"Germany has announced plans for its armed forces, the Bundeswehr, to help secure Poland's eastern border with Belarus and Russia. The Defense Ministry said on Saturday that several dozen German soldiers were set to join Poland's Operation Eastern Shield from April 2026, with the mission initially running until the end of 2027. A ministry spokesperson said the core task of the German troops in northern and eastern Poland would be engineering work."
"This was described as building positions, digging trenches, laying barbed wire and constructing anti-tank obstacles. No further duties are planned. The operation has been underway since May 2024 in border areas with Moscow ally Belarus and Russia's Kaliningrad exclave. The measures are aimed at strengthening defenses against a possible attack on NATO member Poland. The deployment does not require parliamentary approval, the ministry said, because it is not considered an armed foreign mission under German law and is not expected to expose troops to direct military confrontation."
Germany will send several dozen Bundeswehr soldiers to northern and eastern Poland to help secure the border with Belarus and Russia. The deployment is scheduled to begin in April 2026 and initially run until the end of 2027. The core tasks will be engineering work, including building positions, digging trenches, laying barbed wire and constructing anti-tank obstacles. No further duties are planned. The operation has been underway since May 2024 along border areas with Moscow ally Belarus and Russia's Kaliningrad exclave. The measures aim to strengthen defenses against a possible attack on NATO member Poland, and the deployment does not require parliamentary approval under German law.
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