Hey wait a minutem I’ve seen this before.

Germany is permanently stationing troops in another country for the first time since World War II

• long-term basis for the first time since World War II.

*It’s putting thousands of soldiers in Lithuania, a NATO member that borders Russia.

*It described the move as an effort to protect NATO. Germany’s defense spending is also rising.

Germany’s armed forces, the Bundeswehr, announced on Tuesday that it had created a new brigade, the 45th Armored Brigade, to be stationed in Lithuania.

They’re armed with sticks and Volkswagens covered in tank-shaped cardboard to keep the Polish on their toes

It will be the first long-term deployment of German soldiers to another country since World War II, according to the Associated Press.

Gee I wonder why

Brigadier General Christoph Huber, Commander of the 45th Armored Brigade, said that with its creation, “we’re not only moving toward operational readiness, we’re taking responsibility.”

First time I’ve heard of a German they’re gonna take responsibility for something.

“For the alliance, for Lithuania, for Europe’s security,” he said. “As a sign of our determination to defend peace and freedom with our partners.”

For the axis pact, with a boot on Lithuania’s throat, for the GroßGermanisches Reich, as a sign of our determination to defend our Lebensraum and our puppets

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has sparked a surge of defense agreements and spending among European countries.

And the absolute gutting of the social democratic concessions granted to gain breathing space on the Soviet’s doorstep.

When plans were first made for the 45th Armored Brigade in 2023, Germany described it as part of growing efforts by NATO members to boost both their own security and the security of NATO’s eastern borders.

Das Reich is the shield of Europe against the Asiatic hordes.

Germany’s defense minister, Boris Pistorius, previously said, “With this war-ready brigade, we’re taking on leadership responsibility on NATO’s eastern flank.”

A single brigade ain’t doing shit, by the way. The Kraut fuckers had to muster 153 divisions to invade the Soviet Union during Barbarossa - not including the other axis pact members, like the Finns, Romanians, Hungarians, Etc. - and a division is roughly 10-15 thousand men per.

A brigade only has 3-5 thousand per. This is just the Germans trying their hand at the performing arts.

The new brigade is made up of several battalions and will have around 5,000 soldiers and civilian staff, the Bundeswehr said this week.

See? That ain’t shit.

It added that the brigade’s command facility was already fully operational and that the aim was to have it at full wartime readiness by 2027.

Readiness to do what? Drown in a random bog?

Lithuania — which borders the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad and close Russian ally Belarus — is one of the countries that has sounded the alarm the loudest that Russia could move beyond Ukraine to attack elsewhere in Europe.

Lithuania is a fucking chihuahua that’s trying to be as viciously loud as possible.

It is also one of NATO’s biggest defense spenders by proportion of GDP, and one of Ukraine’s biggest allies, describing Ukrainian troops as the ones who are protecting all of Europe.

See? Just like a vicious chihuahua.

There are already NATO troops in Lithuania, on a rotating basis, with a multinational battlegroup led by Germany. NATO countries have also deployed assets like fighter jets and air defenses there.

US troops are among those stationed in Lithuania, although their long-term future is less clear, with President Donald Trump critical of US allies, of NATO, and of assistance to Ukraine.

Please fuck up NATO to own the Europeans, Ronald. I’ll move you a peg above Obama if you do.

Dovilė Šakalienė, Lithuania’s defense minister, told Business Insider in February that her country wants US troops to stay, and that she expected the US could see “eye to eye” with countries who pay their part when it comes to defense.

I’m totally sure the locals want a bunch of jumped up rowdy murderers falling around their country.

“We do our part,” she said, adding that she expects the US to do its part, too.

I hope they supply them with f-35s then pull out of nato and BSOD them

Lithuania has also been strengthening its border with Russia.

Germany’s new brigade is the latest in a series of measures introduced by the country since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

It spent an estimated 1.51% of its GDP on defense in 2022, which jumped to an estimated 2.12% in 2024, according to NATO estimates.

Wow. Imagine having only 2.12% of your national GDP be spent of Military shit.

I can’t.

The rise in defense purchases by Germany, and Europe more broadly, has been a boon for the continent’s defense industries.

Yeah. Big boon for the military industrial complex and the capitalist class.

German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall said in March that it expects sales this year to rise by 25% to 30%.

Germany’s defense spending has increased less than some of its allies: It ranked 15th out of 31 NATO members for defense spending as a proportion of GDP in 2024, according to NATO estimates. But it has vowed to do more.

They’re probably trying to thread the needle in growing their war profiteering industry, gutting their social democratic costs, and keeping the growing fascist movement just complacent enough to keep them from overturning the conservative establishment.

After grappling with its World War I and World War II legacies, which led to an avoidance of heavy militarism, Germany has committed to major military moves.

Lol they didn’t grapple with shit.

Lawmakers this month voted to alter the German constitution in a way that would unlock billions of dollars that could be used for defense spending.

“Unlock”. From ploughshares to swords

Šakalienė, Lithuania’s defense minister, told BI in February that Europe “needs to up our defuse spending very fast and very significantly.”

Lol they made a typo. Also that Lithuanian dog needs to worry about their own issues instead of chomping at the bit for World War 3.

She said that Europe needs to be able to match the US, and to match Russia, which is escalating its own defense production: “We need to catch up to the speed of Russia,” she said.

Weird. According to western media the Russians have been completely beaten already. Why would they need to play catch up with them?

I think Lithuanian defense minister Šakalienė is a Russian spy.