Germany to Deploy Brigade in Lithuania for First Time Post-WWII

Germany has announced plans to station a permanent brigade comprising 4,800 troops in Lithuania near the Russian border by 2027. This significant decision marks the first time since World War II that German forces will be permanently deployed abroad. The defense ministers of both countries signed this historic agreement on Monday, a move likened by German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius to the Cold War deployment of Allied forces in West Germany against Soviet threats.

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