French Military Deploys to Estonia

03/29/2017

03/29/2017: Three hundred French troops are deploying to Estonia to help support NATO’s Enhanced Forward Presence.

Fifty personnel have already arrived in country along with various French army vehicles.

Vehicles and other military equipment reached the training base in Tapa where the French will be based.

The soldiers will form part of a battlegroup led by the British. Four NATO battlegroups are being deployed to the Baltics and Poland.

The move is one of defence and deterrence.

This footage includes various shots of French troops offloading vehicles and kit at the military base in Tapa.

Courtesy Video:Natochannel:03/27/2017