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Grand Hetman Jonas Karolis Chodkevičius Infantry Brigade “Žemaitija”

Lietuvos kariuomenės Lietuvos didžiojo etmono Jono Karolio Chodkevičiaus pėstininkų brigada „Žemaitija“

LITHUANIA · LITHUANIAN LAND FORCE · BRIGADE

Part of Lithuanian Land Force

NATO and allied Active
Assessed as of
2026-09
Reviewed
2026-09-28
Confidence
high
  • State affiliation · Lithuania
  • Vigil category device · not official insignia
Identity provenance

State affiliation: Lithuania.

Vigil category device — drawn from this record’s own domain, echelon and role. Not an official insignia.

In brief

Lithuania’s second manoeuvre brigade, seated at Klaipėda. Its statute of 31 August 2026 makes it a formation subordinate to the First Division commander and repeals the 2015 order, under which the brigade was titled a motorised infantry brigade; the honorific title is the current designation.

Scope
Structure, role, lineage and links. No subordinate records published.
Subordination
Subordination confirmed
Sources
2 on the record
Record state
Partial
Broad area of activity
Seated at Klaipėda, the state’s port and the western end of the Kaliningrad frontier.
Notable history
Established under a 2015 order as a motorised infantry brigade, the formation carries the name of Grand Hetman Jonas Karolis Chodkevičius and the regional title “Žemaitija”. The Seimas named it in June 2025 as one of the First Division’s three permanent brigades, and its statute of 31 August 2026 repealed the 2015 order and made it a formation subordinate to the First Division commander — the second of the division’s brigades to receive its divisional statute in 2026.
Strengths
A statute that names its parent, a seat on the coast at the port through which sea reinforcement of Lithuania would arrive, and a place on the western side of the Kaliningrad frontier that the Rukla brigade does not cover.
Limitations
The statute establishes seat and subordination only; strength, readiness, holdings and the brigade’s tasks on the coast are not published in any instrument this project has read.

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Assessed as of — 2026-09 Last reviewed — 2026-09-28

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