Ștefan cel Mare 2nd Motorized Infantry Brigade

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.

2nd Motorized Infantry Brigade "Stefan Cel Mare"
Brigada 2 Infanterie Motorizată „Stefan Cel Mare”
The brigade during the 2016 Chișinău Independence Day Parade.
Active16 October 1992-present
Country Moldova
Branch Moldovan Ground Forces
TypeMotorized Infantry
Garrison/HQChisinau
Nickname(s)The Stefan Cel Mare Brigade
EngagementsTransnistria War
Battle honours State Order "Faith of the Homeland" 1st class (2017)[1]
Commanders
Notable
commanders		Mihail Buclis
Oleg Chulkov
Insignia
Shoulder Patch

Operations

It was created on October 16, 1992 on the basis of former Soviet units of the Kishinev Garrison.[2][3] 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. In June 2019, it was revealed that several soldiers from the brigade were beaten, which caused the prosecutor's office to open a criminal case.[4]

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

T-34 tank

In September 2015, on his instructions of Defense Minister Anatol Șalaru and with his personal participation, the T-34 tank mounted on the territory of the brigade in Chisinau was removed from the pedestal. According to Salaru, the tank will be exhibited in the Museum of the Soviet Occupation, along with five more monumental tanks planned for dismantling.[5][6] He explained his reasoning for removing the tank as needing "to educate a new generation on other values" than what the tank represents.[7][8]

References
  1. "Brigada "Ştefan cel Mare" decorată cu Ordinul "Credinţă Patriei" (Foto)". 2017-10-14.
  2. "Ministry of Defense of Republic of Moldova".
  3. Gaiciuc, Victor (1999). "Constituirea Armatei Naționale: Cronica evenimentelor 1989-1992".
  4. https://point.md/ru/novosti/proisshestviya/v-motopekhotnoi-brigade-2-im-shtefana-chel-mare-izbili-soldat
  5. https://www.newsru.com/cinema/16sep2015/mold.html
  6. https://ru.sputnik.md/society/20161130/10135919/tank-snos-pamiatnik-shalaru.html
  7. https://piter.tv/event/V_Moldavii_tank_T_34_uvezli_s_postamenta_v_muzej_sovetskoj_okkupacii/
  8. https://locals.md/2017/istorii-tankov-kotoryie-stali-pamyatnikami/


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