IN LATE MAY 2023, THE 9TH "BRANIEWSKA" KING STEFAN BATORY ARMOURED CAVALRY
BRIGADE INVITED A GROUP OF MEDIA PROFESSIONALS TO WITNESS THE FINAL STAGES
OF CERTIFICATION OF THE 13TH ROTATION OF THE "LATVIA" POLISH MILITARY CONTINGENT
(PKW ŁOTWA). THIS WOULD BE THE 7TH ROTATION INVOLVING THE 9TH BRIGADE, STATIONED
IN THE WARMIAN-MASURIAN VOIVODESHIP. IT COULD ALSO POTENTIALLY BE THE LAST
DEPLOYMENT, INVOLVING THE PT-91 TWARDY MBTS.
The training process was launched in December last year,
while the rotation has been planned to happen between June
and July this year. PKW Łotwa involves around 200 soldiers,
70% of which come from the Braniewo-based brigade. Logi-
sticians, communications specialists, and a command com-
ponent would also be deployed to Latvia. There, they would
replace the 12th rotation deployed by the 19th "Lubelska" Div.
Gen. Franciszek Kleeberg Mechanized Brigade.
The media demonstration involved an offensive role demo
performed by a tank company, among other elements. Unfor-
tunately, due to the fire hazard stemming from the drought,
the armament, or the smoke grenades could not have been a
part of the demo. Additionally, the invited journalists also had
a chance to witness the MEDEVAC operation involving a Mi-
2, from the 49th Airbase in Pruszcz Gdanski (inherited from
the Naval Aviation Brigade), and the movement of a main
battle tanks company with support vehicles into an area of
operations of a CRBN unit tasked with decontaminating the
vehicles.
Equipment is a specific feature of the PKW Łotwa detach-
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