The Daily Populous Tuesday April 1st, 2025 evening edition
Authored by politico.eu and submitted by DomesticErrorist22

Berlin pledged the long-term deployment in 2023, breaking with decades of German defense policy that avoided permanent stationing of combat troops abroad. | Sean Gallup/Getty Images

BERLIN — Germany officially launched its first permanent foreign troop deployment since World War II on Tuesday — a 5,000-strong armored brigade in Lithuania — as Berlin moves to bolster NATO’s eastern flank in response to Russia’s war against Ukraine.

According to the German military’s lobbying group, the newly created 45th Armored Brigade was formally activated during a ceremony outside Vilnius. A temporary headquarters was established, with the brigade's crest unveiled and the unit now officially under the command of Brigadier General Christoph Huber.

“We have a clear mission: to ensure the protection, freedom and security of our Lithuanian allies on NATO’s eastern flank,” Huber told dpa, the German press agency. “In doing so, we also protect NATO territory — and Germany itself.”

Loki-L on April 1st, 2025 at 11:24 UTC »

It is the 45th Panzer Brigade or as it is known in German: Panzerbrigade 45, abbreviated to PzBrig 45.

PzBrig 45 consist of:

Stab StUstgKp FmKp PzBtl 203 PzGrenBtl 122 MNBG LTU PzArtBtl 455 VersBtl 456 AufklKp 450 PzPiKp 450

I am not saying German military naming conventions are a war crime in itself, but...

this is a real sign.

Vincent_Windbeutel on April 1st, 2025 at 10:45 UTC »

FYI

This deployment was already pleged 2023 and now came into effect with a newly established armored brigade of around 5000

Ascomae on April 1st, 2025 at 10:18 UTC »

Just to be clear: We were invited this time ;)