The rotation ceremony of the NATO battalion personnel will be held in Lithuania
450 troops of the Bundeswehr arrived in Lithuania, who will continue their service in the NATO multinational battalion deployed in the republic, reports RIA News.
According to information, “120 units of military equipment, in particular, Tanks Leopard 2A6 and Marder infantry fighting vehicles, Boxer armored personnel carriers. "
“As part of the rotation ceremony, the commander of the battalion battle group of Colonel-Lieutenant of the German Army, Christoph Huber, will be replaced by the new commander, Colonel-Lieutenant Torsten Gensler,” the department added.
Recall the NATO multinational battalions in accordance with the decision of the Warsaw summit of the alliance (2016 g) are located in three Baltic countries and Poland. The basis of the contingent of the unit deployed in Lithuania is made up of German soldiers.
On the third of August, a ceremony will be held in Rukla to rotate the combat groups of the international NATO battalion, as well as the replacement ceremony for the battalion commander. In just a few weeks, the 450 German military men of the second rotational shift, who will serve six months in the battalion in Lithuania, arrived in Lithuania
says the release of the Lithuanian defense ministry.According to information, “120 units of military equipment, in particular, Tanks Leopard 2A6 and Marder infantry fighting vehicles, Boxer armored personnel carriers. "
“As part of the rotation ceremony, the commander of the battalion battle group of Colonel-Lieutenant of the German Army, Christoph Huber, will be replaced by the new commander, Colonel-Lieutenant Torsten Gensler,” the department added.
Recall the NATO multinational battalions in accordance with the decision of the Warsaw summit of the alliance (2016 g) are located in three Baltic countries and Poland. The basis of the contingent of the unit deployed in Lithuania is made up of German soldiers.
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