The Lithuanian Army’s Iron Wolf Brigade was front and centre at the country’s biggest military exercise, along with eight other NATO Allies.
Synopsis
One of Lithuania’s largest military exercises is underway, gathering nine NATO Allies, namely Belgium, Czechia, Germany, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States, for intense training at Pabrade Training Ground from 17 to 30 October 2022.
The exercise, which involves more than 3,500 troops, tests the ability of the Lithuanian Army’s Iron Wolf Brigade to carry out defensive operations and counter-attacks. NATO’s German-led multinational battlegroup based in Lithuania is participating, as is a US Army battalion assigned to Lithuania on a rotational basis.
The Distinguished Visitors (DV) day of the exercise was attended by Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda and King Philippe of Belgium.
Footage includes various shots of Belgian troops in armoured vehicles practising manoeuvres alongside German tanks, and Lithuanian troops. Interviews with the Lithuanian Chief of Defence, as well as German and Belgian Army officers.
Transcript
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(00:00) WIDE SHOT - CONTROLLED EXPLOSIONS DURING EXERCISE IRON WOLF DV DAY
(00:06) VARIOUS SHOTS – BELGIAN PIRANHA INFANTRY FIGHTING VEHICLES DRIVE ACROSS EXERCISE AREA AT PABRADE DURING IRON WOLF EXERCISE IN LITHUANIA
(00:51) VARIOUS SHOTS – BELGIAN SOLDIERS FROM NATO’S MULTINATIONAL BATTLEGROUP LITHUANIA EXIT PIRANHA INFANTRY FIGHTING VEHICLES AND MOVE INTO FORMATION
(01:28) VARIOUS SHOTS – BELGIAN SOLDIERS ADVANCE ON SIMULATED ENEMY DURING EXERCISE IRON WOLF
(02:01) VARIOUS SHOTS – CLOSE-UPS OF BELGIAN SOLDIERS DURING EXERCISE IRON WOLF
(02:33) CLOSE UP – BELGIAN SOLDIER SHOUTS COMMANDS DURING EXERCISE IRON WOLF
(02:38) VARIOUS SHOTS – BELGIAN SOLDIERS FIRING BLANK AMMUNITION AT SIMULATED ENEMY DURING EXERCISE IRON WOLF
(03:06) VARIOUS SHOTS – GERMAN LEOPARD 2 TANKS DEPLOY DURING EXERCISE IRON WOLF
(03:44) VARIOUS SHOTS – GERMAN LEOPARD 2 TANKS FIRE FLARES DURING EXERCISE IRON WOLF
(04:02) VARIOUS SHOTS – GERMAN LEOPARD 2 TANKS RETREATING DURING EXERCISE IRON WOLF 2022
(04:20) VARIOUS SHOTS – LITHUANIAN PRESIDENT GITANAS NAUSĖDA (RIGHT) AND KING PHILIPPE OF BELGIUM ATTEND DV DAY AND SPEAK TO TROOPS AT IRON WOLF 2022 IN LITHUANIA
(04:48) VARIOUS SHOTS – PATCHES ON ARMS OF SOLDIERS AT EXERCISE IRON WOLF
(04:58) WIDE SHOT – BELGIAN SOLDIERS WALKING ON TRAINING GROUND AFTER COMPLETING EXERCISE
(05:06) VARIOUS SHOTS – LITHUANIAN VILKAS INFANTRY FIGHTING VEHICLES MOVING THROUGH THE FOREST DURING TRAINING EXERCISE
(05:18) VARIOUS SHOTS – LITHUANIAN MECHANISED INFANTRY FROM THE IRON WOLF BRIGADE MOVING THROUGH THE FOREST
(06:19) SOUNDBITE (ENGLISH) – GERMAN ARMY LIEUTENANT COLONEL MARCO MAULBECKER – COMMANDER, NATO MULTINATIONAL BATTLEGROUP LITHUANIA
“The exercise Iron Wolf shows that we are combat-ready, and with this combat readiness we show that we can deter – and if deterrence fails, we are ready to fight for the Lithuanians, for and with our NATO partners, and defend the NATO eastern flank. We are ready for this.”
(06:46) SOUNDBITE (ENGLISH) – GENERAL VALDEMARAS RUPŠYS – CHIEF OF DEFENCE OF THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA
“Today, we see the, first of all, the cohesion of NATO, I would say. We have possibility, or we still have the possibility to see how our NATO troops are united for the same task, to be prepared to defend NATO area, or defend NATO states as Lithuania, and Lithuanians we feel really protected because the Allies are deployed on Lithuanian soil.”
(07:24) SOUNDBITE (ENGLISH) – BELGIAN ARMY 1ST LIEUTENANT ‘JULIEN’ – PLATOON COMMANDER
“It’s very important for us to work with other countries for two important reasons. First, it’s the Alliance, Alliance of Europe, of NATO, here in this country. But what is most important for us on the ground is that they have capabilities that we don’t have. For example, the German tanks, it’s a very good weapon, a weapon system, that we don’t have in Belgium. So working with them can save lives, literally.”
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