Edelweiß bezieht sich auf eine Blume, welche in dem Gebiet wächst, woher diese Brigade stammt.
At the same time, the media outlet reminds that a few years ago, the internal troops, which were part of the Russian National Guard, also had their own Edelweiss unit in Russia. In particular, in the 2010s, this was the name of a special purpose unit of the internal troops, which is now called Avangard. This unit is stationed in Stavropol Krai. The chevron of the unit had a picture of a flower on it. According to the Agenstvo, the Russian Edelweiss changed its name no later than 2018.
It is also reported that another Edelweiss unit was created in Altai in 1993 in the Federal Penitentiary Service and existed at least until 2018. It was the special forces of the service of the Republic of Altai.
Wer ubrigens nazi ist - ist spätestens seit Februar 2022 allen mit ein bisshen Verstand klar.