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British tanks will return to east facing Russian threat

British tanks are to return to Germany amid tensions with Russia, the Defence Secretary has announced, in a major restructuring of the army. The move will boost the amount of British military equipment available in central Europe, in an attempt to enable the rapid reinforcement of Nato’s eastern flank. British forces pulled out of Germany a decade ago, amid the focus on Afghanistan and Iraq. The announcement forms part of plans to restructure the army and ‘‘catch up’’ after years of under-investment. Ben Wallace told the Commons that the need for the army to update kit and structures was obvious. ‘‘When I went to Salisbury Plain in November and stood amongst an armoured brigade on exercise, apart from better communications and a few laser range-finders, it was entirely the same as one I’d been in 1991,’’ he said.

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