The 4th Army Brigade ( sr, 4. бригада Копнене војске, 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
Bujanovac ( sr-cyr, Бујановац, ; sq, Bujanoc) is a town and municipality located in the Pčinja District of southern Serbia. Situated in the South Morava basin, it is located in the geographical area known as Preševo Valley. It is also ...
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
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M-84
The M-84 is a Yugoslav main battle tank, a variant of the Soviet T-72. The M-84 is still in service in Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kuwait.
Development and production
Development
The M-84 is based on the Soviet T-72M (expo ...
main battle tank
*
BVP M-80
The BVP M-80, is a tracked Yugoslavian-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 pr ...
infantry fighting vehicle
*
Lazar armoured personnel carrier
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BRDM-2 armoured reconnaissance vehicle
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2S1 Gvozdika
The 2S1 ''Gvozdika'' (russian: link=no, 2С1 «Гвоздика», "Carnation") is a Soviet self-propelled howitzer based on the MT-LBu multi-purpose chassis, mounting a 122 mm 2A18 howitzer. "2S1" is its GRAU designation. An alternative Rus ...
122mm self-propelled howitzer
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M-77 Oganj 128mm self-propelled multiple rocket launcher
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Strela 1 short-range surface-to-air missile system
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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
Slava may refer to:
Ships
* ''Slava'' class cruiser, a modern Russian warship
** Soviet cruiser Slava (1979), now Russian cruiser ''Moskva'', a ''Slava'' class guided missile cruiser sunk during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
* Russian ba ...
or its patron saint is
Saint Athanasius
Athanasius I of Alexandria, ; cop, ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲑⲁⲛⲁⲥⲓⲟⲩ ⲡⲓⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲓⲕⲟⲥ or Ⲡⲁⲡⲁ ⲁⲑⲁⲛⲁⲥⲓⲟⲩ ⲁ̅; (c. 296–298 – 2 May 373), also called Athanasius the Great, ...
.
References
External links
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4th Land Force Brigade Web Page
Brigades of Serbia
Military units and formations established in 2007