On 18 December, the Ministry of National Defence of Lithuania will host the signing of the Lithuanian-German Action Plan („Roadmap“), outlining the intentions of both countries regarding the deployment of the German brigade in Lithuania and the subsequent steps for its full deployment. The plan will signed by the Lithuanian Minister of Defence Arvydas Anušauskas and the German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius.
The action plan („Roadmap“) was prepared by a joint working group from the German and Lithuanian Ministries of Defence.
Germany is committed to deploying a heavy brigade with three maneuver battalions and all necessary enablers, including combat support units.
German brigade in Lithuania will be composed of existing and newly formed units. The 203rd Tank Battalion from North Rhine-Westphalia and the 122nd Armoured Infantry Battalion from Bavaria will be transferred to Lithuania. The enhanced Forward Presence Battlegroup currently deployed in Lithuania will be transformed into a multinational battalion and will become an integral part of the Brigade.
In total, around 5,000 German brigade soldiers and civilians are expected to be stationed in Lithuania, some with their families. There will be two duty places in Rūdninkai and Rukla, with soldiers and their families living in Vilnius and Kaunas, and additional logistical points in other parts of Lithuania.
