Lieutenant Basic Jaroslaw Gromadzinski was recalled to Warsaw from his submit on the head of the Eurocorps power
The Polish Protection Ministry introduced on Wednesday that it had recalled the commander of the six-nation Eurocorps army power and opened an investigation into his “private safety clearance.”
In a press release on its web site, the ministry stated that intelligence officers had opened a probe “concerning the non-public safety clearance” of Gromadzinski. The probe turned up “new data” in regards to the basic, the assertion continued, including that “a choice was made to dismiss Lt. Gen. Gromadzinski from his place as commander of the Eurocorps” and order his speedy return to Poland.
The ministry provided no additional particulars in regards to the investigation. In a press release, Eurocorps described the recall as “an inner choice of Poland.”
Primarily based within the French metropolis of Strasbourg, Eurocorps includes troops from six EU nations (Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Poland, and Spain), and carries out peacekeeping and coaching missions for the UN, EU, and NATO.
Earlier than taking on Eurocorps’ two-year rotating command final June, Gromadzinski was an adviser to the chief of basic employees of the Polish military. In current months, he labored with US army personnel to coach Ukrainian troopers in Germany.
His recall got here a day after the loss of life of Polish Brigadier Basic Adam Marczak, who till final September had served at Eurocorps headquarters in Strasbourg. In line with the Polish army, Marczak died “unexpectedly” of “pure causes” whereas off responsibility in Mons, France.
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