North Atlantic Treaty Organization www nato int factsheets Factsheet NATO’s Enhanced Forward Presence October 2020 NATO has enhanced its presence in the eastern part of the Alliance with four multinational battlegroups in Estonia Latvia Lithuania and Poland These battlegroups led by the United Kingdom Canada Germany and the United States respectively are multinational and combat-ready demonstrating the strength of the transatlantic bond Their presence makes clear that an attack on one Ally will be considered an attack on the whole Alliance NATO’s battlegroups form part of the biggest reinforcement of NATO’s collective defence in a generation The table below illustrates national contributions to the four battlegroups The personnel and force numbers are based on information provided by contributing nations and may include forces deployed in a support role Numbers should be taken as indicative as they change regularly in accordance with the deployment procedures of the contributing nations Contributor United Kingdom Denmark Iceland Contributor Canada Battlegroup led by the United Kingdom operating with Estonian forces in Tapa Estonia Troops 754 Forces • 1 x Armoured infantry battalion with main battle tanks and armoured fighting vehicles • Supported by self-propelled artillery and air defence assets engineers an intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance group and logistic support elements 209 • 1 x Armoured infantry company • Contribution to battlegroup headquarters 1 1 Strategic communications civilian Approximate total troop number 964  Battlegroup led by Canada operating with Latvian forces in Adazi Latvia Troops Up to 527 Albania Czech Republic Iceland Italy Up to 21 Up to 60 1 Up to 200 Montenegro 5 Poland Up to 175 Slovakia Up to 152 Forces • 1 x Mechanised infantry company with armoured fighting vehicles • 1 x Combat support company • 1 x Combat service support company • Support elements • Contribution to battlegroup headquarters and Latvian National Armed Forces Mechanised Infantry Brigade Mobility explosive ordnance disposal engineers 1 x Mortar platoon 1 Strategic communications civilian • 1 x Heavy infantry company with tanks and armoured fighting vehicles • 1 x Reconnaissance Platoon • Contribution to battlegroup headquarters • Support elements • 1 x Fire support team • Contribution to battlegroup headquarters • 1 x Tank company • Contribution to battlegroup headquarters • Support elements • 1 x Mechanised infantry company • Contribution to battlegroup headquarters • Support elements Slovenia 41 • 1 x Mortar platoon • 1 x Tactical Air Control Party team • Contribution to battlegroup headquarters 343 • 1 x Mechanised infantry company with tanks and armoured fighting vehicles • 1 x Combat engineers company • Logistic elements • Contribution to battlegroup headquarters Approximate total troop number 1525 Spain Battlegroup led by Germany operating with Lithuanian forces in Rukla Lithuania Contributor Germany Belgium Czech Republic France Iceland Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Troops 527 Forces • 1 x Armoured company • 1 x Mechanised infantry platoon • Combat service combat service support 1 1 x Public affairs officer 35 • 1 x Electronic warfare element • Support elements 275 • 1 x Mechanised infantry company • Armoured platoon with main battle tanks 1 Public Affairs Civilian 4 1 x Transportation team 270 • 1 x Mechanised infantry company • Logistics support element 120 1 x Armoured infantry company with armoured fighting vehicles Approximate total troop number 1233 Battlegroup led by the United States operating with Polish forces in Orzysz Bemowo Piskie Poland Contributor United States Croatia Romania United Kingdom Troops 670 Forces 1 x Armoured cavalry squadron with combat service and support enablers Up to 80 Self-propelled rocket launcher battery Up to 120 1 x Ground-based air defence battery and support elements 140 • Light reconnaissance squadron • Logistics support element Approximate total troop number 1010 Public Diplomacy Division PDD – Press Media Section Tel 32 0 2 707 5041 E-mail moc@hq nato int Follow us @NATOpress www nato int Printed on 100% recycled paper 0993-20 NATO Graphics Printing Approximate total troop number for all four battlegroups 4732