NATO to Conduct Exercises in Lithuania Involving 6,000 Troops

On November 6, the Freedom Shield 26-II and Grand Eagle 26 military exercises began in Lithuania, involving more than 6,000 troops.

This was reported by LRT, citing the Lithuanian Armed Forces. The exercises will continue until December 3 at the Rudninkai and General Silvestras Žukauskas training grounds.

Units from the 45th Panzer Brigade, which is permanently deployed in Lithuania, and the 37th Mechanized Infantry Brigade of Germany’s 10th Armored Division are participating in the exercises.

Alongside them, military personnel from the NATO Multinational Brigade in Lithuania — from Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, the Czech Republic, Croatia, Belgium, and Luxembourg — as well as Lithuanian military units will undergo combat training.

The goal of the exercises is to enhance the combat readiness of the units, refine operational command and planning, and improve coordination with NATO allies — Lithuania and Poland.