German troops take part in the Lightning Ace II training exercise

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By Dylan Malyasov
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German troops take part in the Lightning Ace II training exercise at the Salisbury Plains military range in UK. 20.11.2017. The soldiers from 1st Battalion Scots Guards and the German Army were at Knook Camp on Salisbury Plain to reflect on past conflicts. Photo by Mario Bähr, Bundeswehr

German troops take part in the Lightning Ace II training exercise at the Salisbury Plains military range in UK. 20.11.2017.

The soldiers from 1st Battalion Scots Guards and the German Army were at Knook Camp on Salisbury Plain to reflect on past conflicts.

Photo by Mario Bähr, Bundeswehr

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