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Немецкие войска в Литве: танки, дроны и стратегия сдерживания
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00:00Всего ряда живет.
00:04Всего влияния реальность.
00:07Беларусь находится только 12 километра.
00:10В конце 2027 будут почти 5000 немецких тропов в Литвуанске.
00:31But who are the men and women behind this mission?
00:52Zenelager near Paderborn in western Germany, just after 9 in the morning.
00:56Here, the Tank Battalion 203 from Augustov begins its journey to the Baltics,
01:01where it'll take part in the multinational NATO exercise Freedom Shield 1.
01:08For many of these soldiers, this is more than just another exercise.
01:12By the end of 2027, they'll be deployed to Lithuania in stages as part of the Lithuania Brigade.
01:18Around 4,800 troops in total.
01:23But who are these soldiers heading to Lithuania?
01:29Here, we meet two volunteers who have signed up for several years in Lithuania.
01:33Like every interview we conduct with serving soldiers,
01:36this one also takes place in the presence of military press officers.
01:40It'll be their first long-term posting abroad.
01:43And it'll take them right to the border with Belarus.
01:47Of course, you always have a nervous feeling.
01:49But we have a clear task.
01:51And we will fulfill it, I think, to 100%.
01:54Ultimately, we are all well trained.
01:56We train for the serious attack, if it should come.
02:00Of course, we hope not.
02:01But if it should be, we will be ready.
02:11Around 600 soldiers serve with Tank Battalion 203.
02:15Kevin, known as Rogi, is one of them.
02:41The Lithuania Brigade is still taking shape, with Tank Battalion 203 being one of its five battalions.
02:50For now, the move is voluntary.
02:52But as the relocation draws closer,
02:54there are growing questions over whether enough soldiers will come forward.
02:58The German army has said it cannot rule out compulsory transfers if numbers fall short.
03:03So what's the situation in Tank Battalion 203?
03:06This is probably the most important task in the history of this band.
03:13And that fills us with a certain kind of pride.
03:18But especially, we have to take the responsibility for that,
03:21which is where there is, which is where there is.
03:24I can speak for my battalion.
03:26And the mass of soldiers are ready, to go to Lithuania.
03:31And that's what I want to do as a leader.
03:34I want to have soldiers on my side,
03:37who are überzeuged by this task.
03:39And who are together in the team of Panzerbataillon 203
03:44will take the responsibility for this task.
03:57The Leopard 2 is one of the Bundeswehr's most advanced main battle tanks,
04:01weighing more than 60 tons every centimeter counts
04:04as it's loaded onto the train bound for the Baltics.
04:31Before traveling to Lithuania ourselves, we first head to Berlin.
04:38One question that we have asked us is,
04:41why Germany decided to build a battle brigade in Lithuania?
04:45I decided to do a special military operation.
04:54Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine has reshaped security in Europe.
04:59Along NATO's eastern flank, fears of further Russian aggression have grown.
05:06When Russia illegally annexed Crimea in 2014,
05:09President Vladimir Putin justified the move in part
05:12by claiming to protect Russian-speaking minorities,
05:15who used the same argument to justify the full-scale invasion of Ukraine eight years later.
05:20Russian-speaking minorities also live across the Baltic states.
05:24In Lithuania, they make up around 5% of the population.
05:27After the illegal annexation of Crimea, Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
05:32called for a stronger NATO presence along the alliance's eastern flank.
05:36In response, NATO established four multinational battle groups in 2016,
05:41with Germany leading the one in Lithuania.
05:43NATO and government officials warn that Russia may one day attack other countries too.
05:53So what does that mean for Germany and the Bundeswehr?
05:56To find out, we head to the German parliament.
06:03Russland rüstet massiv auf.
06:05Wir sehen die Entwicklung von weitreichenden Waffensystemen.
06:08Wir sehen die Rekrutierung von 1,5 Millionen Soldaten.
06:12Wir sehen die Vorbereitung von Infrastruktur für Truppenstationierung
06:15direkt an der NATO-Ostflanke.
06:18Wir sehen an vielen Stellen Vorbereitung eines neuen russischen Angriffs
06:22und diesmal gegen NATO-Partner.
06:24Und das ist genau der Grund, weshalb wir mit unserer Brigade
06:27ein klares Zeichen in dieser Region sind.
06:31By the end of 2027, Tank Battalion 203 will relocate to Rudninkai,
06:36the Lithuanian Brigade's main base,
06:38just 15 kilometers from the border with Belarus.
06:41Lithuania sees Belarus as a security threat.
06:44Russian forces launched part of their 2022 assault on Kyiv
06:48from Belarusian territory,
06:49and Moscow and Minsk continue to hold regular joint military exercises.
06:55Now, there are no direct attacks from Belarus,
06:59but from a military point of view,
07:01it is like a military backyard of Russia.
07:05They deploy nuclear weapons,
07:08they are using our infrastructure,
07:12they have logistic capability to use Belarus.
07:20We travel to Lithuania to see NATO's eastern flank for ourselves.
07:24For a week, we accompanied the Bundeswehr
07:26during exercise Freedom Shield and the Vigilant Owl mission,
07:30just a few kilometers from Belarus.
07:39Among the soldiers training here are Kevin and Rogi from Tank Battalion 203.
07:45At the Paparada training area around an hour from Vilnius,
07:48the exercise enters its live fire phase.
07:52Tanks and artillery have to work together.
08:16Overhead, a Eurofighter and two Tiger attack helicopters join the exercise.
08:35Kevin and Rogi have also completed their live fire exercise.
08:39We weren't allowed to film alongside them.
08:42Afterwards, we hear how it went.
08:47We started with the actual exercise.
08:50Ohne Munition, ohne Schießen,
08:52nur mit Simulationsgeräten,
08:55wo wir uns geübt haben.
08:58Da lernt man halt viel.
08:59Man kann seine Fähigkeiten verbessern.
09:02Und im Anschluss daraufhin
09:03hat ja dann nochmal ein zweitägiges Schießen stattgefunden,
09:07wo wir das Erlernte dann im scharfen Schuss umgesetzt haben.
09:11Und hier ist ja auch wahnsinnig staubig und sandig.
09:16Wie ist das denn als Fahrer?
09:18Ist das ja anders als in Deutschland.
09:20Ja, ich sag mal so.
09:21Also an sich ist das für mich erstmal der schönste Platz,
09:25weil ich unter der Luke sitze.
09:26Ich bekomme davon gar nicht so viel mit, tatsächlich.
09:30Es ist halt schwierig, wenn man jetzt in Reihe fährt,
09:33also wenn mehrere Kampfpanzer voreinfahren,
09:35dann wird einem schon stark die Sicht genommen.
09:37Aber dafür haben wir halt als Kraftfahrer auch Wärmebildgeräte.
09:41Und das funktioniert dann schon.
09:42Und der Kommandant unterstützt natürlich von oben auch noch mit.
09:46Freedom Shield is also a test
09:47of how the New Lithuania Brigade works together.
09:51Ich finde hier ist irgendwie dieses einfach mal machen
09:53wird hier irgendwie ein bisschen mehr gelebt
09:56oder beziehungsweise gefördert.
09:58Sehen Sie das auch so?
09:59Oder wie haben Sie das in den letzten Wochen sozusagen miterlebt?
10:02Ja gut, also der Spruch einfach mal machen,
10:04der ist immer leichter gesagt als getan.
10:06Man muss sich natürlich auch an Regeln und Vorschriften halten, ganz klar.
10:10Aber ich finde, also wir machen hier in der Brigade 45
10:14auf jeden Fall mehr möglich als wir vorher getan haben.
10:19Und das macht schon gut Laune, sag ich mal.
10:24Für Tank Battalion 203,
10:26es ist Zeit, um nach Hause zu gehen.
10:27Before sie können,
10:28die Tanks haben zu werden,
10:29und auf die Tränen.
10:30Aber das wird nicht der Routine für viel länger.
10:33Bei der Ende des 2027,
10:34der Battalion ist zu sein,
10:35die Battalion permanent ist in Lithuania.
10:39While Tank Battalion 203 prepares for the journey home,
10:43Soldiers from the mechanized Infantry Battalion 122
10:46are learning to build protected positions for drone teams.
10:52Wir haben hier einen Drohnenversteck gebaut,
10:54auf den Erfahrungswerten basierend aus der Ukraine.
10:59For security reasons,
11:01this soldier has asked not to show his face.
11:03Genau, das ist der erste Tunnel.
11:06Hierneben ist schon der Eingang,
11:07der ist extra geöffnet,
11:09dass wir den auch gleich finden.
11:19Wir sind jetzt in dem Drohnenversteck,
11:21in dem dann später quasi vier Soldaten und Soldatinnen arbeiten,
11:25leben und kämpfen.
11:26Leben?
11:27Ja, die schlafen hier.
11:28Sie haben dann hier,
11:29links und rechts,
11:30zwei Doppelstockbetten,
11:31auf denen sie die Luftblattraht draufschmeißen
11:33und dann schlafen.
11:34Und sie haben dann verschiedene Bildschirme,
11:36einmal für die Aufklärungsdrohne,
11:37und dann gibt es den zweiten Bildschirm,
11:39da ist dann die Wirktdrohne.
11:41The soldiers dug the first tunnel by hand.
11:43It took them around 30 hours to build.
11:46After that,
11:47an Excavator helped with the rest.
11:51Das ist ganz cool.
11:52Man sieht halt,
11:53was man gearbeitet hat.
11:53Das, was ich von heute so von vielen mitnehme,
11:56das ist sehr so einfach mal machen.
11:57Genau.
11:58Man kann einfach hier in Litau viel ausprobieren
11:59und am sehr realitätsnah das Ganze machen,
12:02so wie es dann später einem hoffentlich nicht erwartet.
12:04Aber man ist ja nicht so durch die ganzen Vorschriften
12:07und Regelungen eingeengt,
12:09wie es vielleicht in Deutschland sind.
12:11Die Menschen hier trauen sich was
12:12und man will hier eben auch was schaffen.
12:19Das alles, was die Bundeswehr hier macht,
12:21jede neue Möglichkeit,
12:23jede Bewegung,
12:24jede Änderung,
12:24jede Adoptation
12:25ist nahezuert
12:26von Potenzialen.
12:28Wir haben den Inspektor
12:30für Cyber- und Information Domain
12:31in Vilnius
12:32zu fragen,
12:33wie das wirklich ist.
12:34Sie müssen permanent damit rechnen,
12:36dass ihr Vorgehen überwacht wird,
12:38dass man versucht auszuspionieren,
12:40ob man in Kasernen eindringen kann etc.
12:43Wenn das gelingt,
12:44wird Sabotage nicht lange auf sich warten lassen,
12:47dass versucht wird vielleicht
12:48die Wasserversorgung einer Kaserne zu verseuchen,
12:52um damit Schaden herzurufen.
12:54Von diesem Risiko sind wir permanent ausgesetzt.
12:57Wir informieren sie natürlich,
12:59wenn sie Telefongespräche führen,
13:02beispielsweise mit den Familien zu Hause,
13:04dass sie natürlich auch dort reinhören sollen,
13:06ob es auffällig knackt
13:07im Gesprächskreis.
13:11Was nämlich dazu sein könnte,
13:13dass hier jemand in das litauische Netz eingedrungen ist,
13:16der auf dieser Basis die Möglichkeit hat,
13:19einen deutschen Telefonanruf zu hören.
13:27Running alongside Exercise Freedom Shield
13:29is the Bundeswehr's Mission Vigilant Owl.
13:32Electronic warfare teams scan the electromagnetic spectrum
13:35tracking signals from equipment
13:36and vehicles across the area.
13:39The data is then used to build a real-time picture
13:41of what's happening on the ground.
13:48We accompany one of those teams.
13:52Eine Person ist immer eingesetzt als Auge,
13:55quasi der einmal durchs Gelände führt,
13:57den Blick nach vorne hat.
13:58Das Ziel findet, es anläuft,
14:00per Karte, Kompass, GPS,
14:01je nachdem welchen Mittel wir haben.
14:03Dann geht er über in die Sicherung.
14:17The team is constantly moving its sensors
14:19from one position to the next.
14:23Back at the vehicle,
14:25we ask how the system has performed in the field.
14:49But the Bundeswehr isn't the only one gathering intelligence,
14:52Lieutenant Colonel Moritz Caselo tells us.
14:54The exercise in Pabrade has not gone unnoticed
14:57across the border in Belarus.
15:09Using a terrain model,
15:11he explains the current situation.
15:12It shows where units are deployed along the border
15:15and how their roles fit together.
15:18Not every threat on the battlefield is visible.
15:42Russia's war against Ukraine has shown just how important
15:44the electromagnetic spectrum has become in modern warfare.
15:49military planners now talk about a transparent battlefield,
15:53one where drones, sensors and electronic surveillance
15:55make it increasingly difficult to move without being detected.
16:03This is where electronic warfare comes in.
16:06By detecting and analyzing signals,
16:08it builds a real-time picture of the battlefield.
16:14What appears in the electromagnetic spectrum
16:16can quickly become a threat on the ground,
16:19whether it's a drone or an enemy unit.
16:22And throughout the Exercise Freedom Shield,
16:24drones are never far away.
16:28The war in Ukraine has shown just how important it is
16:31to protect military vehicles from drones.
16:34Cheap to produce but capable of causing serious damage,
16:37drones have changed the battlefield.
16:39For Exercise Freedom Shield,
16:40the soldiers developed an additional layer of protection
16:43against attacks from above.
17:03by the time we arrived,
17:05the drone cage fitted onto Kevin's tank had already been removed.
17:11But Staff Sergeant Markus from the Lithuanian Brigade Signals Company
17:15shows us a similar system.
17:17He designed a drone cage for the Fuchs armored personnel carrier.
17:20I saw a lot of videos from Ukraine.
17:24I thought,
17:24how could we protect our vehicles against these threats,
17:29which the drone is now bringing with us.
17:31And then came the idea,
17:33this kind of thing to design a piece of paper,
17:35and to set up.
17:36So we were already driving a test drive.
17:38We found one or two Schwachstellen,
17:41which we now have to make sure.
17:43And now,
17:44the prototype is done with Hasendraht,
17:47or with a stable,
17:49or with a stable,
17:51but if you build it more stable,
17:54and develop it,
17:55it could also help against such a Shahid.
17:58At least,
17:59that the aircraft is unbeatable.
18:04But during the around six-week exercise,
18:06the soldiers weren't just defending themselves against drones,
18:09they were also using them.
18:10I did that too.
18:12I stood here in my commandant's look
18:14and left the drone up.
18:17and left the drone up.
18:18I took the drone up and carried out
18:20and ordered them as a find-meld,
18:22and then they were in the way with a stealth power.
18:25And did you have that before
18:26before a drone flying?
18:27Or was it first?
18:27No, learning by doing.
18:29And how long has that been left?
18:30Three minutes.
18:31Is there now the more in the drone
18:32to make it a bit more with drones
18:34or is it still the same with the Panzer?
18:36It's relatively difficult,
18:37actually,
18:37for a combat-punct.
18:38И теперь можно представить, что машина для фронтуры
18:43и фронтуры, чтобы открыть скорость и огонь,
18:46и чтобы потом было время для того, чтобы идти на фронт.
18:51С Литвуанской бригаде,
18:53Германия является веществом весом оружия.
18:56В результате, чтобы уничтожить Россию,
18:57и, если нужно, помогать Литвуанской соединой с их НАТО-Аллией.
19:02Но на дороге в Вильнюси,
19:04одна вопроса осталась с нами.
19:05В азии с дронами, еще не в порядке.
19:09В азии с дронами, еще не в порядке.
19:11Я считаю, что дроны не приходят и не окружают страны,
19:18но они могут быть использованы для очень хороших мест,
19:24но также для защиты.
19:29Для сейчас, Кевин и Роджи's deployment to Lithuania is over.
19:33Tank battalion 203 is heading back to Germany.
19:38The tank crews, the signal soldiers,
19:43the electronic warfare teams,
19:46the mechanized infantrymen from Oberviechtag,
19:49they all have the same mission,
19:51to be ready for war in the hope that they never have to fight one.
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