 Mechanized Brigade and will service abroad for the next six months.
The Polish contingent mission in Romania is simply a training mission. The task of NATO troops stationed there is to rip off subdivisions, while strengthening the confederate flank of the Alliance and demonstrating presence on its south-eastern runs. The main strength of the Polish contingent will be soldiers from the 15th Poznań Battalion of the Ulanów 17 WBZ, but PKW will besides power uniforms from another units.
Representatives of the Armed Forces General Command and Operations Command of Armed Forces Types, local government authorities and close soldiers participated in the solemn farewell of the soldiers before the mission. We are ready to guarantee peace and security. We want to gain the mandate of trust, to keep it and to make the Polish soldier honorably represent our country on the global stage, conscientiously fulfilling his duties towards his homeland and allies from NATO," said Major Sebastian Frankiewicz, commander of the XVI PKW Romania change.
The soldiers were praised by the commander of the Wielkopolska brigade. – I have no uncertainty that you are an excellently trained team, who will carry out the tasks before you. Be a showcase of Poland and the Interrzec unit – said Brig-Gen Sławomir Kocanowski.
At the beginning of February, nearly 230 military will be deployed to Romania. The vehicles utilized by soldiers of the 15th PKW changes will be available. – This is the standard equipment of the motorized infantry company, especially the Rosomak armored wheel transporters. Moreover, many logistics safety vehicles – explains Captain Robert Machnicki, Chief of Staff – Deputy Commander of PKW.
Soldiers preparing for the mission passed a test in late 2024 which allowed Operations Command to measure whether they were ready to execute mandate tasks. We are talking about the Danube 24 exercises, which assessed how they handled command in various tactical situations, the call for artillery fire, air support and medical evacuation, or MEDEVAC, and the disposal of improvised explosives. The ‘Dunaj ‘24’ was besides a test of fire training of each of the soldiers and the full motorized company, which is equipped with the Rosomak transporter with a 30 mm caliber cannon, anti-tank grenade launchers, 60 mm light mortar, light grenade launchers and device guns. “More than 200 soldiers took part in the certification in late December 2024, almost the full contingent”, added Captain Machnicki.
Poland has been participating in the mission in Romania since 2017, and decisions have been made on this issue at the NATO summit in Warsaw. The first 11 quota changes were issued 17 The Greater Poland Mechanized Brigade. Later 12th Mechanized Brigade took over this obligation. PKW is subordinate to a multi-national battalion combat group, which is part of the Romanian 2nd Infantry Brigade. The main tasks of the contingent are the joint training conducted under the auspices of the Multinational South East Division.
