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Armored Infantry Battalion Bound For Estonia Next Year As Part Of NATO Commitment

November 11 2016

United Kingdom

The British Defense Ministry has announced that 5 Battalion, the Rifles, will deploy to Estonia in April as part of NATO's Enhanced Forward Presence.

The U.K. is contributing 800 personnel to that presence, Defense Secretary Michael Fallon, said on Wednesday during Northern Group talks in Copenhagen, the Danish capital.

Denmark will contribute to the U.K.-led battalion in 2018 as well as forming part of the British-led NATO spearhead force, said Fallon.

The Northern Group...

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