IM NOT THE WHOLE WORLD, DO NOT KNOW they were after: American tanks got stuck in Poland due to the cold, battery, bridges ...

The US military faced the "unexpected difficulties" during the transfer of armored military hardware from Germany to Poland, writes "The Wall Street Journal"How to write media, a number of vehicles were damaged on the way from the German port of Bremerhaven to Polish. They hit the bridges that were lower than the soldiers expected. Five armored vehicles remained in Germany. So far not found a sure way of their transfer.

In addition, a number of American tanks arrived in Europe with the discharged batteries, said the commander of US forces in Europe, Lieutenant General Ben Hodges.He acknowledged that Washington does not have enough information about the infrastructure in the NATO countries that were once part of the Warsaw Pact and emphasized the need for "renewal strongholds" in eastern Europe.

US to Eastern Europe transferred 87 tanks "M1 Abrams", 144 armored vehicles "bredley", 18 self-propelled howitzers' M109 Paladin "and 4,000 troops to support the operation" Atlantic determination ". The maneuvers are aimed at potential containment of Russia.

• 25 Jan, 2017
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