German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced that his country was sending 120 soldiers to Poland to help remove the effects of the flood. The operation will initially last eight weeks.
Germany are sending 120 Bundeswehr soldiers to Poland to help remove the effects of the flood. They are to help repair infrastructure and clean up the country, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said on Thursday in Szczecin.
The operation is expected to initially take eight weeks. German party politician SPD he said that Poland asked for help.
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Visit of the German Minister of Defense in Szczecin
Pistorius was in Szczecin on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Multinational Northeastern Corps NATO. The headquarters is commanded by German Lieutenant General Jürgen-Joachim von Sandrart.
Poland is struggling with the effects of a serious flood. Several towns in the southwestern part of the country were destroyed, the portal recalled.
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