Infantry Brigade "Iron Wolf" ( "Iron Wolf" Brigade ) ( Lithuanian : Pėstininkų brigada "Geležinis Vilkas" ) is the core unit of the Lithuanian Army and forms the country's contribution to NATO collective defence . The name of the brigade relates to the Lithuanian mythical character from the medieval foundation legend of the Vilnius city.
6-607: Wolf Brigade may refer to a number of military and para-military units: Motorised Infantry Brigade Iron Wolf , a unit of the Lithuanian Army Wolf Brigade (Iraq) , a special commando police unit under Iraq's Ministry of Interior Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade , a 1999 Japanese anime film centred on an eponymous para-military unit of the Japanese police in an alternative timeline Illang: The Wolf Brigade ,
12-532: A 2018 Korean live-action science fiction film adapted from Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Wolf Brigade . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wolf_Brigade&oldid=850744242 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
18-697: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Motorised Infantry Brigade Iron Wolf MIB "Iron Wolf" main mission is to maintain required capabilities as stated in national defense guide in order to defend Republic of Lithuania sovereignty , its territorial integrity , participate in NATO and international peace support operations, plan and conduct brigade staff and units training, main effort preparation for peace support operations in accordance with international commitments. Main Tasks: MIB "Iron Wolf"
24-694: Is the largest unit of land forces of the Lithuania Armed Forces , consists of the command, its elements and six battalions stationed across Lithuania and named after Lithuanian Great Dukes and Duchesses as the tradition of the Lithuanian Armed Forces goes: The unit originated in June 1990, when a separate Defence Squad was created. Same year, in autumn, the Honors Guards Company was created. The soldiers of
30-805: The British Armed Forces , the Army of Denmark , the Army of the Czech Republic , the United States Military , Poland and Germany . As of this edit , this article uses content from "Lithuanian Armed Forces :: Structure » Land Forces » Units » Motorised Infantry Brigade Iron Wolf" , which is licensed in a way that permits reuse under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License , but not under
36-655: The brigade participate in exercises of various levels in Lithuania as well as abroad. In addition, they are conducting peacekeeping operations in Afghanistan and stand by period in NATO Response Force and Battlegroup of the European Union . The Brigade constantly takes part in joint projects, international operations, and wargames together with other countries' military units. Among those are
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