1st Infantry Brigade (Georgia)

1st Infantry Brigade 1-ლი ქვეითი ბრიგადა 1st Infantry Brigade.jpg 1992 – Present Georgia Georgia Infantry 22px Operational Command East Tbilisi, Georgia War in AfghanistanIraq WarRusso-Georgian War The 1st Infantry Brigade (1-ელი ქვეითი ბრიგადა tr) is a military unit of the Georgian Land Forces. It is attached to the Georgian Operational Command East. History The brigade was formed in 1992. The brigade participated in the Iraq War from January to August 2008.Timeline – 2007 https://www.civil.ge/eng/article.php?id=18307 16 June 2013 Civil Georgia May 20, 2008Georgia Extends Troop Deployment in Iraq https://civil.ge/eng/article.php?id=17411 16 June 2013 Civil Georgia March 21, 2008 It was then withdrawn from Iraq due to the Russo-Georgian War.Hoffman Michael U.S. takes Georgian troops home from Iraq http://www.armytimes.com/article/20080811/NEWS/808110302/U-S-takes-Georgian-troops-home-from-Iraq 16 June 2013 Army Times August 11, 2008 At the time of the Russo-Georgian War, the 1st Infantry Brigade was the only Georgian military unit that had been instructed to NATO military standards.https://web.archive.org/web/20080919071220/http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/08/19/europe/EU-Georgia-Military-Tested.php The brigade was then deployed to Afghanistan from 2009 to September 2018.https://agenda.ge/en/news/2018/880#gsc.tab=0https://agenda.ge/en/news/2018/1446#gsc.tab=0 Structure The brigade's structure is as follows: 1st Infantry Brigade 11th Light Infantry Battalion 12th Light Infantry Battalion - NRF 13th Light Infantry Battalion 14th Mixed Armored Battalion Artillery Battalion Logistics Battalion Reconnaissance Company Engineer Company Signal Company References Category:Military units and formations established in 1992 Category:Military units and formations of Georgia (country)