2nd Army Brigade
2. бригада Kопнене војске
Active2007 - present
Country Serbia
Branch Serbian Army
RoleMechanized infantry
Armour
Part of Serbian Armed Forces
Garrison/HQKraljevo
Anniversaries12 July
Commanders
Current
commander
Brigadier General Dušan Stojanović

The 2nd Army Brigade (Serbian: 2. бригада Копнене војске, romanized2. brigada Kopnene vojske) is a mixed (mechanized infantry and armoured) brigade of the Serbian Army.

History

The brigade was formed on March 28, 2007, from the former Army units located in western Serbia: 252nd Armoured Brigade, 37th Motorized Brigade, 20th Motorized Brigade, 401st Air Defence Artillery Brigade as well as parts of 228th Signal Battalion, 524th Logistics Base and 24th Special Purpose Battalion.[1]

Structure

Brigade's units are spread out throughout western and central Serbia, from the border with Montenegro on south to Drina and Velika Morava rivers on west and east, to area around city of Valjevo on north. It consists of mechanized infantry, armoured, artillery, air defence artillery, engineer, signal and logistics units.

Equipment

Traditions

Anniversary

The anniversary of the brigade is celebrated on July 12. On that day in 1805, during the First Serbian Uprising, in the Battle of Karanovac, town of Kraljevo and its surroundings was liberated from Ottoman Empire.

Patron saint

The unit's slava or its patron saint is Feast of Saints Peter and Paul known as Petrovdan.

References

  1. ^ "Druga brigada kopnene vojske | Vojska Srbije".