Georgian Armed Forces

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The Georgian Armed Forces are the unified military organization of Georgia, responsible for the country’s defense and known internationally for their involvement in the 2008 Russo-Georgian War and participation in various NATO-led missions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military organization
alsoKnownAs Georgian Armed Forces
surface form: Defense Forces of Georgia

Georgian Armed Forces
surface form: Georgian Defence Forces
commanderTitle Chief of Defence Forces
country Georgia
engagedIn Russo-Georgian War 2008
surface form: 2008 Russo-Georgian War

Russo-Georgian War 2008
surface form: Russo-Georgian War
established 1991
garrisonLocation Tbilisi
hasAllegiance Constitution of Georgia
Georgia
hasBranch air force
army
national guard
special operations forces
hasComponent Georgian Air Force
Georgian Armed Forces self-linksurface differs
surface form: Georgian Land Forces

Georgian National Guard
Logistics Command of Georgia
Military Police of Georgia
Special Operations Forces of Georgia
Training and Military Education Command of Georgia
hasDoctrine collective security cooperation with NATO
participation in international peace support operations
territorial defense
hasLanguage Georgian
hasMotto Strength in Unity
hasReserve reserve forces
hasSize tens of thousands of active personnel
headquartersLocation Tbilisi
operatesIn international mission areas
territory of Georgia
originatedFrom Soviet armed forces
surface form: Soviet Armed Forces units in Georgian SSR
participatedIn International Security Assistance Force
Multinational force in Iraq
surface form: Iraq War coalition operations

NATO-led mission in Afghanistan
KFOR mission in Kosovo
surface form: NATO-led mission in Kosovo

Resolute Support Mission
partOf Ministry of Defence of Georgia
role national defense
participation in international peacekeeping operations
territorial integrity protection
standard NATO interoperability standards
subordinateTo Government of Georgia
Minister of Defence
surface form: Minister of Defence of Georgia

President of Georgia
Prime Minister of Georgia
uses NATO-compatible equipment

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Georgian Armed Forces alsoKnownAs Georgian Armed Forces
this entity surface form: Defense Forces of Georgia
Georgian Armed Forces alsoKnownAs Georgian Armed Forces
this entity surface form: Georgian Defence Forces
Georgian Armed Forces hasComponent Georgian Armed Forces self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Georgian Land Forces
Russo-Georgian War 2008 hasParticipant Georgian Armed Forces
South Ossetian forces opponent Georgian Armed Forces
Abkhaz forces opposedTo Georgian Armed Forces