First Bundeswehr troops selected to travel to Lithuania

On 6 November, the German national Ministry of Defence (Bundesministerium der Verteidigung, BMVg) announced a decision to send troops of the Land Army (Heer) to Lithuania as part of the formation of the permanent Bundeswehr garrison. The 42nd Armer Brigade (Panzerbrigade 42) is to be formed in Lithuania. For now...