During exercises in Lithuania near the borders of Belarus, American tanks Abrams and German Leopard were used

The Lithuanian Ministry of Defense publishes information on the completion of the Iron Wolf 2021 military exercises. In addition to the Lithuanian servicemen, their counterparts from other NATO countries, including the United States, took part in the maneuvers.

It is reported what specific operations were practiced during one of the stages of the maneuvers near the border with Belarus. This is an operation in which American Tanks abrams.

And maneuvers near the Belarusian border were not limited to American tanks alone.

Among other things, German tanks also took part in practicing a series of offensive and defensive operations. These are Leopard armored vehicles, which, during the maneuvers, played for the so-called "blue units". Special blue crosses were applied to the sides of German tanks, red "oblique" crosses - on the sides of the tanks of the American military contingent.

At one of the stages of the maneuvers on the territory, which appeared in the form of a "geographically expanded range" (NATO interpretation), an Abrams tank was seen flying the Lithuanian flag.

It is stated that this is a demonstration of interaction between the countries of the North Atlantic Alliance.

In the reports of the Lithuanian Ministry of Defense, it is said that the exercises with a series of offensive and defensive operations were carried out at a training ground, on a part of which there is an imitation of urban development. From the Lithuanian side, servicemen of the motorized rifle battalion named after the Grand Duke of Lithuania Algirdas took part in the maneuvers

Units of the Spanish armed forces also took part in the maneuvers in Lithuania, having transferred their armored vehicles to the Baltic states.

It is important to note that when exercises are held in Belarus, Lithuania is the first to raise the issue of an alleged outgoing threat. Apparently, tank maneuvers in Lithuania itself are suggested not to be perceived as threatening to Belarus in Vilnius ...

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[SaLaR]

I can get into big bully.
Let the dogs say:
"Ay, pug! Know she is strong,
What barks at the Elephant! "

[tralflot1832]

The only question is, why are Abrams always in such "Yellow House" camouflage on tracks?

[NDR-791]

Quote: tralflot1832

The only question is, why are Abrams always in such "Yellow House" camouflage on tracks?

The military budget is not enough for repainting But I'm curious: it's clear that those pre-war Lithuanian nationalists in coffins are spinning like fans from the presence of tanks with black crosses. Are there modern ones there? Or are they all now followers of the Third Reich?

[alex neym_2]

You can see yellow from a distance, that color of "childish" surprise ...

[tralflot1832]

As soon as Klaipeda is renamed to Memel, it means that everyone has sailed.

[tihonmarine]

Quote: tralflot1832

The only question is, why are Abrams always in such "Yellow House" camouflage on tracks?

These are those who did not manage to reach Afghanistan.

[Lionnvrsk]

It is claimed to be a demonstration of ... the alliance.

Kuram laughs.

[Lynx2000]

servicemen of a motorized rifle battalion named after the Grand Duke of Lithuania Algirdas

Do they think that, like Olgerd Gedeminovich, they will march to Moscow? He went three times ... well, well.

[rotmistr60]

Iron Wolf 2021

If the Germans participated with the "Leopards", then one could call the exercise "Iron Kaput". The Lithuanian battalion, together with the allies (even the Spaniards were spotted), worked offensive and defensive actions ... Whom are the "fighters" going to attack if you constantly shout that you are about to be captured?

[Prisoner]

Iron kaput-2.

[Walking]

Quote: rotmistr60

Iron Wolf 2021

If the Germans participated with the "Leopards", then one could call the exercise "Iron Kaput". The Lithuanian battalion, together with the allies (even the Spaniards were spotted), worked offensive and defensive actions ... Whom are the "fighters" going to attack if you constantly shout that you are about to be captured?

Once this already happened, the Germans and Spaniards in 1941-42 near Leningrad.

[Dmitry Vladimirovich]

Warriors came to the Baltic states, who did not die in the Courland cauldron, about 192 thousand from there moved to prisoner of war camps.
Remember the American!

[Silver bullet]

Nemchura had a short memory, enough for 1,5 generations. Again, vehicles with crosses are seen by residents of Eastern Europe on roads with signs to the East. Not all the soldiers have yet been dug up in the forests, and already new battalions are being formed into wedges, and the policemen have probably prepared bandages. Well, this will not be a fight against coronavirus and Pfizer vaccinations. We are waiting and we take out ankle boots.

[tralflot1832]

Well then, the grandfathers, the group of armies "North" poisoned.

[voyaka uh]

The Courland cauldron is not the best example.
It was taken from the fall of 1944 to May 1945.
Five or six tries. The losses of the attacking Red Army in breaking through the dense defense were very great.
The group surrendered only after the surrender of Germany on May 9, 45.

[Dmitry Vladimirovich]

Quote: voyaka uh

The Courland cauldron is not the best example.
It was taken from the fall of 1944 to May 1945.
Five or six tries. The losses of the attacking Red Army in breaking through the dense defense were very great.
The group surrendered only after the surrender of Germany on May 9, 45.

This goes without saying - when the army group north was squeezed in the Kurland cauldron, the defense became denser, and communications were reduced so much that it did not matter where to direct the strike - the enemy quickly transferred reserves. And they blocked the boiler, not the largest forces - the direction was considered secondary, the main supply went to the armies that took East Prussia and the direction of the main attack on Berlin.
Therefore, from the beginning of 1945, it made no sense to take the boiler - it was processed by artillery and aviation, periodically it was uselessly stormed.
I would regard this as a failure of the Baltic Fleet, which was unable to organize a naval blockade of ports.
But the Germans used the fleet, the same heavy cruisers "Prince Yergen", Luttsov, Admiral Scheer in the summer of 1944 periodically supported the ground forces.

In January 1945, in the eastern part of the Baltic Sea, the German fleet had the following ships:
6th Destroyer Flotilla: Z-25, Z-28, Z-43, Karl Galster.
5th torpedo boat flotilla: T-23, T-28, T-33, T-35 and T-36.
2nd flotilla of destroyers: T-1, T-3, T-4, T-5, T-8, T-9, T-11 and T-12.
4th destroyer flotilla: Z-34, Z-38 (from February 1, 1945).
The rest of the destroyers of the 4th destroyer flotilla were in the final stages of repair, as were the T-17 and T-19 destroyers of the 3rd destroyer flotilla. All of them, together with the already created 2nd battle group and smaller ships, were supposed to ensure the safety of transportation of refugees and wounded soldiers evacuated by the sea, as well as remain in full combat readiness until the last days of the war.

Air attacks on the German fleet turned out to be scattered and ineffective, although the German heavy cruisers did not have air cover in the areas of operational deployment - unfortunately, the level of ground aviation was not high enough, and there were not enough sea pilots with experience.

https://coollib.net/b/141677/read

The sixth attempt to break the resistance of the Germans was made on March 17, 1945.
After the capture of the ports of Liepaja (May 9) and Ventspils (May 10), there was nowhere to carry out the already organized evacuation.

The mass surrender of the enemy began in the evening on May 8, within two days, the Soviet side took over 68 thousand German soldiers and officers, among them there were 13 generals. Together with the prisoners, 158 aircraft, 478 tanks and assault guns, almost 2500 field guns fell into the hands of our military, in addition, as trophies of the USSR, wagons, armored personnel carriers, motorcycles, cars, tractors, horses, and carts went to the USSR.

The German soldiers called this cauldron the "Cauldron of Death".

There is no exact data on German losses, only at least 25 thousand killed, wounded and missing Germans are known only in the first two months of the fighting.

And the Soviet troops called the Kurland Cauldron - the largest "camp of armed prisoners of war". :)

[voyaka uh]

That is all true.
I'm talking about something else.
In World War II, Latvians were on the side of Hitler. They actively participated in numerous crimes against civilians. There is no dispute with this.
But we must admit: Latvians are first-class soldiers. They proved it in the First World War, in the Civil War in Russia ("Latvian Riflemen") and in the Second World War.
Therefore, I would restrain the capricious moods about an easy capture of the Baltic states. You can run into a stubborn and competent defense.

[svp67]

Why are the Foreign Ministries of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus silent? Where are the calls of the military attaches to our Defense Ministry, with the DEMAND of an explanation of what kind of "muscle flexing" is this near our borders ... Why are we behaving so calmly?

[Cananecat]

While the Tribaltika conducts the Iron Wolf exercises, the military of the Republic of Belarus hang up flags for the corral of this wolf pack. ))

[Prisoner]

Yeah, through the Belarusian swamps, but on the abrashka, perhaps, I’ll dash off. And it is not the first time for the Belarusians to let the "leopards" into the spray. Whom did the disenfranchised decide to scare ?!

[singless]

on dry sand everyone can do that. we have not only summer. you will play the war thinner. how many abrams rollers sitting on do not cheat

[bamsik]

and how did phyto control miss them?

[GAndr]

Abrashi looks absolutely ridiculous in sandy colors, in the forests of Lithuania :)

[Agent cooper]

In the place of the Romans, the Balts for all their g * but would have rolled to zero and would have done the same with Tallinn and Vilnius as with Carthage. The empire can be generous to the enemy, but it is always merciless to the traitors.

[cmax]

Yes, no one really takes Russia into account. All and sundry bark at her and do whatever they like. Even Moldova is already denying the debt for gas. Ukraine was presented with 3 billion greens. Poland was given a couple of billions for allegedly overpaid gas. Turkey was supplied with a S400 + nuclear power plant at the expense of Russia, it will be built with a payback period of 30 years, maybe then they will return something, but most likely, as always. In Donbas, they have already gone to use drones against the republics, as if they do not have air defense, although they probably do not really, Russian air defense is also silent. It seems that it is easier for a Ukrainian drone to fly into the territory of Donbas - beat it. Nah ... toli can't, toli in truth can only shoot down such targets in the military reception at ORT. Complete toothlessness. How and who will respect such people.