The dismissal of a European commander on charges of espionage

According to the international group Tasnim news agency quoted by “NTV” Germany, summer In the past, the Polish general Jaroslav Gromadzinski took over the command of the European unit in Strasbourg. Now the Polish government is calling this unit and its commander home. The reason for that is the espionage investigation.

Poland summoned General Jaroslav Gromadzinski, the commander of the European forces in Strasbourg, because of the espionage investigation. Poland’s Ministry of Defense announced that “according to new information about this officer”, a “control investigation” was launched into Jarosław Gromadzynski’s access to classified information. The Polish general was ordered to return to his country.

Initially, no further details were provided on the subject of the investigation. The senior military officer told the portal Onet.pl that he does not know anything to blame for this, but does not want to comment on the ongoing investigation. After Poland joined this multinational force with headquarters in Strasbourg, he assumed the leadership of Eurocorps as the sixth member. The 53-year-old replaces Belgium’s Pieter Douglaire.

Grumadzinski, before joining Eurocorps, worked primarily as an adviser to the Chief of General Staff of the Polish Army. In recent months, he was also part of an international aid team for Ukraine in Wiesbaden, responsible for training Ukrainian soldiers alongside American soldiers. and François Mitterrand, the President of France, was created. Today, up to 60,000 soldiers from Germany, France, Belgium, Spain, Luxembourg and Poland can belong to this unit. The main task of this organization is the management and coordination of large international military operations. Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey and Austria are involved as so-called related countries. Eurocorps is operational for both NATO and the EU.

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