According to our information, the management of the Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not know anything about the intentions to cancel the sending of US soldiers to Poland, described by the American media. However, a message was conveyed through an informal channel between the American and Polish secret services that such a US move was to be an element of reducing the United States' military involvement in Europe and Poland is not to be treated differently from other countries in this matter.
After hours The 23rd entry on this matter was posted by the head of the Ministry of National Defense, Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz:
“This matter does not concern Poland – it is related to the previously announced change in the presence of part of the US armed forces in Europe. The rapidly developing capabilities of the Polish Armed Forces and the presence of US forces in Poland strengthen NATO's eastern flank,” we read.
We are talking about almost 4 out of 10 thousand. US soldiers stationed in Poland. In this case, these are soldiers from the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Group, part of the 1st Cavalry Division. They stay in Poland on a rotation basis. The components of this unit are distributed among others: in Żagań, Świętoszów and Bolesławiec.
The Americans were to come to Poland for nine months. The rotation change process officially began in early May at Fort Hood, Texas. Some of the equipment has already been transferred to Europe. Now the decision has been made to suspend the operation — an official who is not authorized to make public statements and wishes to remain anonymous told the US media.
Representatives of the 1st Cavalry Division sent Armytimes.com journalists to the Pentagon. “We have no comment on this matter yet” — reported the local press office.
