Weimar Battlegroup

Weimar Battlegroup
EU BG I/2013
Active1 January 2013 – 30 June 2013[1]
Country Poland
 France
 Germany
Allegiance European Union
BranchEU Battlegroup
TypeRapid reaction force
Size2,100
Part ofEuropean Union Military Staff
Garrison/HQWarsaw, Międzyrzecz

The Weimar Battlegroup (Polish: Weimarska Grupa Bojowa; abbreviation: EU BG I/2013[2]) is a multinational EU Battlegroup under Polish leadership, in which Germany and France also participate as members of the Weimar Triangle. It was on standby in the first half of 2013.

  1. ^ Volpi, Valerio (2011). Why Europe Will Not Run the 21st Century: Reflections on the Need for a New European Federation. Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 155. ISBN 978-1443830522. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Das EU Battlegroup Konzept". kommando.streitkraeftebasis.de (in German). Multinational Joint Headquarters Ulm. 25 November 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2015.