The inspector general of Germany’s armed forces, the Bundeswehr, has called military manoeuvres under way in Lithuania a signal of credible deterrence toward potential threats to the country’s NATO allies. He described the German manoeuvres in Lithuania, dubbed Quadriga 2024, as the largest for the country’s military in decades. “The Baltic region and our commitment in Lithuania is the cornerstone of Germany’s contribution to the defence of NATO’s eastern flank. Just as the allies stood up for us during the Cold War, we are standing up for the security and freedom of our partners today – on ev…