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Germany launches FIRST foreign troop deployment since World War 2 as 5,000 soldiers to be sent to face down tyrant Putin
Germany launches FIRST foreign troop deployment since World War 2 as 5,000 soldiers to be sent to face down tyrant Putin
Published on April 01, 2025 at 04:07 PM
GERMANY launched its first deployment of troops to foreign soil since World War Two on Tuesday.
In a break with history, Berlin announced a 5,000-strong armoured brigade in Lithuania to face down the growing threat from land-grabbing Putin.
German troops will be stationed in Lithuania in the first permanent deployment since WW2Germany has been forced to revamp its military to deal with the growing threat from PutinFighting continues to rage on the front line, and figures from Germany's army have insisted Putin will not stop at Ukraine
Ever since Germany dragged Europe into war under the Nazis, the country has rejected militarisation.
But Russia‘s brazen aggression over the past three years has removed the option of pacifism from the table.
Germany has taken the decision to join her Nato allies in defending Europe's eastern flank against Putin's threat.
A new group forged especially for the mission, the 45th Armoured Brigade, was formally activated in a ceremony outside Lithuania's capital, Vilnius.
A temporary headquarters was set up, under the command of Brigadier General Christoph Huber, and the brigade's crest unveiled.
Huber told German reporters: “We have a clear mission: to ensure the protection, freedom and security of our Lithuanian allies on NATO’s eastern flank.
“In doing so, we also protect NATO territory â and Germany itself.”
Berlin pledged to send its own reinforcements to Lithuania back in 2023.
Whilst the Baltic nation does not have a direct border with mainland Russia, it shares almost 700km with Putin's ally Belarus, and is nestles up to Russia's militarised outpost Kaliningrad.
It is also acknowledged as being at heightened risk from Putin's warmongering, alongside it neighbours Latvia and Estonia.
The unit will be firing on all cylinders by 2027, and will eventually relocate to a permanent base in RÅ«dninkai, 30km south of Vilnius.
It will consist of front-line forces as well as support resources – such as a medical centre, signallers and command support teams.
As of now, there are 150 Germans stationed in Lithuania, and the figure is expected to swell to 500 by the end of the year.
Despite no direct conflict with Russia, Lithuania has already been feeling the pain of Putin's underhand meddling.
The government revealed that Russia was behind a devious plot to firebomb an Ikea store in Lithuania – because the logo uses the same colours as the Ukrainian flag.
Putin has been stalling the peace process, with many insisting he has no intention of ending the war with UkraineRussia is still battering Ukraine with strikes, inflicting scenes such as this in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine
The deployment coincides with a massive boost to military investment in Germany.
Parliament voted to exempt defence spending from strict rules on debt – clearing the way for a major cash dump.
A £420billion infrastructure fund was created, from which Germany's military will be able to draw.
The country's top general, General Carsten Breuer, said he doesn't believe Russia will stop at Ukraine – so the spending is vital.
He told the BBC: “We are threatened by Russia. We are threatened by Putin. We have to do whatever is needed to deter that.
“It's not about how much time I need, it's much more about how much time Putin gives us to be prepared. And the sooner we are prepared the better.”
Markus Zeiner, of the German Marshall Fund in Berlin, reflecting on the policy pivot, said: “We started two world wars.
“Even though it's 80 years since World War Two ended, the idea that Germans should stay out of conflict is still very much in many people's DNA.”
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