Soldiers from the Danish 1st Hussars are training in Latvia under NATO. The combat battalion was deployed to Latvia at the request of NATO after Russia’s unjustified and brutal invasion of Ukraine.
At the request of NATO, the Danish Armed Forces have deployed a combat battalion with support units in Latvia. With approximately 750 soldiers, the battalion is helping to reinforce the region after Russia’s unjustified and brutal invasion of Ukraine.
The battalion is formed by the Danish Army’s 1st Brigade and is mainly composed of the 1st Hussars of the Guard Hussars Regiment, with support units from the Danish Artillery Regiment and the Danish Logistics Regiment. The Danish forces are deployed alongside troops from other NATO member countries at Ādaži Military Base and are integrated into the Latvian Mechanised Infantry Brigade.
The battalion deployed in late April 2022.
Danish troops from the 1st Brigade conducting a live-fire exercise in the Latvian woodland, working alongside Latvian colleagues and firing from Combat Vehicle 90s and Piranha 5 armoured vehicles.
