At the highest of the moment, even 26,000 soldiers were active in flood action. On specified a scale in fresh history, the Polish Army did not participate in any action to assist victims of natural disasters. present in Wrocław, participants of Operation Feniks met with the Minister of National Defence.
Soldiers to fight the autumn flood were directed Even before the rivers came off the banks. Where necessary, The military helped lay floodbanks, monitored water levels and supported crisis staff with their cognition and experience. In places where The crisis has become peculiarly dramatic, they evacuated residents of flooded areas, supplied supplies to isolated towns, and kept the abandoned property from falling prey to looters. And after the flood wave, they immediately moved to aid reconstruct normality – helped clean up flooded towns, provide temporary medical care is rebuild damaged shafts and bridge infrastructure. The scale of needs, and thus besides the scale of military engagement in flood action, made peculiar structures in the Polish Army. All effort tensed became the codename for “Peniks”and headed the operation Brig-Gen Krzysztof Stańczyk, Commander of the Territorial Defence Forces.
Soldiers active in Operation Feniks met present in Wrocław with Deputy Prime Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamish, Minister of National Defence. - You passed the emergency preparation exam. You passed the wellness and life test of our countrymen. You passed the empathy and respect test for another man – the head of the MON addressed the soldiers. “We are here to express our large gratitude to you, and to pay our respects for everything you have done in fresh months, especially in early September and October, erstwhile it was essential to save wellness and life straight in areas at hazard of flooding,” the Deputy Prime Minister added.
The head of the MON in his speech recalled that Poland is simply a leader in NATO in terms of the level of defence spending and that specified decisions by the authorities are supported by the public. – Poles pay a lot and there is simply a immense acceptance that money goes to security, but that's why they agree to it due to the fact that they see you around them," Kosiniak-Kamysz said.
– In the crisis management strategy there are 5 lines of effort, but you have contributed another, which is hope – he addressed his subordinate Brig. Gen. Krzysztof Stańczyk. "This hope has been given to all people in request in the flood areas. For this I thank all of you warmly," added the commander of the “Phenix.” At the same time, he assured that his soldiers would proceed to "give back their heart" in carrying out tasks in an operation that was extended until the end of April 2025.
Marcin Kierwiński, a typical of the government for reconstruction after the flood, besides stressed the exceptional engagement of the Polish Army in helping the flood victims. – I come from a military household and have always had large respect for the Polish uniform, but this level of organization and determination I saw is something amazing – said the minister and turned to General Krzysztof Stańczyk. - General, the highest praises to you and your men. For those who aid the local community all day.
