4th Army Brigade
military unit
The 4th Army Brigade (Serbian: 4. бригада Копнене војске, romanized: 4. brigada Kopnene vojske) is a mixed (mechanized infantry and armoured) brigade of the Serbian Army.
History
The brigade was formed on 30 June 2007 from the former Army units located in southern Serbia: the 78th Motorized Brigade and parts of the 549th Motorized Brigade and the 52nd Mixed Artillery Brigade.
Structure
Brigade is concentrated in southern Serbia, mainly in Pčinja. Most units are based in Vranje, including the command of the brigade, while other units are based in Military Base "South" near Bujanovac and in Leskovac. It consists of mechanized infantry, armoured, artillery, air defence artillery, engineer, signal, and logistics units.
40th Command Battalion – Vranje
41st Infantry Battalion – Bujanovac (Military Base "South")
42nd Infantry Battalion – Bujanovac (Military Base "South")
43rd Self-Propelled Howitzer Artillery Battalion – Vranje
44th Self-Propelled Multiple Rocket Launcher Artillery Battalion – Leskovac
45th Air-defence Artillery Battalion – Vranje
46th Tank Battalion – Vranje
47th Mechanized Battalion – Vranje
48th Mechanized Battalion – Bujanovac (Military Base "South")
49th Logistics Battalion – Vranje
410th Engineer Battalion – Vranje
Equipment
M-84 main battle tank
BVP M-80 infantry fighting vehicle
Lazar 3M infantry fighting vehicle
Lazar 3 armoured personnel carrier
BRDM-2 armoured reconnaissance vehicle
M20 mine-resistant ambush protected vehicle
2S1 Gvozdika 122mm self-propelled howitzer
M-18 Oganj 128mm self-propelled multiple rocket launcher
M-77 Oganj 128mm self-propelled multiple rocket launcher
PASARS-16 short-range surface-to-air missile system
Strela 1 short-range surface-to-air missile system
Skylark 3 short-range reconnaissance drone
Vrabac short-range reconnaissance drone
Komarac miniature loitering munition
engineer and logistic vehicles and equipment
Traditions
Heritage
The 4th Army Brigade continues traditions of the 1st Infantry Regiment "Prince Miloš the Great". The 1st Infantry Regiment "Prince Miloš the Great" was formed in 1897 and has existed until 1941 i.e. after the German attack on Yugoslavia and country's subsequent defeat.
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