The Danish International Brigade (), short DIB (also sometimes known as the ''Danish Reaction Brigade'') was a

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military brigade. The political decision to form this brigade was conceived in the Danish Defence agreement 1992–1995. The formal decision to form the Brigade was made by the

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on 25 November 1993 and this date is often regarded as the birth of the Brigade. The Brigade was then formed, with staff and all subunits from the dispand 2.Zealand Brigade (2.SBDE) on 1 July 1994. The background for its existence was changes in

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's structure, in the European security situation and as a direct response to Denmark’s involvement in

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. The purpose and design of the Brigade was to, in part or as a whole, to rapidly deploy in peacemaking, peacekeeping, humanity or similar missions under

, UN, OSCE or national supervision. In its lifespan the Brigade was never deployed as a whole but all subordinated units was deployed more than once. On 1 January 1996 the Brigade was also assigned to the NATO Allied Command Europe Rapid Reaction Corps and fell under the organisational control of

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when required. The ''DIB'' headquarters was located at Vordingborg barracks and made regularly exercises with ''1 (UK) Armoured Division''. The DIB consisted of 4,800 personal, including a combat group of around 2,500 personnel in three battalions; a battalion equipped with Leopard 2A5 DK main battle tanks and an artillery unit with 18 self-propelled 155mm M-109 A3 howitzer, as well as logistics. In all the Brigade had 51 Leopard 2A5 DK (Original 50

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), 180 M113 (''M113A1 with Add-On-Armour'', ''M113A2 DK I'' (PNMK M/92) and ''M113 G3 DK'') and22 Mowag Piranha armored personnel carrier in various configurations and another ca. 1200 vehicles. 80% of the brigade consisted of volunteers who agreed to participate in up to two possible six-month international deployments during their four-year reserve commitment (originally this was only three years). In the

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, the brigade was to be dissolved and the Brigade thereby official ceased to exist on February 15, 2005. The Brigade-Staff was merged with the Staff of 1.Zealand Brigade (1.SBDE) (also terminated), to form the Staff in the newly erected 2. Brigade.

Commanders

* 1994-1996,

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Finn Særmark-Thomasen * 1997-2000,

Jørgen Hansen-Nord * 2000–2003,

Jens Erik Frandsen * 2003–2005,

Agner Rokos

Origination

1994–2001 * Emblem for the Danish 2 Brigade

Staff / DIB * Insigne incognitum

5 HQ Company ( Danish Life Regiment) * Emblem for the I-DLR

I/DLR Armoured Infantry battalion ( Danish Life Regiment) * Emblem for the I-SJLR

I/SJLR Armoured Infantry battalion (

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) *

II/SJLR Armoured battalion (

) *

5th Recon company (

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) *

Air defence battery (

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) *

5th Artillery battalion (

) *

5th Armoured Engineer company (

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4th Logistic battalion ( Logistic Regiment) * Insigne incognitum

9th Logistic battalion ( Logistic Regiment) * Insigne incognitum

5th Military police Detachment ( Logistic Regiment) 2000–2005 * Emblem for the Danish 2 Brigade

Staff / DIB * Insigne incognitum

5 HQ Company (

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) *

II/GHR Armoured Infantry battalion (

) *

IV/PLR Armoured Infantry battalion ( Prince's Life Regiment) * Emblem for the III-JDR

III/JDR Armoured battalion ( Jutland Dragoon Regiment) * Insigne incognitum

5th Recon company ( Jutland Dragoon Regiment) * Insigne incognitum

Air defence battery (

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) *

5th Artillery battalion (

) *

5th Armoured Engineer company (

) *

4th Logistic battalion (

) *

9th Logistic battalion (

) *

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Equipment from 1994–2005

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, 12 , , - , 60mm Light-mortar , USMC-120419-M-AB169-002

, , Mortar , 21 , Platoon level , - , 81mm Medium-mortar , M252 mortar usmc

, , Mortar , 16 , 10 in M113(Armoured/Selfpropelled)
Company level , - , 120mm Heavy-mortar , JGSDF 120mm mortar RT(20080113)

, , Mortar , 12 , all towed
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, {{USA , Light Armored Car , 8 , (TOW-Groups) , - *Trucks and Vehicles (numbers unknown) **MAN trucks in different size and types (Staff, Logistik, Signals, Heavy transport, etc.) **GD240/290 in different types (CO's, XO's, Artillery Observer, Maintain, Liassion, Signals, MP's etc.) **MAGIRUS trucks in different size and types (Command post, Supply, Signals, Artillery, etc.) **VW Transporter in different types (Liassion, Supply, Maintain, etc.) **BMV motorcykel (Ordonace and MP's)