Brigade "Rey Alfonso XIII" II of the Legion
Brigade of the Spanish Legion King Alfonso XIII
The Brigade "Rey Alfonso XIII" II of the Legion (BRILEG) is a major tactical military formation of the Spanish Legion comprising two tercios with elements based in Viator (Almeria) and Ronda (Málaga)
History
The Brigade was created on August 11, 1995, occupying the facilities of the former XXIII Motorized Infantry Brigade. In 1996 the brigade was granted the denomination of "King Alfonso". The new Brigade was part of the Army's Rapid Action Forces, which in 2006 was renamed Light Force Command. It reorganized in 2015 into a Light Multi-Purpose Organic Brigade.
Structure
Brigade "King Alfonso XIII" II of the Legion, in Viator
Headquarters Bandera II of the Legion, in Viator
Light Armored Cavalry Group of the Legion "Reyes Católicos" II, in Ronda (Centauro tank destroyers and VEC-M1 cavalry scout vehicles)
Tercio "Juan de Austria" No. 3 of the Legion, in Viator
Protected Infantry Bandera "Valenzuela" VII/3 (BMR-M1 armored personnel carriers)
Protected Infantry Bandera "Colón" VIII/3 (BMR-M1 armored personnel carriers)
Tercio "Alejandro Farnesio" No.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Brigade "Rey Alfonso XIII" II of the Legion” is brigade of the Spanish Legion King Alfonso XIII. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Brigade, Alfonso and XIII, not as a finished interpretation.
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