Motorised Infantry Brigade Iron Wolf
Motorised Infantry Brigade "Iron Wolf" (MIB "Iron Wolf") (Lithuanian: motorizuotoji 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.
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