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Operation Dragoon Ride, Day 4

Operation Dragoon Ride was a 2015 military exercise of the US army and NATO involving transfer of military technique and personnel from the Baltic states across Poland and the Czech Republic to Germany,[1] following the Operation Atlantic Resolve. From 20 March to 1 April 2015, a convoy of armored fighting vehicles (amongst them Strykers) returned via road to their garrison Vilseck, after manoeuvres in Poland, Estonia and Lithuania.[2] The road march was intended to demonstrate solidarity and support for Central and Eastern European NATO allies in response to Russia’s actions in Ukraine, beginning in March 2014.[3] The convoy consisted of more than 500 American troops of the 3rd Squadron of the 2nd Cavalry Regiment (nicknamed "Dragoons").[4]

Protests

A ”wave of opposition” to the exercise was organized by civil society groups prior to the unit’s passage through the Czech Republic.[5] Several hundred people assembled in Wenceslas Square on March 28 to express their opposition to the “dragoon march.” The demonstration was organized by a coalition of groups including the No to Bases group, the Movement for Direct Democracy, Stop Church Restitution, the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia, and others. Later that day, the conservative group National Democracy picketed the U.S. embassy in Prague, opposing what it described as the “American invaders.”[6]

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References

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  1. ^ "Cavalry ride". The Economist. 1 April 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  2. ^ Lamothe, Dan (24 March 2015). "In show of force, the Army's Operation Dragoon Ride rolls through Europe". Washington Post. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  3. ^ Lyman, Rick (29 March 2015). "An American Military Convoy in Europe Aims to Reassure Allies". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  4. ^ Lendon, Brad (26 March 2015). "Cheers, tears for U.S. Army convoy in Europe". CNN. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  5. ^ "Czech military ready for protests against U.S. convoy". Prague Monitor. 23 March 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  6. ^ "Opponents, supporters of U.S. army convoy meet in Prague center Read more: http://www.praguepost.com/czech-news/46334-opponents-supporters-of-u-s-army-convoy-meet-in-prague-center#ixzz3WYsxWzyi". Prauge Post. 28 March 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015. {{cite news}}: External link in |title= (help)
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