The 1st Motorized Infantry Brigade "Moldova" is a motorized infantry unit of the Moldovan National Army's Ground Forces based in the Moldovan city of Bălți. It was the first Army unit to be created in the newly independent country, being founded on 10 April 1992. It was made up of elements of former Soviet units in Balti and Florești that used to form the 86th Guards Motor Rifle Division.
| 1st Motorized Infantry Brigade "Moldova" | |
|---|---|
| Brigada 1 Infanterie Motorizată „Moldova” | |
 A Transport vehicle of the brigade in Bălți | |
| Active | 10 April 1992-present |
| Country | Moldova |
| Branch |  Moldovan Ground Forces |
| Type | Motorized Infantry |
| Garrison/HQ | Bălți |
| Nickname(s) | The Moldova Brigade |
| Engagements | Transnistria War |
| Insignia | |
| Shoulder Patch |  |
Among the former Soviet units at Balti and Floresti in 1988 were the 260th Guards Motor Rifle Regiment (Floreshty); the 263rd Guards Motor Rifle Regiment (Balti); the 341st Motor Rifle Regiment (Balti); the 88th Guards Tank Regiment (Florești) and the 191st Guards Artillery Regiment (Balti).[1]
The name "Moldova" was granted in August 1993 by order of defense minister Ion Costaș, and was handed its battle flag later that month by presidential decree. In 1996, the International Military Applications "MEDCEUR-1996" were organized at the Brigade Training Center located near the village of Elizaveta with the involvement of the American and German armies. Besides military actions, the brigade and its staff participated in containing the floods of 2008. In November 2018, the Moldova Brigade, along with the other 2 army brigades, took part in Dragon Pioneer military exercise with over 150 soldiers of the USAREUR's 2nd Cavalry Regiment.[2][3][4][5] In 2013, the brigade commander gave President Nicolae Timofti an engraved souvenir of the unit.[6]
Like all the other motorized infantry brigades in the ground forces, the brigade maintains a military band which serves on special occasions.[7][8]
References edit
- ^ Feskov et al. 2013, p. 496.
- ^ "Ministerul Apărării al Republicii Moldova". Army.md. Retrieved 20 March 2019.; "Ministerful".
- ^ "Daily Report: Central Eurasia". Foreign Broadcast Information Service. 20 March 1996. Retrieved 20 March 2019 – via Google Books.
- ^ Gribincea 1998.
- ^ Vlas, Cristi (2 May 2016). "American and Moldovan troops to participate in Dragon Pioneer exercise in Moldova". Moldova.org. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- ^ "President Nicolae Timofti, Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, visited the military units of the Ministry of Defence".
- ^ "Oastea Moldovei, Nr.7, 2013". calameo.com.
- ^ "Evoluția orchestrei militare a brigăzii nr.1 infanterie motorizată "Moldova"" – via www.youtube.com.
- Feskov, V. I.; Golikov, V. I.; Kalashnikov, K. A.; Slugin, S. A. (2013). Вооруженные силы СССР после Второй Мировой войны: от Красной Армии к Советской [The Armed Forces of the USSR after World War II: From the Red Army to the Soviet: Part 1 Land Forces] (in Russian). Tomsk: Scientific and Technical Literature Publishing. ISBN 9785895035306.
- Gribincea, Mihai (1998). Russian troops in the Republic of Moldova: stabilizing factor or source of danger?. Coleccion Ricardo Miro : Historical Collection Civitas. ISBN 9789975936255.
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