May 22, 2025, Vilnius, Lithuania: (L-R) German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius, Lithuanian Defence Minister Dovile Sakaliene, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda inspect the troops during the ceremony of the German brigade inauguration in Vilnius The German 45th Armored Brigade ''Lithuania'' was officially inaugurated at a ceremony held at Cathedral Square in leer más Vilnius, with the participation of German Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz, German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius, Lithuanian President Gitanas Naus?da, and Lithuanian Defence Minister Dovil? L akalien?..Established in Lithuania on 1 April 2025, the brigade is projected to comprise around 5,000 Bundeswehr soldiers and civilian staff, with full combat readiness expected by 2027. leer menos
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