Danish contingent to NATO’s eFP Battlegroup arrived to Estonia
Today, 11 March 2022, Danish soldiers arrived to Ämari airbase to join the NATO Battlegroup in Estonia.
Ambassador Kristina Miskowiak Beckvard alongside the Danish Senior National Representative, Major Michael Krogsgaard greeted the Danish soldiers who arrived to Ämari airbase to join the NATO Battlegroup in Estonia.
Troops from the Viking Company, a part of the Jutland Dragoon Regiment, will be deployed to Tapa as part of the UK-led NATO Battlegroup and integrated with the Estonian 1st Infantry Brigade. The Danish contingent includes 150 troops and 70 men serving in logistics and as military police officers.
Danish contingents of about 200 soldiers have served as part of NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) in Estonia every second year since 2018. This is the third Danish eFP rotation.
At the Warsaw Summit in June 2016, the leaders of NATO’s 28 members decided to deploy NATO battlegroups to Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland due to the changed security environment. The leading country of the NATO Battlegroup in Estonia is the United Kingdom, with France and Denmark as contributing countries. Iceland also contributes to the mission. The first battlegroup arrived in Tapa in April 2017.
The Ambassador was interviewed by DR1 journalist Tinne Hjersing-Knudsen and TV2 reporter Jesper Zølck who had travelled to Estonia in order to cover the arrival of the Danish troops.
Troops from the Viking Company, a part of the Jutland Dragoon Regiment, will be deployed to Tapa as part of the UK-led NATO Battlegroup and integrated with the Estonian 1st Infantry Brigade. The Danish contingent includes 150 troops and 70 men serving in logistics and as military police officers.
Danish contingents of about 200 soldiers have served as part of NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) in Estonia every second year since 2018. This is the third Danish eFP rotation.
At the Warsaw Summit in June 2016, the leaders of NATO’s 28 members decided to deploy NATO battlegroups to Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland due to the changed security environment. The leading country of the NATO Battlegroup in Estonia is the United Kingdom, with France and Denmark as contributing countries. Iceland also contributes to the mission. The first battlegroup arrived in Tapa in April 2017.
The Ambassador was interviewed by DR1 journalist Tinne Hjersing-Knudsen and TV2 reporter Jesper Zølck who had travelled to Estonia in order to cover the arrival of the Danish troops.
