2nd Guards Motor Rifle Brigade
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The 2nd Guards Motor Rifle Frunze Brigade (Kyrgyz: 2-гвардиялык мотоаткычтар бригадасы; Russian: 2-я отдельная гвардейская мотострелковая Краснознамённая бригада им. М. В. Фрунзе), Military Unit No. 73809, is a Kyrgyz military unit in the Ground Forces based in the city of Koy-Tash.
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2nd Guards Motor Rifle Frunze Brigade | |
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2-я отдельная гвардейская мотострелковая Краснознамённая бригада им. М. В. Фрунзе | |
Active | 18 March 1918 – present |
Country | Soviet Union (1918-1992) Kyrgyzstan (since 1992) |
Branch | Soviet Army Kyrgyz Army |
Type | Motor rifle |
Role | Urban warfare |
Size | Brigade (2,000) |
Part of | Northern Group of Forces |
Garrison/HQ | Koy-Tash |
Nickname(s) | Frunze Guards |
Anniversaries | 18 March |
Engagements | Russian Civil War Soviet–Japanese border conflicts Second World War |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Major General Alexei Kosyakov (1985-1987) |
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