GROM-Iraq deployment finished.

[Marmot1]

Żołnierze GROM zakończyli misję w Iraku

Żołnierze GROM zakończyli wykonywanie zadań w ramach misji w Iraku - poinformował w poniedziałek rzecznik Sztabu Generalnego WP płk Zdzisław Gnatowski.
Ujawnił, że w czasie pobytu w Iraku żołnierze GROM przeprowadzili ponad 200 "akcji bezpośrednich", w których zatrzymali kilkuset podejrzanych o terroryzm, w tym kilka osób z tzw. "talii kart" - najbardziej poszukiwanych prominentów reżimu Saddama Husajna



GROM SF unit ended it's mission in Iraq informed spokesman for polish army general headquarters col.Zdzislaw Gnatowski.

He also informed that during deployment GROM had over 200 direct actions in which several hundreds suspects were detained, including some figures from "Card Deck".

GROM was in Iraq since march 2003 but little is known about what they were doing. They were under Coalition HQ command and were not part of Multinational Divison CS (Under Polish command)

[ShotOver]

I've always been a huge fan of GROM.
Nice work mates woot

[mack pl]

they were part of 2 battalion 3 SF Group(USA)

ohhh, and my comment- :cantbeli:

[SOG]

very cool, hope they rest well.

[Marmot1]

they were part of 2 battalion 3 SF Group(USA)

ohhh, and my comment- :cantbeli:

Come on I am sure they will return there sooner or later... ;)

[mack pl]

they were part of 2 battalion 3 SF Group(USA)

ohhh, and my comment- :cantbeli:

Come on I am sure they will return there sooner or later... ;)

what do you mean? I doubt our MoD will send them again :roll:

[Marmot1]

they were part of 2 battalion 3 SF Group(USA)

ohhh, and my comment- :cantbeli:

Come on I am sure they will return there sooner or later... ;)

what do you mean? I doubt our MoD will send them again :roll:

Wanna bet?

[mack pl]

they were part of 2 battalion 3 SF Group(USA)

ohhh, and my comment- :cantbeli:

Come on I am sure they will return there sooner or later... ;)

what do you mean? I doubt our MoD will send them again :roll:

Wanna bet?

hehe, do you know something I dont know? :lol:

[Herrmannek]

Normal soldiers "don't like" GROM and additionaly mod doesn't have idea what to do with them in Iraq thats why they bring them home, if MoD will find any use* for them I'm sure they will be in plane faster than you can blink you eye :)


*I don't say there is no use of them, but generaly mod doesn't have idea how to use their potential, they are to good for patrol duties ;)

[MARINO]

They did a nice work woot

[Argyll]

The Polish forces do an outstanding job in Iraq,from the cook's to the SOF(GROM)

[Marmot1]

The Polish forces do an outstanding job in Iraq,from the cook's to the SOF(GROM)

But.... in Poland we have old pricks in MOD who finished their studies in Moscow Military Institute... they do not like young oficers especially those educated in western countries or USA. Their favorite tactic is human wawe... thus the problem that grom which is not ordinary unit is considered dangerous to them. They are afraid that yound experienced officers can take their desks some day... It is still legacy of comunism and we need 10-15 years more to change the way generals think. So far they are not flexible love paperwork and army is full of absurds.. one example: When our polish soldiers arrived to Kuwait and were transported to central Iraq in trucks they had EMPTY magazines since those idiots in HQ were afraid that they might hurt themselves or bystanders... so if you don't trust own soldiers, then...

another example: after every firefight soldiers had to report how many rounds they used and why, later it was checked very strictly not to mention that even rounds batch numbers were checked... so basicaly after you shoot in air to disperse crowd you were in big ****... sorry but this is not how modern army works... now things changed a bit and I think that iraqi mission is very beneficial to our army since we can compare theory with reality and improve our procedures and equipment but still we need to improve our chain of command...