Ștefan cel Mare 2nd Motorized Infantry Brigade

2nd Motorized Infantry Brigade "Stefan Cel Mare"
Brigada 2 Infanterie Motorizată „Stefan Cel Mare”
The brigade during the 2016 Chișinău Independence Day Parade.
Active 16 October 1992-present
Country  Moldova
Branch Moldovan Ground Forces
Type Motorized Infantry
Garrison/HQ Chisinau
Nickname(s) The Stefan Cel Mare Brigade
Insignia
Shoulder Patch

The 2nd Motorized Infantry Brigade "Stefan Cel Mare"  is an motorized infantry unit of the Moldovan National Army's Ground Forces based in the Moldovan capital of Chisinau. It was created on October 16, 1992 on the basis of former Soviet units of the Kishinev Garrison.[1][2] Prior to its official creation, it underwent a 2 month training period, in which the units that now make up the brigade prepared for frontline service in the Transnistria War.

Like all the other motorized infantry brigades in the ground forces, the brigade maintains a military band which serves on special occasions.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.army.md/?lng=3&action=show&cat=122&obj=4579#.W66gxctOkex
  2. ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=hm0hAQAAIAAJ&q=Stefan+cel+Mare”+Brigade&dq=Stefan+cel+Mare”+Brigade&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjnv8XQkd_dAhUJ74MKHcgmCI8Q6AEIJzAC
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