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
The Serbian Army ( sr-cyr, Копнена војска Србије, Kopnena vojska Srbije, lit=Serbian Land Army) is the land-based and the largest component of the Serbian Armed Forces.
History
Originally established in 1830 as the Army of Pr ...
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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
Leskovac (Serbian Cyrillic: Лесковац, ) is a city and the administrative center of the Jablanica District in southern Serbia. According to the 2022 census, City of Leskovac has a 124,889 inhabitants.
Etymology
Leskovac was historicall ...
. 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 main battle tank
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BVP M-80 infantry fighting vehicle
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Lazar armoured personnel carrier
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BRDM-2
The BRDM-2 (''Boyevaya Razvedyvatelnaya Dozornaya Mashina'', Боевая Разведывательная Дозорная Машина, literally "Combat Reconnaissance/Patrol Vehicle") is an amphibious armoured scout car used by states that we ...
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 ...
122mm self-propelled howitzer
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M-77 Oganj
The M-77 Oganj is a 128mm Self-propelled artillery, self-propelled multiple rocket launcher developed in the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia. NATO designation is the YMRL-32.
Development
Development started in 1968. Pro ...
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 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, ...
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References
External links
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4th Land Force Brigade Web Page
Brigades of Serbia
Military units and formations established in 2007