The United States has canceled the planned deployment of 4,000 troops to Poland, a move linked to a broader Pentagon decision to reduce the American military presence in Germany by 5,000 personnel, according to information confirmed to Euronews.
The reversal comes after Washington announced earlier this month that troops would be withdrawn from bases in Germany over the next six to nine months. The decision followed a sharp deterioration in relations between President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. Tensions escalated after Merz criticized the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran, describing it as poorly conceived and claiming the White House had been “humiliated” by the government in Tehran.
Trump responded publicly and angrily, accusing the German leader of meddling in Iran-related diplomacy and telling him to focus on “fixing his broken country.” Shortly afterward, the Pentagon confirmed plans to scale back the American military footprint in Germany.
Instead of transferring part of those forces eastward, however, Washington decided to cancel the rotational deployment that was supposed to replace troops currently stationed in Poland. The deployment had already advanced significantly before being halted. A formal “casing the colors” ceremony for the 1st Cavalry Division took place on May 1 at Fort Hood in Texas, and military equipment had reportedly already begun moving toward Europe.
