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Merz "Russia Strategy Backfires" as German Soldiers Refuse NATO Lithuania Deployment, so Berlin to Enforce Mandatory Military Service?

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Germany is facing growing difficulties in staffing its planned armored brigade in Lithuania, raising questions about Berlin’s military readiness and NATO’s eastern defense strategy amid heightened tensions with Russia. According to German media reports, the Bundeswehr is struggling to recruit enough volunteers for its 45th Armored Brigade, a force expected to become fully operational by […] The post  Merz “Russia Strategy Backfires” as German So…
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The German army is facing difficulties in recruiting sufficient military personnel for the planned brigade in Lithuania, and Berlin officials are considering giving up the principle of volunteering and...

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The German Armed Forces are abandoning their previous principle of exclusively voluntary service for the Lithuania Brigade. In the future, positions for the large unit in the NATO partner country will also be filled through mandatory personnel measures if necessary, reports the newspaper "Die Welt." "The Army's primary goal is to achieve full operational readiness for the Lithuania Brigade next year," Army Inspector General Lieutenant General Ch…

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berliner-sonntagsblatt.de broke the news on Friday, June 19, 2026.
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