Southern Military Region (Egypt)

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Southern Military Region is one of the five military regions of the Egyptian armed forces. it is headquartered in Assiut.

Structure

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The Southern Military Region is the smallest military region of the four, as it only consists of three Mechanized Infantry Brigades, two Engineer Brigades and one medium range Artillery Brigade.^[1]

116th Mechanized Brigade (Assiut)
117th Mechanized Brigade (Assiut)
305th Mechanized Brigade (Aswan)

References

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^ "الجيش المصري: التكوين وخرائط الانتشار". المعهد المصري للدراسات (in Arabic). 2018-05-17. Retrieved 2020-04-15.

External links

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http://www.arabstoday.net/en/news/arabworld/Egypt%20lauds%20role%20of%20southern%20military%20region%20in%20defending%20homeland.html

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