In Germany, forced conscription was allowed to form a brigade in Lithuania

The Bundeswehr lacks about one thousand people to man its military brigade in Lithuania, and therefore forced conscription is possible,  German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said.

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He had previously stated in an interview with Spiegel that there was a shortage of military specialists to form a Bundeswehr brigade in Lithuania. It is planned that by the end of 2027, about five thousand German troops will be stationed in Lithuania.

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“Eventually, conscription may be required.… I’m talking about a number of less than a thousand (people),” Pistorius said in an interview with Bild newspaper, answering a question about the number of military personnel missing to assemble a brigade in Lithuania.

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According to him, the Bundeswehr has so far managed to “easily recruit volunteers.”

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“We are having difficulties with the rank and file and (military) specialists,” Pistorius said.