The 2nd Motorized Infantry Brigade "Stefan Cel Mare" is a motorized infantry unit of the Moldovan National Army's Ground Forces based in the Moldovan capital of Chișinău.
It was created on October 16, 1992, on the basis of former Soviet units of the Kishinev Garrison.
[2][3] Prior to its official creation, it underwent a 2-month training period, in which the units that now make up the brigade prepared for frontline service in the Transnistria War.
In June 2019, it was revealed that several soldiers from the brigade were beaten, which caused the prosecutor's office to open a criminal case.
In September 2015, on the instructions of Defense Minister Anatol Șalaru and with his personal participation, the T-34 tank mounted on the territory of the brigade in Chișinău was removed from the pedestal.