The 4th 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 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
Bujanovac ( sr-cyr, Бујановац, ; ) is a List of cities in Serbia, town and Municipalities and cities of Serbia, municipality located in the Pčinja District of southern Serbia. As of the 2022 census, the municipality has a population of ...
and
Leskovac
Leskovac ( sr-Cyrl, Лесковац, ) is a List of cities in Serbia, city and the administrative center of the Jablanica District in Southern Serbia (Geographical Region), southern Serbia. According to the 2022 census, the city itself has a p ...
. 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
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
*
Lazar armoured personnel carrier
*
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-77 Oganj
The M-77 Oganj (from ) is a 128mm self-propelled multiple rocket launcher developed in the former Yugoslavia. Its NATO designation is YMRL-32.
Development
Development of the system began in 1968. Professor Obrad Vučurović, mechanical engineer ...
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
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
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
The unit's
slava or its patron saint is
Saint Athanasius.
References
External links
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4th Land Force Brigade Web Page
Brigades of Serbia
Military units and formations established in 2007