European Union Battlegroups

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military_unit European Union initiative
gptkbp:activeYearsStart	2007
gptkbp:commandStructure	under Political and Security Committee of the EU
gptkbp:composedOf	military units from EU member states
gptkbp:deployment	5-10 days
gptkbp:deploymentDuration	30-120 days
gptkbp:deploymentReadiness	rotational basis
gptkbp:established	2005
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:Brussels
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	European Union Battlegroups
gptkbp:language	gptkb:French gptkb:German English
gptkbp:memberState	gptkb:Finland gptkb:France gptkb:Germany gptkb:Italy gptkb:Poland gptkb:Spain gptkb:Sweden United Kingdom (until Brexit)
gptkbp:numberOfBattlegroups	18
gptkbp:operator	none deployed in combat as of 2024
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:European_Union_Common_Security_and_Defence_Policy
gptkbp:purpose	rapid response military force
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:European_Defence_Agency gptkb:NATO_Response_Force gptkb:Permanent_Structured_Cooperation_(PESCO)
gptkbp:size	about 1,500 troops per battlegroup
gptkbp:website	https://eeas.europa.eu/topics/common-security-and-defence-policy-csdp/5388/eu-battlegroups_en
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Common_Security_and_Defence_Policy
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6