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4mo ago

Germany To Send Combat Engineers To Join Poland's Operation Ostschild In 2026

Berlin says the fortification mission is non-combat deterrence that does not require a Bundestag mandate.

Soldaten der Bundeswehr: Sie sollen ab 2026 an der Ostgrenze Polen aktiv werden
Die Bundeswehr wird sich aktiv daran beteiligen, die Ostgrenze Polens nach Belarus und Russland besser zu sichern und einen Schutzwall zu errichten.

Overview

  • A mid-double-digit Bundeswehr contingent from the army and support branches will join Poland's Operation Ostschild along the borders with Kaliningrad and Belarus.
  • The deployment is planned to start in the second quarter of 2026 and could run through the end of 2027.
  • Assigned tasks include building positions and trenches, laying barbed wire, and erecting anti-tank obstacles as engineering duties.
  • Polish state secretary Paweł Zalewski announced the plan, which a German Defence Ministry spokesperson confirmed.
  • The move expands Germany's support for Poland following Patriot air-defense deployments to Rzeszów and a Luftwaffe alert detachment stationed in Malbork since December 2025.