German troops

A number of German troops stationed in Lithuania is expected at the upcoming Lithuanian Pride 2024 march of the LGBT+ community in Vilnius, says Vladimiras Simonko, head of the Lithuanian Gay League (LGL).

National Defence Minister Laurynas Kasčiūnas on Monday greeted in German the first troops of Germany’s brigade upon arrival in Vilnius. The minister stated he would do anything in his power to make them feel comfortable in Lithuania.

The Government plans to rent flats to German brigade troops and their families set to settle in Lithuania.

National Defence Minister Arvydas Anušauskas says Vilnius and Berlin continue a smooth dialogue on the deployment of a German brigade, downplaying reports on correspondence leaked to the German media, which says the funding of the brigade may present a tough challenge for Lithuania.

On Tuesday, Minister of National Defence Arvydas Anušauskas and Lithuania’s Chief of Defence General Valdemaras Rupšys visited the Rokantiškės military base near Vilnius. The minister says that German troops deployed in Lithuania would live not only in Rukla and Rūdninkai but also in Vilnius.

The Lithuanian and German chiefs of defence met on Monday to discuss the progress of a plan to station a brigade in Lithuania.

As enhancement of defence cooperation between Lithuania and Germany continues, Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Lithuania and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany concerning Temporary Stays of Members of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Lithuania and the Armed Forc...

Chancellor Angela Merkel says Germany will continue to lead NATO's multinational battalion in Lithuania and to perform the Baltic air policing mission.

Lieutenant Colonel Rene Braun of Germany will take over as commander of NATO's multinational battalion in Lithuania in a ceremony on Thursday, the Defense Ministry said.

Darius Jauniškis, the director of the Lithuanian State Security Department (VSD), says that intelligence agencies are increasingly open to communication with the public as they cannot remain invisible services in this information age.

Luxembourg's troops are arriving in Lithuania on Monday to join the combat group of the NATO Enhanced Forward Presence battalion stationed in Lithuania.

Norbert Lammert, president of Germany's lower house of parliament, the Bundestag, is coming to Lithuania this week, lzinios.lt news portal reported.

Yet another information attack has been launched against the German led international battalion stationed in Lithuania. Members of the Seimas Committee of National Security and Defence (NSGK) received letters presenting yet another fraudulent story – supposedly the head of the NATO contingent, Lt. C...

The German-led NATO battalion stationed in Lithuania has again become the target of a fake news attack, the news website Delfi.lt reported on Friday.

A Dutch contingent arrived in the NATO battalion under establishment in Lithuania on Thursday – over 100 troops landed in the Lithuanian Air Force Aviation Base in Šiauliai, the Defence Ministry said.

German Chief of Defence General Volker Wieker is coming on a two-day visit to Lithuania on Thursday.