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At the same time, the fourth anniversary of the deployment of the NATO battalion in Lithuania will be commemorated.
Lieutenant Colonel Sebastian Hebisch of the 93rd Tank Battalion of the German Army will assume command of the battalion, the National Defense Ministry said.
In the first half of this year, he will lead a group of about 1,200 soldiers, consisting of soldiers from Belgium, the Czech Republic, Iceland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway and Germany.
The German-led NATO battalion has been deployed in Lithuania since early 2017, in response to Russia’s aggression in Ukraine and military activity in the region.
Since then, he has trained more than 12,000 people while rotating in the NATO battle group alongside Lithuanian soldiers. soldiers from nine NATO countries: Germany, Norway, the Netherlands, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Iceland, Luxembourg, Croatia, France.
This battle group is integrated into the Iron Wolf Mechanized Infantry Brigade of the Lithuanian Armed Forces.
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