New leader of NATO corps in Szczecin

German General Manfred Hofmann will take over as the leader of the NATO corps in Szczecin. He will replace Bogusław Smoła, who helmed the corps since 2012. Traditionaly, German and Polish generals, traded this post every three years. Manfred Hofmann is an experienced general who worked in the Bundeswehr in Cologne and the German Ministry of National Defence. From 2005-2006  he was the head of staff on the Althea mission in Sarajevo. Until now he has been the deputy of the head of Federal Bureau of the Bundeswehr in Cologne. Right now the NATO corps are preparing to transition into a structure of high fighting readiness. Troops from Szczecin will take part in the excercise "Compact Eagle 2015", which will be the biggest in NATO's history.