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Brigade Lithuania: How the new initiatives to boost appeal are affecting volunteer numbers

Despite official statements to the contrary, the willingness of enlisted personnel to volunteer for deployment to Tank Brigade 45 in Lithuania is still short of overwhelming. Young recruits, in particular, are likely to be hard to attract to the location.

Wilhelmine Stenglin
15. April 2026
Oberstleutnant Sebastian Hagen (l), Kommandeur der «Multinational Battlegroup Lithuania», und Oberst André Hastenrath, stellvertretender Kommandeur der Panzerbrigade 45 Litauen
Sebastian Hagen, commander of the Multinational Battlegroup Lithuania, and André Hastenrath, deputy commander of Panzerbrigade 45 Lithuania, remain confident that enough volunteers will come forward. (picture alliance/dpa | Alexander Welscher)

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Last updated: 15. April 2026

Lithuania
45 Armored Brigade