German brigade in Lithuania to be put into service

In the year 2025 - German brigade in Lithuania to be put into service

The Bundeswehr brigade planned for permanent deployment in Lithuania is to be commissioned in 2025 with a formal roll call. According to information from the German Press Agency, a preliminary command is to be deployed to the territory of the NATO partner in the second quarter of next year. This will then continue to grow so that the deployment staff will be in the country by the end of the year at the latest, led by the brigade's first commander.

On Sunday evening, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius planned to arrive in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius in order to sign a roadmap for the deployment with his counterpart Arvydas Anusauskas on Monday. Germany is thus responding to Lithuania's security needs following Russia's attack on Ukraine. In the document, Lithuania and Germany will commit to creating the necessary framework conditions for the successful deployment of an operational and war-ready brigade.

According to the military, the Lithuanian brigade involves the permanent deployment of a total of around 5,000 men and women, including 4,800 soldiers and 200 civilian employees. According to earlier information, two combat troop battalions from Bavaria and North Rhine-Westphalia are to be deployed to NATO's eastern flank as the core of the new Lithuania brigade. The third battalion will be the multinational NATO battle group (eFP battle group) in Lithuania, which is already in the Baltic state under German command and has rotating personnel. Pistorius described the project as a "beacon project for the new era".

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1. Boris Pistorius, the German Defense Minister, will travel to Vilnius, the Lithuanian capital, on Sunday evening to sign a deployment roadmap with his Lithuanian counterpart, aiming to address Lithuania's security needs in response to Russia's actions in Ukraine.
2. The planned Bundeswehr brigade, planned for permanent deployment in Lithuania, is expected to enter service in 2025, with a significant contribution from the federal armed forces.
3. According to the German Press Agency, a preliminary command will be deployed to Lithuania in the second quarter of 2025, marking the start of the deployment process under NATO, with the entire brigade staff expected to be stationed in the country by the year's end.
4. The Lithuanian brigade will consist of around 5,000 military personnel, including 4,800 soldiers and 200 civilian employees, with two combat battalions from Bavaria and North Rhine-Westphalia forming the core of the new brigade.
5. The German Defense Ministry acknowledged the involvement of women in the Lithuanian brigade, ensuring that they will not be excluded from this significant international defense commitment.

Source: www.stern.de