US EditionGermany Is Having Difficulty Finding Soldiers for the Brigade It Is Sending to Lithuania
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Germany is having difficulty finding volunteers for the Bundeswehr's 45th Armored Brigade, which is expected to be stationed in Lithuania as part of NATO's forward-deployed forces, German media reported.
Bundeswehr soldiers should be required to be deployed in Lithuania if necessary, as too few volunteers report. "We have enough soldiers, but the deployment is not attractive enough," says security expert Christian Mölling.
The chairman of the Defence Committee in the Bundestag, Röwekamp, is in favour of a commitment, if necessary, to a deployment in Lithuania. This applies in case, as in the past, there were still not enough volunteers, said the CDU deputy to the editorial network Germany.
Thomas Röwekamp, chairman of the German Bundestag's Defense Committee, wants to oblige Bundeswehr soldiers to serve in Lithuania if there are not enough volunteers for the German brigade deployed there, writes "zeit.de".
Even if the Federal Government denies it: According to a media report, there should be too few volunteers for the Lithuanian Brigade. The head of the Defence Committee responds: Those who choose the soldier's profession take responsibility.
Germany has failed to recruit volunteers for the Bundeswehr's 45th Armored Brigade, which is scheduled to be stationed in Lithuania, RBC-Ukraine reported, citing the German publication RND. The brigade is slated to be deployed by 2027, comprising over 4,800 military personnel and 200 civilian workers. Germany planned to provide 1,971 personnel during the initial phase of its formation, but only 209 volunteers—approximately 10% of the required nu…
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