Multinational Division Central-South
Multinational Division Central-South (MMN-CS) is a part of the Multinational Force Iraq. Headquartered in Camp Echo, it is under Polish command and the Polish contingent forms its largest part. Other participants include: Republic of Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kingdom of Denmark, Republic of Kazakhstan, Republic of Latvia, Republic of Lithuania, Mongolia, Republic of Poland, Republic of Romania, Republic of Salvador, Slovak Republic, Republic of Spain, Ukraine and the United States of America; the Lithuania, Ukrainian, Spanish and Slovakian ones had already withdrawn.
The South Central zone (formely the Upper South zone, also known as the Polish zone) which is under the authority of the Division covers the Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate, Karbala Governorate, Babil Governorate and the Wasit Governorate. The region had a population of about 5 millions spread over 65 632 km². The Najaf Governorate was passed back to American control in 2004, due to reduction in strength of the forces under Polish command; this reduced the zone to about 3 million of population spread over 28 655 km². On January 5, 2006, Polish troops handed over control of the central Babil province to U.S. troops. Major cities in the Polish zone include Diwaniyah, Kut, Hillah, and Karbala and Najaf.
The strength of the Polish forces have decreased from 2500 (2003) to 900 (2007); the Divison numbers about 2,000 troops. Polish casualties number 25. Casualties of the entire division are 65.
The headquarters of the zone were moved in 2004 from Camp Babilon to Camp Echo.
Commanders
| Rotation | Commander | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | Andrzej Tyszkiewicz | 17 May 2003 | 11 January 2004 |
| II | Mieczysław Bieniek | 11 January 2004 | 18 July 2004 |
| III | Andrzej Ekiert | 18 July 2004 | 7 February 2005 |
| IV | Waldemar Skrzypczak | 7 February 2005 | 26 July 2005 |
| V | Piotr Czerwiński | 26 July 2005 | 6 February 2006 |
| VI | Edward Gruszka | 6 February 2006 | 18 July 2006 |
| VII | Bronisław Kwiatkowski | 18 July 2006 | 24 January 2007 |
| VIII | Paweł Lamla | 24 January 2007 | 25 July 2007 |
| IX | Tadeusz Buk | 25 July 2007 | - |
Forces
Polish
| Rotation | Division | Strength |
|---|---|---|
| I | 12th Polish Mechanized Division | 2500 |
| II | 11th Lubusz Armored Cavalry Division | 2500 |
| III | 16th Pomeranian Mechanized Division | 2400 |
| IV | 11th Lubusz Armored Cavalry Division | 1500 |
| V | 1st Warsaw Mechanized Division | 1500 |
| VI | 12th Polish Mechanized Division | 900 |
| VII | 16th Pomeranian Mechanized Division | 900 |
| VIII | 11th Lubusz Armored Cavalry Division | 900 |
| IX | 1st Warsaw Mechanized Division | 900 |
Spanish (withdrawn)
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