From January 15 to February 5, 2022, the 1st Armored Division, as one of the two armored divisions of the German Army, exercised the command of three multinational brigades with a total strength of 6000 soldiers from Germany, Great Britain and Kosovo as part of the "Allied Spirit XIII" exercise , Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Moldova, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, Hungary and the U.S.A in a high-intensity battle of national and alliance defense at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels.
Unlike the Saber Junction and Combined Resolve drill series at the JMRC, where U.S. Units that form the main troop contributors and are supported by allies and partners, an allied large formation is the focus of the training in the Allied Spirit exercise series.
For the 1st (DEU) Armored Division, participating in Allied Spirit XIII was a major milestone on the way to War Fighting Headquarters, a headquarters for commanding multinational brigades in crisis and operational situations
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