The main force during Operation Safe Podlasie for the next six months will be soldiers of the 16th Pomeranian Mechanized Division. On the Polish-Belarusian border they will replace colleagues from the Szczecin division. They have been preparing for tasks for respective months, including police and gendarmes.
Joint patrol and station of soldiers 12 and 16 Mechanized Division on the Polish-Belarusian border, 2025.
In Karakule, Podlasie, there will be a solemn handover of command between II and III tomorrow. Military Task Force “Sub-Lase”. The Border defender will support the soldiers of the 16th Pomeranian Mechanized Division in securing safety at the border with Belarus as early as mid-March have begun preparations for tasks.
Subdivisions designated to execute operational duties "Safe Floors" They had to undergo a number of trainings. – We started with theoretical training in the field of law. The soldiers learned about the provisions concerning the support of the Border Guard, the usage of means of direct coercion, as mentioned by Captain Karol Frankowski, press spokesperson of the 16th Mechanicalised Division.
The rules concerning the protection of classified information were besides discussed, for example, soldiers learned what information they should not disclose on social media, etc. Subsequent theoretical trainings were conducted with the participation of psychologists.
During applicable training, among others, first aid was practiced on the battlefield. A peculiar emphasis was placed on defending against various types of incendiary agents, as migrants standing on the Belarusian side frequently throw at soldiers and officers of the petrol bottle.
Training under the supervision of police and gendarmes took place in all subdivisions of the 16th Mechanized Division. – In addition, any of the soldiers passed an instructor-methodic course in the peculiar Military Police Department in Minsk Mazowiecki – says Captain Frankowski. Then specified trained instructors passed on cognition to their colleagues from division units, among others, about the handling of smooth-bore rifles, the method of decomposing and folding weapons, which is importantly different from military permanent weapons. The program besides included shooting training.
Much time has besides been spent on CRC activities (Crowd and Riot Control), or dealing with an aggressive crowd. Police and gendarmes shared their cognition and experience of how to deal with detainees and respond to threats from the crowd and usage direct coercion measures. Soldiers equipped with shields and helmets with helmets with helmets had to form, for example, a compact sub-chapter and repel an attacking group of people.
Another key issue in preparing for border service was the defence against weapons of mass destruction. “All soldiers active in Operation Safe Podlasie had to check their masks and another individual protective measures against contamination and to practice techniques with this kind of equipment,” says press spokesperson 16 DZ.
16 Pomeranian Mechanized Division in Border Protection will replace the 12th Mechanized Division and will be liable for Operation Safe Podlasie for the next six months. In the first phase on the east wall of Poland, soldiers of the 20th Bartoszycka Mechanized Brigade will primarily serve, 1 The Mazury Artillery Brigade and the 16th Motorised Brigade supported by the 16th Żuławski Logistics Regiment. At the turn of October and November, he will take over his duties 15 The Giant Mechanized Brigade And the 9th Armored Cavalry Brigade with the support of the 9th Battalion of Command.
