First German soldiers arrive in Lithuania for permanent force
German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius has described the start of a German brigade in Lithuania as a key step to improve the deployment capability of NATO forces and "an important day for the Bundeswehr." "This is the first time that we have permanently stationed such a unit outside Germany," Pistorius said on Monday in Berlin at a farewell ceremony for the preliminary command of the Lithuania brigade. Lithuanian Defence Minister Laurynas Kasčiūnas, who only took up the post last month, greeted
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