India, Jan. 16 -- Amid mounting pressure from the United States to assert control over Greenland, Germany on Thursday deployed troops to the Arctic region, signalling European support for Denmark.

A transport aircraft of the German armed forces, the Bundeswehr, departed for the Danish military base at Karup, where officers from several countries are assembling ahead of a joint flight to Greenland scheduled for Friday, German News Service reported.

A small French military contingent has also arrived in Greenland's capital, Nuuk, officials told the BBC, as several European nations move forward with limited deployments under a coordinated reconnaissance effort.

The mission involves personnel from Germany, France, Sweden, Norway, Finland, ...