Georgian Kosovo contingent
Georgian Kosovo Contingent | |
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Active | 1999–2008 |
Country | Georgia |
Allegiance | Kosovo Force (KFOR) |
Branch | Georgian Armed Forces |
Type | platoon, then company |
Size | 34, then 150 |
Garrison/HQ | Mamuša, Prizren |
The Georgian Kosovo Contingent (Georgian: ქართული სამხედრო კონტინგენტი კოსოვოში) was a Georgian military deployment, from 1999 to 2008, as part of the NATO-led international peacekeeping force—Kosovo Force—which was responsible for establishing secure environment in Kosovo. It set the first precedent for Georgian participation in international peacekeeping operations.
The first Georgian unit, a platoon of 34 troops, arrived in Kosovo in 1999 and was stationed in Mamuša as part of the Turkish peacekeeping battalion. In 2003, a Georgian company of 150 personnel was deployed in Prizren under the German command. The Georgian troops were withdrawn from Kosovo in April 2008.[1] As the Georgian officials stated the decision to withdraw the peacekeepers was made in view of NATO's other international priorities as Georgia was preparing for a larger-scale deployment in Afghanistan.[2]
See also
References
- Articles containing Georgian-language text
- Military units and formations of Georgia (country)
- NATO-led peacekeeping in the former Yugoslavia
- 1999 in Georgia (country)
- 2000 in Georgia (country)
- 2001 in Georgia (country)
- 2002 in Georgia (country)
- 2003 in Georgia (country)
- 2004 in Georgia (country)
- 2005 in Georgia (country)
- 2006 in Georgia (country)
- 2007 in Georgia (country)
- 2008 in Georgia (country)