MILITARY AREA: ARMOURED VEHICLES: TROOPS: BRIGADIER PETER LENG: TANK GUN.




Initials GEP/VS/CT/BB



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Background: A FIELD TRAINING EXERCISE DESIGNED TO TEST CONTROL OF COMPOSITE NATO ARMY AND AIR FORCES, IS UNDER WAY IN EASTERN SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN. ABOUT 14,000 MEN FROM DANISH, BRITISH AND WEST GERMAN UNITS ARE TAKING PART.

THE EXERCISE, 'BOLD ADVENTURE' IS PART OF THE NATO TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR THE BALTIC AREA.

A BRITISH BRIGADE, STATIONED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, IS TAKING PART. UNDER THE COMMAND OF BRIGADIER PETER LENG. IT IS PRACTISING THE REINFORCEMENT OF ALLIED FORCES IN THE ALLIED COMMAND BALTIC FORCES AREA.

ONE DIVISION HEADQUARTERS (DANISH ARMY), TWO DANISH BRIGADES, ONE GERMAN BRIGADE, MAKE UP THE FORCES TAKING PART.