On December 17 Inspector General of the Bundeswehr General Eberhard Zorn arrived on an informal visit to Lithuania. On Monday he visited soldiers of the Federal Republic of Germany at the Gen Silvestras Žukauskas Training Area (Švenčionys region) who are deployed in Lithuania as part of the NATO enhanced Forward Presence Battalion Battle Group.
General also met with Commander of the Mechanised Infantry Brigade Iron Wolf Colonel Mindaugas Steponavičius, Commander of the NATO eFP Battalion Battle Group Lieutenant Colonel Rene Braun, and viewed the infrastructure installed in the training area for the eFP soldiers. Commander of the Lithuanian Armed Forces MIB Iron Wolf Col Mindaugas Steponavičius handed over the German General a decoration bestowed by the Chief of Defence of Lithuania - the Commemorative Medal of the Centenary of the Re-established Lithuanian Armed Forces.
The German-led NATO eFP Battalion Battle Group was deployed in Lithuania in early 2017 in order to enhance deterrence and collective defence in the region. Its current strength is approximately 1,200 soldiers from Belgium, the Czech Republic, Norway, the Netherlands, Germany, and a representatives of Iceland. Roughly half of the soldiers constituting the NATO eFP Battalion Battle Group have been deployed by Germany.
Information and photos by the Mechanise Infantry Brigade Iron Wolf
