Camp Kościuszko
US Army command post in Poznań, Poland
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Camp Kościuszko is the US V Corps' Forward Operating Station Poznań (FOS Poznań), Poland[1] also denoted V Corps Headquarters (Forward). Forward Operating Station Poznań is the permanent headquarters for V Corps (Forward), which was announced in June 2022 by US President Joe Biden,[2] as the eastern flank of the NATO alliance.[3][4] The first permanent change of station (PCS) to Camp Kościuszko took place in February 2023.[5] IMCOM-Europe took responsibility for the garrison on 21 March 2023.[6]
| Camp Kosciuszko | |
|---|---|
Camp Kościuszko | |
| Poznań in Poland | |
Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Błaszczak, U.S. Army Generals Darryl Williams & John Kolasheski, Polish Gen. Jarosław Mika applaud as Camp Kościuszko is named | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Military base, HQ |
| Owner |  Poland |
| Operator |  United States |
| Controlled by | IMCOM-Europe |
| Location | |
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| Coordinates | 52.406415°N 16.895693°E |
| Garrison information | |
| Garrison |  V Corps |
| Designations | V Corps HQ (Forward) |
FOS Poznań was renamed Camp Kościuszko on 30 July 2022,[7][1][a][3] for Thaddeus Kosciuszko (Tadeusz Kościuszko), a hero of the American Revolutionary War who is commemorated in the US and Poland.[b]
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Notes
- The approximate American pronunciation:kosh-CHUUS(H)-koh
- During World War II a Camp Tadeusz Kościuszko was established in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada from 1941 to 1942, for training members of the Polish Army and Air Force.[8]
