Germany Launches Permanent Troop Deployment to Lithuania, Its First Since WWII

With the new support area, a supporting pillar of the Bundeswehr is located on the Hardthöhe in Bonn. Lt General Gerald Funke talks about the special fund, the Lithuania Brigade, compulsory military service and the Bonn site.

Germany’s Lithuanian base complicates grand US-Russia deal

Germany just opened its first permanent military base abroad since World War II amidst the competition for leadership of post-conflict Europe between itself, France and Poland. Located in southeastern Lithuania near the Belarusian border and in proximity to Russia’s Kaliningrad Region, it’s strategically positioned to give Germany outsized influence in shaping Europe’s future security architecture. That’s because Germany is now a […] The post Ge…

For the first time since World War II, Germany is deploying troops to another country for the long term. The country is sending thousands of soldiers to Lithuania, a NATO member that borders Russia. Berlin has described the move as an effort to...

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As fears grow about the reliability of the United States as an ally, countries across the EU are scrambling to prepare for a possible war with Russia.

The German army is about to deploy an armoured brigade of 5,000 soldiers on Lithuanian soil to strengthen NATO's eastern flank against Russia.