Lt-Gen Wiesław Kukuła appointed as Head of the General Staff of the Polish Army

Polish president Andrzej Duda appointed Lieutenant General Wiesław Kukuła as Chief of Staff of the Polish Army. Operations Commander of the Armed Forces Types was appointed Major General Maciej Klish.

President Andrzej Duda present appointed as Chief of General Staff of the Polish Army General Lt. Wiesław Kukuła and as Commander of Operational Types of Armed Forces General Maciej Klisz. The authoritative ceremony was attended by the Head of the Chancellery of the president of the Republic of Poland Grażyna Ignaczak–Bandych, Deputy Head of the National safety Office Piotr Ćwik, Head of the National safety Office Jacek Siewara and Minister Andrzej Dera. Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and the Head of MON Mariusz Błaszczak were besides present.

Lt-Gen Wiesław Kukuła has been appointed Head of General Staff #WarPolish, and Major General Maciej Klisz to the position of Operation Commander of the Types of Armed Forces.
The nominations were presented present by the Head of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland, president of the Republic of Poland. At the ceremony... pic.twitter.com/3RpT3kI9WWW

— Ministry of National Defence ????? (@MON_GOV_PL) October 10, 2023

National safety Bureau meeting

The appointment of the fresh Chief of Staff of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces and the Operation Commander of the Types of Armed Forces was linked to applications submitted for dismissal to the President's office by General Rajmund Andrzejczak and General Tomasz Piotrowski. Due to the fact and the situation in Israel at the National safety Office, a gathering with the Prime Minister and representatives of the government was held by the president of Poland Andrzej Duda.

After the gathering the Head of BBN Jacek Siewara stressed, from the point of view of the president and the BBN, it is absolutely crucial to keep continuity of command and the efficiency of conducting activities, specified as evacuation from the territory of Israel.

Generals' resignation

Yesterday, they applied to the President's office for the resignation of General Rajmund Andrzejczak, Head of the General Staff of the Polish Army and General Tomasz Piotrowski, Operational Commander. The reason for the departure may have been a conflict with the head of MON Mariusz Błaszczak, who accused the generals of inefficiency.

The Rzeczpospolita Editorial Office sent a request to the National safety Office. Press spokesperson Jacek Goryszewski confirmed the resignation, but refused to explain. Colonel Joanna Gemishmit in a conversation with PAP besides testified about the generals leaving.

The reason for the departure may have been a conflict with the Minister of Defence Mariusz Błaszczak, who frequently accused the General of the failure of the Polish army. In May 2023, the Defence Minister publically accused the Operations Commander and charged him with negligence.

Mariusz Błaszczak blamed General Tomasz Piotrowski for failing to confirm the incidental with the Russian rocket, which violated Polish airspace on 16 December 2022. The minister besides complained that no rocket search action had been carried out. Even then Minister Błaszczak demanded that General Piotrowski be removed from office, but president Andrzej Duda, who is the head of the Armed Forces, refused to act so harshly and took on the function of mediator.

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