Changes in body tasks or continuation?

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The North-East Multinational Corps is liable for the actions of NATO soldiers on the east flank – from Estonia to Poland. Since November last year, the corps has been commanded by a Pole, General Dariusz Parylak. What did his first weeks of command look like? What does “Baltic Sentry” think and how will Sweden and Finland’s accession to NATO affect the tasks of the corps?

Russia's aggressive policy has made the area liable commanded by the Lord's corpsIt became NATO's most endangered region. How did the entry of Sweden and Finland into the Alliance affect the situation in this part of Europe?

The President: This decision was of large importance due to the fact that thanks to it The Baltic became an interior NATO reservoir. My predecessor had quite a few challenges in terms of organizing a logistics facility. The Baltic was not full owned in our area of responsibility.. present it is, speaking figuratively, a large lake in the back zone. It is simply a very crucial area, a communication, logistics line, but not only. The presence of Sweden and Finland in NATO makes it possible to organise issues specified as the spread of troops to theatre of action. We have gained fresh opportunities that I, as Corps Commander, enjoy, due to the fact that maritime communication lines are an alternate to the air and land corridor. They give me more flexibility.

At what level is the integration of capabilities with fresh allies? How is interoperability built with the Finnish and Swedish troops?

We are only in the process of preparing common plans. We're looking together for ideas on how to improve what's been bothering us so far. Of course, I am besides waiting for guidance from NATO Command, due to the fact that it will affect our actions. But as commander Multinational North East Corps I late presented my ideas at the Joint Command Conference of the Land Forces and signaled the needs for the combined command of land troops.

Is the launch of a fresh global Operation Baltic Sentry Will it be translated into corps assignments?

It is besides early to talk about the influence of "Baltic Sentry". This is NATO's fresh initiative, response to fresh risksWe've been watching intensification for a while. Critical infrastructure at the bottom and on the Baltic is an crucial part of our collective security. Of course, cooperation within domains increases our situation awareness. That's why we, as the military, are preparing military analyses in parallel, but it would be premature to talk about this operation with respect to my corps. All processes related to reorganization of tasks require longer time and political decisions. The safety of the Baltic will be 1 of the topics of the conference, which I organise in February in Szczecin for commanders from units subordinate to the corps and regional allies.

We're talking at the headquarters. North East Multinational Division Command in Elbląg. You have late returned from visits to Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. What was the intent of this journey of the corps commander, who has his office in Szczecin?

We call it battlefield circumlation. In practice, it is simply a direct knowing of the key problems of the area in which you operate. Like all host, I request to get to know my “farm” first. Talk to the leaders, meet people to find out – and that is the most crucial – who I will work with. So in January I made a series of trips to all the countries in the area of corps activities, including Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. I met with the chiefs of all staff to find the level of integration carried out in their area of responsibility. Besides, I spoke to the commanders of tactical unions, divisions and brigades. It is worth noting that our area of work is based on 2 pillars. The first is the extant brigades of land troops, of which we have four, and the second pillar are 3 divisions that complement our capabilities. I besides had the chance to look at the functioning of Polish tankers who are presently stationed in Riga, Latvia. It so happens that the Polish contingent in that area is now issuing 10th Armoured Cavalry Brigade I commanded.

Returning to the question of my fresh visits: I besides had the chance to meet with key military personnel not only my divisions and chiefs of staff, but besides the units and institutions that support my people's regular activities. Thanks to this, I have collected quite a few information and impressions that I will usage at the staff gathering in early February.

You said that alternatively of making changes, you should first talk about what is good to proceed in the functioning of the corps.

Of course, we will not avoid changes, but their introduction must be preceded by detailed analysis and planning, and this takes time. We are already modeling command structures, integrating certain aspects in the context of training to make them as effective as possible. It is important, as I have seen during nearly 40 years of my service, in my country and abroad. That's what they do. Observations of what is happening in Ukraine. All these experiences I want to translate into action and implement not on a change basis, but as a fresh element. I think that will be my main task for the first 4th of 2025.

You mentioned units supporting the Corps' operations. Are we talking about, for example, PKW Latvia? What is the relation between Polish contingents and brigades or divisions of the North East Multinational Corps?

Three tactical unions, any of which are multinational militant groups led by the British, Canadians, Americans and Germans, are designated to carry out the task in our area of responsibility, from Estonia to north-eastern Poland. They consist of military quotas of different states. For example, in Latvia – in the Multinational Division of the North – the fighting group there, which has late evolved into a brigade, is made up of soldiers of as many as 16 partner countries, namely these quotas. 1 of them is the Polish contingent with 10 BKPanc, which arrived at the Latvian base at the turn of November and December. Here it is worth noting that their presence is of double importance. Polish tankers have been doing tasks there for respective years, but now for the first time they have tanks Leopard. This sends a clear signal to the local community, expanding the sense of security. I think tanks have always been very popular, and that's why I became a tanker.


The President took command of the Multinational North-East Corps in November 2024. He was previously chief of staff of the General Command of the Polish Army and deputy commander of the 2nd Polish Corps – the Land Army Component.

The North-East Multinational Corps was formed on 18 September 1999, six months after Poland was incorporated into NATO structures. In the beginning it was co-created by 3 alliance states: Poland, Germany and Denmark. Today, these are 22 NATO countries. The unit serves as a fast consequence combat corps. He is liable for all NATO ground troops located in Poland, Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia. It is besides ready to command NATO's fast consequence Force if they were deployed in the region and so to presume work for conducting all Alliance land operations in the north-east of Europe.

Jakub Zagalski
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