📋 Tender Overview
The Polish Army has been involved from the very first hours in actions to protect the life and health of the population, to help citizens, in all state actions related to fighting the flood. (…) At the moment, over 25 thousand soldiers are still assigned to the operation. 20 thousand soldiers of the Polish Army are taking part in the action directly at this moment. At the key moment, at the culmination of the involvement, there were over 25 thousand soldiers involved in fighting the flood and removing its effects - informed Deputy Prime Minister W. Kosiniak-Kamysz during a speech in the Sejm.
On September 25, in the Sejm, the Government presented information on the involvement of the services in the fight against flooding and removing its effects.
All types of armed forces were used to fight the flood. All of the actions we carried out were fully coordinated with the actions of the State Fire Service and the Police under the leadership of the crisis management team– the head of the Ministry of National Defense noted at the beginning of his speech.
In his speech, the Deputy Prime Minister stressed that the military operations began immediately after the meeting of the Government Security Centre on September 11.
On September 11, the Territorial Defense Forces conduct reconnaissance. On September 12, the formation of military task forces begins. The command of this action is entrusted to the commander of the Territorial Defense Forces, General Krzysztof Sta?czyk, who from that moment on commands the entire operation - not only the Territorial Defense Forces, but also the operational forces assigned to the operation. From that moment on, four military task forces are formed: in Ma?opolska, Wielkopolska, Silesia and Lower Silesia. (...) From September 12, engineering task forces are formed, separated from the operational forces, with eight helicopters, self-propelled transporters, sailing with sapper boats, with engineering forces. On September 12, the commanders of the WOT brigades establish close cooperation with the services and bodies of the territorial administration. As a result, they send liaison officers to 6 provincial crisis management centers and 4 district and 11 municipal centers. September 13, when the headquarters in Wroc?aw is held under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister. At 2 p.m. in the General Staff in Warsaw, with the participation of the most important commanders, I receive a report from the Chief of the General Staff, the Commander of the Territorial Defense Forces and the General Commander of the Armed Forces Branches about the readiness of 4 task forces, task groups and 5 engineering teams. They go into action, they are launched on September 13 in the Opole province in G?ucho?azy as the first– said the head of the Ministry of National Defense, informing about the military’s actions.
The Minister of National Defense informed that over 1,300 units of military equipment were sent to direct operations, including 758 passenger and heavy vehicles, 17 medical vehicles, 43 bulldozer-loaders, 59 dump trucks, 19 PTSs, 40 sapper boats.
The next actions taken concerned the engineering component. (…) The engineering troops have been present in the operations from the very beginning. Now they are conducting activities analysing the places where the bridges were torn off. Special teams have been designated. The engineering troops carried out activities to clear 129 kilometres of roads. They carried out reconnaissance of 27 damaged bridges in four locations: G?ucho?azy, Krapkowice, Stronie ?l?skie, L?dek, Zdrój. Repair activities are already underway. The crossing is being carried out. The engineering troops will once again build temporary bridges using the DMS-65 structure obtained from the Government Agency for Strategic Reserves. The reconstruction of temporary road infrastructure is being carried out in most towns.– informed Deputy Prime Minister Kosiniak-Kamysz.
One of the important tasks carried out by the army was air support. 125 air missions were carried out. These are patrol flights, transport flights, those that dropped 744 big bags. 4,539 people were evacuated, including 98 people using helicopters.
The army also provides water and food to residents of the affected areas. It also supports their distribution. Since the beginning of the campaign, 18,000 meals have been served to civilians and 27,000 liters of bottled water have been distributed. 48 tankers have so far delivered 1.4 million liters of water to various locations affected by the flood.
