In meantime the Polish component of the EU Weimar Battlegroup undergoes its final verification during the exercise "Wyzwanie 12" (Challenge 12). The battlegroup, lead by Poland and commanded by General T. Andrzejczak, a commander of 17th Wielkopolska Mechanized Brigade, is to be on standby from January 1st, 2013. France and Germany play support roles in this battlegroup: France - medical support, Germany - logistical support. The Polish manoeuvre battalion, is to be fully operational and ready to departure within 10 days after receiving their orders to go. Its task will be to respond to military threats, but also to crises, such as floods and other natural disasters.
About 1,700 soldiers, mostly from 17th Wielkopolska Mechanized Brigade participate in the exercise. They use Rosomaks (wheeled armed vehicles), helicopters, armored aircraft, marine ferries, cannon-howitzers. Crews of Rosomaks, Honker pickups and Star trucks have already set off into three regions Poland. In Świnoujście they will be loading their equipment on ships, in Powidz - into Hercules military airplanes. In Wędrzyn training grounds - they will take on various tasks, such as crowd control or response to shelling of their base or to enemy attack on their patrols. Commanders must demonstrate their ability to respond quickly to changing situations, such as equipment break down or various mishaps. The soldiers will be faced with many surprises: they will have to put out fires, eliminate pollution, evacuate damaged equipment and handle crowd control.
About 1,700 soldiers, mostly from 17th Wielkopolska Mechanized Brigade participate in the exercise. They use Rosomaks (wheeled armed vehicles), helicopters, armored aircraft, marine ferries, cannon-howitzers. Crews of Rosomaks, Honker pickups and Star trucks have already set off into three regions Poland. In Świnoujście they will be loading their equipment on ships, in Powidz - into Hercules military airplanes. In Wędrzyn training grounds - they will take on various tasks, such as crowd control or response to shelling of their base or to enemy attack on their patrols. Commanders must demonstrate their ability to respond quickly to changing situations, such as equipment break down or various mishaps. The soldiers will be faced with many surprises: they will have to put out fires, eliminate pollution, evacuate damaged equipment and handle crowd control.