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1st Army Brigade

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1st Army Brigade
1. бригада Копнене војске
Active2006–present
Country Serbia
Branch Serbian Army
RoleMechanized infantry
Armour
Part of Serbian Armed Forces
Garrison/HQNovi Sad
Anniversaries9 November
Commanders
Current
commander
Brigadier general Zoran Nasković

The 1st Army Brigade (Serbian: 1. бригада Копнене војске, romanized1. brigada Kopnene vojske) is a mixed (mechanized infantry and armoured) brigade of the Serbian Army.

History

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The brigade was formed on July 31, 2006, from units located in Vojvodina and Mačva: Novi Sad Corps and parts of the 1st Armoured Brigade as well as 402nd and 485th Pontoon Battalion. In 2007 brigade was again reorganized, with 110th and 111th Poonton Battalion being subordinated to the Serbian River Flotilla.

Structure

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The Brigade's units are spread out throughout the territory of northern Serbia, mostly Vojvodina and Mačva, from the border with Hungary on north to Croatia and Romania on west and east, to western Serbia to the south. It consists of mechanized infantry, armoured, artillery, air defence artillery, engineer, signal and logistics units.

  • 10th Command Battalion – Novi Sad
  • 11th Infantry Battalion – Pančevo
  • 111th Infantry Battalion – Loznica
  • 12th Self-Propelled Artillery Battalion – Bačka Topola
  • 13th Self-Propelled Multiple Rocket Launcher Artillery Battalion – Sremska Mitrovica
  • 14th Air-Defence Artillery Battalion – Pančevo
  • 15th Tank Battalion – Sremska Mitrovica
  • 16th Mechanized Battalion – Sremska Mitrovica
  • 17th Mechanized Battalion – Bačka Topola
  • 18th Engineer Battalion – Novi Sad
  • 19th Logistics Battalion – Novi Sad

Equipment

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Traditions

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Anniversary

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The anniversary of the unit is celebrated on November 9. On that date in 1918 7th Infantry Regiment of the Royal Serbian Army has liberated Novi Sad in World War I.[1]

Patron saint

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The unit's slava, or patron saint, is Saint Nestor.

References

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