Thursday, October 27, 2016

Germany To Deploy Tanks To The Russian Border

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German Leopard 2 Tank

DW: Germany to send tanks to Russian border

Germany has confirmed it is sending Leopard 2 tanks to Lithuania as part of NATO plans to reinforce the Baltic states. But the presence is largely symbolic, since Russia is still militarily superior in the region.

Protecting Lithuania from Russia is to be Germany's responsibility, according to the new NATO defense plans that emerged at this week's summit in Brussels. The German Defense Ministry showed on Wednesday evening just how seriously it is taking this task, confirming to the DPA news agency that next year it will be sending Leopard 2 tanks to the Baltic country's Russian border in addition to the 650 soldiers it had already promised - though it would not clarify how many.

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Update: NATO battalion at Russian border to get German tanks — defense ministry (TASS)

WNU Editor: I am glad that my father is not alive to be reading this. He fought for the Soviet Army in World War II, and he knew too well what the German Army did. He would be flipping enraged right now. What's my take .... I know that this is a symbolic deployment of a few hundred troops and tanks, but it sets up a precedent that will increase in time .... while bringing back bad memories for those who remember the war.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

I'd think they would be sending tanks into the cities do protect the people during upcoming holiday celebrations.

fazman said...

Lot of bad memories for berliners who recall the soviet attrocities.

RRH said...

What does all this posturing matter other than as antagonism? The weapons that will decide the issue rest on top of missiles and in the bays of bombers.

And fasman, respectfully,

Regarding "Soviet atrocities" in Berlin; there is a saying you may be familiar with - but obviously the Germans weren't:

Don't start none, won't be none.

fazman said...

Name me a nations military that it doent apply to?
Cuvillians are civillians, bomber harris would have been hung as a war criminal if victors justice applied.