• Source: 4th Army Brigade

      • 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 Bujanovac and Leskovac. It consists of mechanized infantry, armoured, artillery, air defence artillery, engineer, signal and logistics units.

      40th Command Battalion – Vranje
      41st Infantry Battalion – Bujanovac (Army Base "Jug")
      42nd Infantry Battalion – Bujanovac (Army Base "Jug")
      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 (Army Base "Jug")
      49th Logistics Battalion – Vranje
      410th Engineer Battalion – Vranje


      Equipment


      M-84 main battle tank
      BVP M-80 infantry fighting vehicle
      Lazar armoured personnel carrier
      BRDM-2 armoured reconnaissance vehicle
      2S1 Gvozdika 122mm self-propelled howitzer
      M-77 Oganj 128mm self-propelled multiple rocket launcher
      Strela 1 short-range surface-to-air missile system
      Bofors L/70 anti-aircraft gun
      engineer and logistic vehicles and equipment


      Traditions




      = Heritage

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      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. Regiment fought in five wars: First Balkan War, Second Balkan War, World War I, the Allied Intervention in Russian Civil War and World War II.


      = Anniversary

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      The day of the brigade is celebrated on January 31. On that day in 1878, Vranje was liberated from Ottoman occupation, and on that date in 1897 the 1st Infantry Regiment "Prince Miloš the Great" was formed.


      = Patron saint

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      The unit's slava or its patron saint is Saint Athanasius.


      References




      External links



      4th Land Force Brigade Web Page

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