On April 13 Commander of the Field Army of Germany Maj Gen Harald Gante began his visit in Lithuania – meeting with Chief of Defence Lt Gen Valdemaras Rupšys, Land Force Commander Brig Gen Artūras Radvilas, visiting German troops deployed in Lithuania.
The main focus of General’s visit is to discuss collective defence, national defence plans and integration of the German military capabilities with them. Other items on the visit agenda are support in Lithuania’s military capability development and joint training.
“Germany is one of our key Allies in security and defence, therefore implementation of the adopted decisions requires a consistent interaction and coordination. Our militaries maintain the dialogue, address issues and train daily across all levels. Maj Gen H. Gante and I have discussed collective defence, we aim for a timely interoperability and action coordination in delivering on both, deterrence and defence. The key points of our discussions are joint exercises, activity of the NATO enhanced Forward Presence Battalion Battle Group, force deployment and support to our capability development efforts,” said Chief of Defence of Lithuania after the meeting.
At Rukla, Commander of the Field Army of Germany will meet with troops of the permanently deployed German Army's 41st Mechanized Infantry Brigade's Forward Command Element and the NATO enhanced Forward Presence Battalion Battle Group. Tomorrow Maj Gen H. Gante will meet with Chief of the Defence Staff Maj Gen Mindaugas Steponavičius.
Photo credit: Sgt Spc 1st Class Tomas Kavaliauskas.