how many troops were sent to greenland

Around a few hundred troops are currently in Greenland, but only a few dozen of those are the new European contingents that have been “sent” there in the latest flare‑up.

Quick Scoop

• The United States already has about 150–200 personnel stationed at Pituffik Space Base in northwestern Greenland, forming the core existing foreign military presence.

• Denmark itself has roughly 150 military and civilian personnel tied to its Joint Arctic Command in Greenland, separate from the newer symbolic deployments.

• In response to recent tensions, several European NATO states have begun sending small teams:
  • France: about 15 soldiers.

* Germany: 13 soldiers in a reconnaissance team.

* Norway, Sweden, Finland, the UK, and the Netherlands: only a handful of officers each, bringing the total new European deployment to roughly “just over 30” or “34” troops in this first wave.

Putting this together, the latest news stories describe “just over 30” or “34” European troops being sent to Greenland as a symbolic show of support for Denmark, on top of the roughly 150–200 U.S. personnel and Denmark’s own forces already there.

In short: if the question is about the new deployment being discussed in the news, the answer is on the order of three dozen European troops, not thousands.

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