MACEDONIA KOSOVO GERMANS ARRIVE AT THE BORDER UPDATE

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(12 Jun 1999) Natural Sound • • German army units, taking part in NATO's largest military operation in Europe since the Second World War, crossed the border into Kosovo from Macedonia on Saturday. • • It is the first deployment of German troops in strength since the end of the war. • • Some 5-thousand heavily armed German troops are expected to go into southern Kosovo from both Macedonia and Albania. • • Along with Dutch units, the Germans will be headquartered in the main southern Kosovo town of Prizren. • • Germany's armour in Kosovo includes 28 Leopard II main battle tanks seeing their first combat duty. • • Two types of armoured personnel carriers already used by German peacekeepers in Bosnia will also be deployed. • • The deployment came after Germany's parliament on Friday overwhelmingly approved sending 85-hundred German peacekeepers to Kosovo. • • The vote came a day after the United Nations authorized a 50-thousand strong international peace force for Kosovo. • • The movements are part of the build up for Operation Joint Guardian. • • British and French troops are spearheading the initial NATO thrust, with German, U-S and Italian forces moving in later. • • Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork • Twitter: / ap_archive • Facebook: / aparchives • Instagram: / apnews • • • You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...

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