US Army moves 2,500 tanks, trucks and military vehicles into Europe in the biggest troop transfer since the Cold War
Troops arrive to respond to Russian aggression in the region after annexation of Crimea in 2014
THOUSANDS of heavily armoured US military vehicles have arrived in Germany to respond to Russian aggression in Europe.
The military brigade of 3,500 troops is the largest to be deployed to the continent since the end of the Cold War.
More than 2,500 military vehicles make up the US Army’s 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team which arrived at a port in Bremerhaven, northern Germany on Saturday,
Two convoys of 20 vehicles were pictured leaving Brueck near Lehnin in Germany today heading to Poland.
They spent the night 80km from Berlin.
Troops will also deployed to Romania, Bulgaria and across the Baltics.
The US promised a heavier armed presence in Eastern Europe after Vladimir Putin’s Russia annexed Crimea in the Ukraine in 2014.
They are now seeking to reassure NATO allies they will respond to any Russian aggression in the region.
The US army has deployed troops to Europe for decades but the numbers had dropped in recent months as soldiers were rotated out of the continent and not replaced.
The Pentagon now plans to keep the full deployment in Europe and immediately replace those returning after their 9-month stays.
The troops will meet in Poland and will eventually be stationed there.
They will also be deployed to Romania, Bulgaria, Germany and across the Baltics.
The US troops will carry out training exercises with NATO forces once there.
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