Combat brigade in Lithuania: Bundeswehr sends pre-commando to NATO's eastern flank
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Germany Deploys Brigade to Strengthen Lithuania's DefenseBy 2025, Germany will station up to 5,000 troops in Lithuania to enhance NATO’s eastern front security.
- A German advance team will deploy to Lithuania in Q2 2024 to prepare for the arrival of a combat brigade.
- The brigade, including about 5,000 soldiers and 200 civilians, is scheduled for formal activation in 2025.
- Germany and Lithuania will sign a roadmap outlining infrastructure needs and the troop deployment timeline.
- Additionally, German companies operate a facility in Lithuania repairing Leopard 2 tanks for Ukraine, expected to return early 2024.
The flagship project of the turning point.— Boris Pistorius, German Defense Minister, described the plan in Vilnius as the 'flagship project of the turning point' during the signing of a roadmap for the deployment in Lithuania.
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