The Polish Ministry of Defense announced today that it has recalled and removed from his duties “with immediate effect” the Polish commander of the joint staff, Eurocorps, following a military counterintelligence investigation.

Intelligence agencies have “opened an audit investigation” into Lt. Gen. Jaroslav Gromandzinski’s access to classified information following “new information about the officer,” according to a Defense Ministry statement.

“Consequently, a decision has been taken to suspend General Gromandzinski from his duties as Eurocorps commander and recall him to his country immediately,” the ministry said, adding that another officer would be appointed to “ensure continuity” in the post. hitherto held by the general, and this “is immediately effective.”

“This is a sovereign decision taken by the Polish Ministry of National Defense. Eurocorps, a multinational staff of six framework countries and five associated countries, continues its ongoing activities,” the body, whose headquarters is based in of Strasbourg (in eastern France), city-symbol of Franco-German reconciliation and the European edifice.

“The management structure is organized in a strong and resilient manner,” it added.

No clarification on the new information concerning the general, nor on the ongoing investigation was made by the Polish ministry.

Before taking over the rotating command of Eurocorps in June, which rotates every two years, General Gromandzinski was primarily an adviser-coordinator to the chief of the Polish army’s general staff.

In recent months, he was part of the international aid team for Ukraine in Wiesbaden, Germany where, together with US military personnel, he was responsible for training Ukrainian soldiers.

Eurocorps was founded in 1992. It is an army corps manned by 1,000 soldiers from the six member countries, the so-called “framework countries” (France, Germany, Spain, Belgium, Luxembourg and Poland) which finance and administer it.

Several “associate countries” (Greece, Turkey, Italy, Romania and Austria) also support Eurocorps by providing officers on staff.

This body, whose mission is to direct and coordinate large-scale multinational operations on behalf of the EU and NATO, can command up to 60,000 military ground forces.