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About plans to deploy French troops in Ukraine
Direct Translation via Google Translate. EditedText taken from a news article which appeared on Southfront. [ColonelCassad] On the 20th of February 2024, Macron set the task for the French Ministry of Defense to study the issue of sending three companies of the Foreign Legion to Ukraine.  On February 27, 2024, by order of the French command, the formation of three companies of Foreign Legion fighters began to be sent to Ukraine. On March 5, 2024, the command of the Foreign Legion and the French military leadership approved the staffing table of the BTG for 1,500 soldiers and officers. This BTG should include: up to six armored and motorized infantry companies, two engineering companies, one logistics company + operational group. At the formation stage, it became clear that it would not be possible to form such a group from among the members of the Foreign Legion, so they began to include personnel from the French Ministry of Defense. The final ratio was one to two – two regulars per one Legionnaire. In the first half of March, the BTG began combat coordination at the La Curtin training ground. It is tasked with completing preparations for deployment to Ukraine by mid-April 2024. The transfer order itself is expected in the second half of April. This process is coordinated with a number of other NATO states. Similar BTGs are now being formed in Germany and Poland. Posted by: badanov 2024-03-17 |
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