• Source: Indonesian Army infantry brigades

The Indonesian Army and Marine Corps have several infantry brigades (Indonesian: Brigade Infanteri, shortened as Brigif). These brigades normally consisted of about three infantry battalions. Currently the Army has 22 brigades and the Marine Corps has 4.




Infantry Brigades in Indonesia


There are two types of infantry brigades in Indonesia: ordinary brigades and "Raider"-qualified brigades. Raider-qualified brigades consisted of Raider Battalions which are under the management of the Kodams and Kostrad.




= Infantry Brigades

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= Raider Infantry Brigades

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Raider infantry brigades are responsible for the Raider Infantry Battalions.




= Para Raider Infantry Brigades

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Para Raider infantry brigades head Para Raider Battalions. These were formerly Lintas Udara (Linud) / Airborne brigades.




= Raider Mechanized Infantry Brigade

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Raider Mechanized brigades are under the command of Kostrad.




= Mechanized Infantry Brigade

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These brigades are under the command of Kodam.




= Marine Infantry Brigade

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While not part of the Army, the Indonesian Navy's Korps Marinir also have Brigade sized units.




= Former Infantry Brigade

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Previously existing Infantry Brigade units that has been liquidated, consolidated, or disbanded.




Training Regiment of the Infantry Forces Center (Resimen Pusat Kesenjataan Infanteri)


In addition to the brigades, there is also another regiment stationed at the Infantry Branch Center in the city of Bandung, West Java. The training regiment trains all officers, warrant officers, NCOs and enlisted personnel for basic skills intended for service in this branch. The Training Regiment falls under the responsibility of Commanding General Infantry (Komandan Pussenif), a general officer of lieutenant general rank, actual command of the regiment falls under the Director for Weapon Systems (Direktur Kesenjataan). The Infantry Branch Center was created on 9 May 1950 on the basis of both Republican infantry brigade depots and the educational institutions of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army under the Indonesian Army Doctrine, Education and Training Development Command.




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