3rd Infantry Brigade (Georgia): Difference between revisions

The '''3rd Infantry Brigade''' is an infantry brigade of the [[Georgian Land Forces]]. It is attached to the Georgian Operational Command West.<ref>{{Cite web |title=error |url=https://mod.gov.ge/ge/404 |access-date=September 25, 2024 |website=mod.gov.ge}}</ref>

The brigade was formed in December 2004. 2000 members of the brigade [[Georgian involvement in the Iraq War|participated in the Iraq War]] until 2007.<ref>{{cite news|title=Timeline – 2007|url=http://www.civil.ge/eng/article.php?id=18307|accessdate=16 June 2013|newspaper=Civil Georgia|date=May 20, 2008}}</ref> Prior to the [[Russo-Georgian War]], the 3rd Infantry Brigade, alongside the 2nd Infantry Brigade and [[4th Infantry Brigade (Georgia)|4th Infantry Brigade]] had been deployed to the vicinity of the [[Russo-Georgian War]].<ref>https://icds.ee/en/the-2008-russia-georgia-war-five-years-later/</ref> During the [[Battle of Tskhinvali]], the 3rd Brigade had entered the Eredvi area on the eastern flank of Tskhinvali at 06:00 and had taken some positions in the area. However, the brigade was attacked by a smaller force of South Ossetian militia and pushed back.{{sfn|Tanks|2010|p=51}} After the war with Russia, the brigade was deployed to [[Role of Georgia in the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)|Afghanistan]] in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |title=cannot be reached |url=http://www.mod.gov.ge/NewsFiles/dqubrhazkcitugageo.pdf |access-date=September 25, 2024 |website=www.mod.gov.ge}}</ref>