The 2nd Army Brigade () is a mixed (mechanized infantry and armoured) brigade of the
Serbian Army
The Serbian Army () is the land-based and the largest component of the Serbian Armed Forces. Its organization, composition, weapons and equipment are adapted to the assigned missions and tasks of the Serbian Armed Forces, primarily for operatio ...
.
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.
Structure
Brigade's units are spread out throughout western and central Serbia, from the border with
Montenegro
, image_flag = Flag of Montenegro.svg
, image_coat = Coat of arms of Montenegro.svg
, coa_size = 80
, national_motto =
, national_anthem = ()
, image_map = Europe-Mont ...
on south to
Drina
The Drina ( sr-Cyrl, Дрина, ) is a long river in the Balkans, which forms a large portion of the border between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia. It is the longest tributary of the Sava River and the longest karst river in the Dinaric Al ...
and
Velika Morava
The Great Morava (, ) is the final section of the Morava ( sr-Cyrl, Морава), a major river system in Serbia.
Etymology
According to Predrag Komatina from the Institute for Byzantine Studies in Belgrade, the Great Morava is named after ...
rivers on west and east, to area around city of
Valjevo
Valjevo (Serbian Cyrillic: Ваљево, ) is a List of cities in Serbia, city and the administrative center of the Kolubara District in western Serbia. According to the 2022 census, the city itself has a population of 56,145 while the city admini ...
on north. It consists of mechanized infantry, armoured, artillery, air defence artillery, engineer, signal and logistics units.
* 20th Command Battalion –
Kraljevo
Kraljevo ( sr-Cyrl, Краљево, ) is a List of cities in Serbia, city and the administrative center of the Raška District in central Serbia. It is situated on the confluence of West Morava and Ibar River, Ibar, in the geographical region of ...
* 21st Infantry Battalion –
Raška
* 22nd Infantry Battalion –
Požega
* 23rd Self-propelled Artillery Battalion – Kraljevo
* 24th Self-propelled Missile Launcher Artillery Battalion – Valjevo
* 25th Air-defence Artillery Battalion – Kraljevo
* 26th Tank Battalion – Kraljevo
* 27th Mechanized Battalion – Kraljevo
* 28th Mechanized Battalion –
Novi Pazar
Novi Pazar ( sr-cyr, Нови Пазар) is a List of cities in Serbia, city located in the Raška District of southwestern Serbia. As of the 2022 census, the urban area has 71,462 inhabitants, while the city administrative area has 106,720 inha ...
* 29th Logistics Battalion – Kraljevo
* 210th Engineer Battalion – Kraljevo
Equipment
*
M-84
The M-84 is a Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Yugoslav main battle tank based on the Soviet T-72. It is still in service with Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia and Kuwait.
Development and production
Development
The ...
main battle tank
*
BVP M-80
The BVP M-80 (), is a tracked Yugoslav-made infantry fighting vehicle, produced from the 1980s until the country's collapse in the 1990s.
Development
Early research and development of the M-80 began in 1969, with testing of the first completed ...
infantry fighting vehicle
*
BRDM-2
The BRDM-2 (''Boyevaya Razvedyvatelnaya Dozornaya Mashina'', Боевая Разведывательная Дозорная Машина, literally "Combat Reconnaissance/Patrol Vehicle") is an amphibious armoured scout car designed and developed ...
armoured reconnaissance vehicle
*
2S1 Gvozdika
The 2S1 ''Gvozdika'' (, "Dianthus caryophyllus, Carnation") is a Soviet Self-propelled artillery, self-propelled howitzer introduced in 1972 and is in service in Russia and other countries . It is based on the MT-LBu multi-purpose chassis, mount ...
122mm self-propelled howitzer
*
M-94 Plamen-S 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
Anniversary
The anniversary of the brigade is celebrated on July 12. On that day in 1805, during the
First Serbian Uprising
The First Serbian Uprising (; sr-Cyrl, Први српски устанак; ) was an uprising of Serbs in Orašac (Aranđelovac), Orašac against the Ottoman Empire from 14 February 1804 to 7 October 1813. The uprising began as a local revolt ...
, 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
The Feast of Saints Peter and Paul or Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul is a liturgical feast in honor of the martyrdom in Rome of the apostles Saint Peter and Saint Paul, which is observed on 29 June. The celebration is of ancient Chri ...
known as ''Petrovdan''.
References
{{Reflist
External links
2nd Army Brigade Web Page
Brigades of Serbia
Military units and formations established in 2007