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NATO forces in Poland consist of both Polish and allied units. Poland joined
gov.pl. (Previously, allied units were not stationed on Polish territory, although they did take part in military exercises, such as
NATO forces in Poland consist of both Polish and allied units. Poland joined NATO
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in 1999.
Polish forces include:
* MNC NE (Multinational Corps Northeast
The Multinational Corps Northeast was formed on 18 September 1999 at Szczecin, Poland, which became its headquarters. It evolved from what was for many years the only multinational corps in NATO, Allied Land Forces Schleswig-Holstein and Jutland ...
in Szczecin
Szczecin ( , , ; ; ; or ) is the capital city, capital and largest city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland. Located near the Baltic Sea and the Poland-Germany border, German border, it is a major port, seaport, the la ...
) – created in 1999,
* JFTC ( Joint Force Training Centre NATO in Bydgoszcz
Bydgoszcz is a city in northern Poland and the largest city in the historical region of Kuyavia. Straddling the confluence of the Vistula River and its bank (geography), left-bank tributary, the Brda (river), Brda, the strategic location of Byd ...
) – created in 2004,
* 3NSB ( 3rd NATO Signal Battalion (3 Batalion Łączności NATO) w Bydgoszczy) – created in 2010,
* MP COE (NATO Military Police Centre of Excellence
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(Centrum Eksperckie Policji Wojskowej NATO) in Bydgoszcz) – created in 2013,
* NFIU (NATO Force Integration Unit
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(Jednostka Integracji Sił NATO) in Bydgoszcz) – created in 2015,
* CI COE (Counter Intelligence Center of Excellence
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(Centrum Eksperckie Kontrwywiadu NATO) in Kraków
, officially the Royal Capital City of Kraków, is the List of cities and towns in Poland, second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city has a population of 804,237 ...
) – created in 2017.
The first NATO allied units arrived in Poland in 2017.Siły sojusznicze w Polscegov.pl. (Previously, allied units were not stationed on Polish territory, although they did take part in military exercises, such as
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, Dragon or Noble Jump exercises in the mid-2010s; such exercises are still taking place, e.g. Defender Europe
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* ''The D ...
in 2020). They include:
* MND NE (Multinational Division North East
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in Elbląg
Elbląg (; ; ) is a city in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, located in the eastern edge of the Żuławy region with 127,390 inhabitants, as of December 2021. It is the capital of Elbląg County.
Elbląg is one of the ol ...
) – from 2017 roku. It consists of soldiers from: Poland, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Spain, Canada, Lithuania, Latvia, Germany, Romania, Turkey, the United States, Hungary, Great Britain and Slovakia.
* eHP units ( NATO Forward Presence)
In 2019, the size of allied units in Poland was estimated at around 5,000.
The size of the NATO units in Poland occasionally fluctuates when NATO training exercises are held on Polish soil.
NATO in presence in Poland has been temporarily increased during the 2021–2022 Russo-Ukrainian crisis
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.
See also
*Northern Group of Forces
The Northern Group of Armed Forces (; ) was the military formation of the Soviet Army (Russian Ground Forces starting 1992) stationed in Poland from the end of Second World War in 1945 until 1993 when they were withdrawn in the aftermath of the fa ...
References
{{reflist NATO Military of Poland