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Geležinis Vilkas (other)
Geležinis Vilkas means " iron wolf" in Lithuanian and may refer to: * Iron Wolf (character), from the medieval foundation legend of the city of Vilnius * FK Geležinis Vilkas * Mechanised Infantry Brigade Iron Wolf Mechanized Infantry Brigade "Iron Wolf" (MIB "Iron Wolf") ( lt, mechanizuotoji 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 br ..., a unit of the Lithuanian Army * Iron Wolf (organization), former Lithuanian fascist movement formed in 1927 {{disambiguation ...
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Iron Wolf (other)
Iron Wolf or Ironwolf may refer to: * Iron Wolf (roller coaster), a former roller coaster at Six Flags Great America * ''Ironwolf'', an album by George Canyon * Ironwolf, a DC Comics character * Iron Wolf (character), a character in the medieval foundation legend of the city of Vilnius * Motorised Infantry Brigade Iron Wolf, a unit of the Lithuanian Army * Iron Wolf (organization), a Lithuanian paramilitary movement formed in 1927 * Tsarevitch Ivan, the Firebird and the Gray Wolf, a Russian fairy tale titled "The Iron Wolf" in Ukrainian variations See also *Geležinis Vilkas (other) Geležinis Vilkas means " iron wolf" in Lithuanian and may refer to: * Iron Wolf (character), from the medieval foundation legend of the city of Vilnius * FK Geležinis Vilkas * Mechanised Infantry Brigade Iron Wolf Mechanized Infantry Brigade ...
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Iron Wolf (character)
The Iron Wolf ( lt, Geležinis Vilkas) is a mythical character from a medieval legend of the founding of Vilnius, the capital city of the old Grand Duchy of Lithuania and modern Republic of Lithuania. First found in the Lithuanian Chronicles, the legend shares certain similarities with the Capitoline Wolf and possibly reflected Lithuanian desire to showcase their legendary origins from the Roman Empire (see the Palemonids). The legend became popular during the era of Romantic nationalism. Today Iron Wolf is one of the symbols of Vilnius and is used by sports teams, Lithuanian military, scouting organizations, and others. Legend According to the legend, Grand Duke Gediminas (ca. 1275 – 1341) was hunting in the sacred forest near the Valley of Šventaragis, near where Vilnia River flows into the Neris River. Tired after the successful hunt of an aurochs, the Grand Duke settled in for the night. He fell soundly asleep and dreamed of a huge Iron Wolf standing on top a hill and how ...
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FK Geležinis Vilkas
Vilniaus Geležinis Vilkas is a Lithuanian football club from Vilnius. Participation in Lithuanian Championships * 2003 – 2nd (1 Lyga) * 2004 – 4th (1 Lyga) * 2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; "Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris was discovered in ... – 5th (1 Lyga) Football clubs in Lithuania Football clubs in Vilnius Sport in Vilnius 1989 establishments in Lithuania Association football clubs established in 1989 {{Lithuania-footyclub-stub ...
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Mechanised Infantry Brigade Iron Wolf
Mechanized Infantry Brigade "Iron Wolf" (MIB "Iron Wolf") ( lt, mechanizuotoji 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. Function MIB "Iron Wolf" main mission is to maintain required capabilities as stated in national defense guide in order to defend Republic of Lithuania sovereignty, its territorial integrity, participate in NATO and international peace support operations, plan and conduct brigade staff and units training, main effort preparation for peace support operations in accordance with international commitments. Main Tasks: * Plan and conduct the tasks related to military operations; * Prepare training and activity plans of MIB "Iron Wolf"; * Organize, conduct, evaluate and analyze training of subunits in order to achieve specify tasks ...
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