Everything about Lithuanian-polish Peace Force Battalion totally explained
Lithuanian-Polish Peace Force Battalion or
LITPOLBAT was a
Lithuanian-
Polish peacekeeping battalion, formed in 1997 and disbanded in 2007 as one of the examples of military cooperation between Lithuania and Poland, now both part of
NATO. Soldiers of the battalion served in various peacekeeping missions of
United Nations, NATO and
OSCE.
History
Polish-Lithuanian foreign relations were established in 1991. Foundation of the military cooperation lies in an agreement signed on June 15, 1993 in
Vilnius between the
Ministry of National Defense of Republic of Poland and the
Ministry of National Protection of the Lithuanian Republic concerning the establishment of mutual
military cooperation. Since it was signed, various joint training exercises have taken place at the squad and platoon level between
Polish and
Lithuanian military. Poland has also assisted Lithuanian military by donating equipment worth over one million
US dollars and assisting with training.
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Creation of such specific unit was first proposed by
president of Lithuania,
Algirdas Brazauskas, during his speech in Polish parliament (
Sejm) in 1995. The unit was officially created on 3 March 1997 when a specific agreement was reached by
Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and
its Lithuanian counterpart. On 31st of December 1998 the battalion reached operational readiness.
During
president of Poland Aleksander Kwaśniewski visit to Lithuania on 14 April 1999, LITPOLBAT was presented with two
military standards, Polish and Lithuanian one, financed by presidents of both countries.
In 2000, LITPOLBAT was identified as a component of the
Rapid reaction force formed by the
European Union.
In 1999 Poland joined
NATO and has since than been supporting Lithuanian entry into that organization; Lithuania joined NATO in 2004. On February 5, 2001 a new agreement of cooperation on the issue of defence was signed between the Government of Poland and the Government of Lithuania reflecting their new NATO-related closer cooperation.
In 2007 the battalion was disbanded.
Organization
Polish units of LITPOLBAT come from
4 Suwałki Armored Cavalary Brigade named after General
Zygmunt Podhorski in
Orzysz, part of
Warmia-
Mazury Polish 15th Mechanized Division named after king of Poland and Lithuania,
Władysław Jagiełło. Lithuanian units come from
Mechanized Infantry Battalion in
Alytus, named after Great Lithuanian Duchess
Birute, part of
"Iron Wolf" Mechanized Infantry Division in Vilnius.
Nearly 800 soldiers served in the battalion (435 Polish and 351 Lithuanian after the creation in 1998 (786 total); NATO press release for 2004 gave the strength of 784
(External Link)). The key staff positions are taken up by rotation. The commander of the unit served for 3 years.
The bilaterally staffed Battalion Headquarters are located in Orzysz, Poland.
Operations
Soldiers of LITPOLBAT have been deployed in
Kosovo,
Syria,
Lebanon and
Iraq.
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