Egftnjytyk

Serbian Army
Копнена војска Србије Kopnena vojska Srbije
The Serbian Army's coat of arms
Active	1808–present (current form since 2006)
Country	Serbia
Allegiance	Serbian Armed Forces
Type	Army
Size	40,000[1]
Command HQ	King Alexander I Square, Niš
Anniversaries	November 16
Engagements	Serbian Revolution Serbian-Turkish Wars (1876-1878) Russo-Turkish War Serbo-Bulgarian War Balkan Wars World War I Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War
Commanders
Chief of the Staff	Lt. General Milosav Simović
Army Sergeant Major	Warrant officer 1st class Nenad Stević
Notable commanders	King Peter I Crown Prince Alexander Fld. Marshal Radomir Putnik Fld. Marshal Stepa Stepanović Fld. Marshal Živojin Mišić Fld. Marshal Petar Bojović

The Serbian Army (Serbian: Копнена војска Србије / Kopnena vojska Srbije) is the land-based component of the Serbian Armed Forces, responsible for defending the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Serbia from foreign hostiles; participating in peacekeeping operations; and providing humanitarian aid and disaster relief. Originally established in 1830, the Serbian army was incorporated into the newly established state of Yugoslavia in 1918. The current Serbian army has been active since 2006 when Serbia restored its independence.

History

Current status

The Serbian Army is the largest component of the Serbian Armed Forces. There are approximately 40,075 active members and additional 50,000 in reserves.^[2] The army is composed entirely of professionals and volunteers following the suspension of mandatory military service on 1 January 2011.

The 2nd, 3rd and 4th army brigades are tasked with securing the 5 km (2.5 mi) wide Ground Safety Zone (GSZ) along the administrative line between Central Serbia and the disputed territory of Kosovo^[a]. The Ground Safety Zone extends 384 kilometres long and covers a total area of about 1,920 square kilometres. There are over 20 camps and security checkpoints in the zone.^[3]

There are plans to increase the Serbian army's involvement in humanitarian and peacekeeping operations abroad.^[4][5]

Formations and structure

Structure of the Serbian Army (click to enlarge)

Following the 2006 reorganization, the Serbian Army consists of six primary brigades. The four army brigades are larger than a conventional modern brigade, their size is more akin to a division.^{[citation needed]} Each army brigade consists of ten battalions: one command battalion, one armored battalion, two mechanized battalions, two infantry battalions, one self-propelled artillery battalion, one self-propelled multiple rocket launcher artillery Battalion, one air defense battalion, one engineering battalion and one logistic battalion. The only exception is the 1st army brigade, being one infantry battalion short.

1st Army Brigade

2nd Army Brigade

3rd Army Brigade

4th Army Brigade

Special Brigade

Serbian Army - major combat units
green pin - army brigades, red pin - special brigade

Serbian Army uniform M10

• 
  Army Command (Niš)
  
  
  
  • 
    3rd Military Police Battalion (Niš)
  
  
  • 
    5th Military Police Battalion (Belgrade)
  
  
  • 
    246th NBC Battalion (Kruševac)
  
  
  • 
    21st Signal Battalion (Niš)
  
  
  
  

• 
  1st Brigade (Novi Sad)
  
  
  
  • 10th Command Battalion
  
  
  • 11th Infantry Battalion
  
  
  • 12th Self-Propelled Artillery Battalion
  
  
  • 13th Self-Propelled Multiple Rocket Launcher Artillery Battalion
  
  
  • 14th Air-defense Artillery Battalion
  
  
  • 15th Tank battalion
  
  
  • 16th Mechanized Battalion
  
  
  • 17th Mechanized Battalion
  
  
  • 18th Engineer Battalion
  
  
  • 19th Logistic Battalion
  
  
  
  

• 
  2nd Brigade (Kraljevo)
  
  
  
  • 20th Command Battalion
  
  
  • 21st Infantry Battalion
  
  
  • 22nd Infantry Battalion
  
  
  • 23rd Self-Propelled Artillery Battalion
  
  
  • 24th Self-Propelled Multiple Rocket Launcher Artillery Battalion
  
  
  • 25th Air-defense Artillery Battalion
  
  
  • 26th Tank Battalion
  
  
  • 27th Mechanized Battalion
  
  
  • 28th Mechanized Battalion
  
  
  • 29th Logistic Battalion
  
  
  • 210th Engineer Battalion
  
  
  
  

• 
  3rd Brigade (Niš)
  
  
  
  • 30th Command Battalion
  
  
  • 31st Infantry Battalion
  
  
  • 32nd Infantry Battalion
  
  
  • 33rd Self-Propelled Howitzer Artillery Battalion
  
  
  • 34th Multiple Multiple Rocket Launcher Artillery Battalion
  
  
  • 35th Air-defense Artillery Battalion
  
  
  • 36th Tank Battalion
  
  
  • 37th Mechanized Battalion
  
  
  • 38th Mechanized Battalion
  
  
  • 39th Logistic Battalion
  
  
  • 310th Engineer Battalion
  
  
  
  

• 
  4th Brigade (Vranje)
  
  
  
  • 40th Command Battalion
  
  
  • 41st Infantry Battalion
  
  
  • 42nd Infantry Battalion
  
  
  • 43rd Self-Propelled Howitzer Artillery Battalion
  
  
  • 44th Self-Propelled Multiple Rocket Launcher Artillery Battalion
  
  
  • 45th Air-defense Artillery Battalion
  
  
  • 46th Tank Battalion
  
  
  • 47th Mechanized Battalion
  
  
  • 48th Mechanized Battalion
  
  
  • 49th Logistic Battalion
  
  
  • 410th Engineer Battalion
  
  
  
  

• 
  Mixed Artillery Brigade (Niš)
  
  
  
  • Command Battalion
  
  
  • Mixed Multiple Rocket Launcher Artillery Battalion
  
  
  • 1st Howitzer-Cannon Artillery Battalion
  
  
  • 2nd Howitzer-Cannon Artillery Battalion
  
  
  • 3rd Howitzer-Cannon Artillery Battalion
  
  
  • 69th Logistics Battalion
  
  
  
  

• 
  River Flotilla (Novi Sad)
  
  
  
  • Command Company
  
  
  • 1st River Detachment
  
  
  • 2nd River Detachment
  
  
  • 1st Pontoon Battalion
  
  
  • 2nd Pontoon Battalion
  
  
  • Logistic Company
  
  
  
  

• 
  Special Brigade (Pančevo)
  
  
  
  • Command Battalion
  
  
  • Logistic Company
  
  
  • 
    Hawks — Counter-terrorist Battalion
    
  
  
  • 
    63rd Parachute Battalion
    
  
  
  • 
    72nd Reconnaissance-Commando Battalion
    
  
  
  
  

Equipment

M-84 main battle tank

Armoured fighting vehicles

Lazar 2 multi-role military vehicle

• 
  M-84 (212) main battle tank^[6]
  


• 
  T-72 (13+48) main battle tank


• 
  T-54/T-55 (200) main battle tank (in storage), 60 were sold in 2010 to Cambodia^[7], 282 in 2015 (probably to Pakistan) and 30 donated to Iraq in 2017.^[8][9][10]
  


• 
  BVP M-80 (550) infantry fighting vehicle^[11]
  


• 
  BOV M-86 (50+) armoured personnel carrier (Used by military police.)^[11]
  


• 
  BTR-50 (40) armoured personnel carrier^[11]
  


• 
  BRDM-2 (60+) light-armoured vehicle^[11]
  


• 
  Humvee (40) light-armoured vehicle^[12]
  


• 
  BOV M11 (12+) light-armoured vehicle^[11]
  


• 
  Lazar armored vehicle (18+) multi-role military vehicle^[11]
  


• 
  MT-LBu (32)

Artillery

Nora B52 155mm Self-propelled howitzer

• 
  D-30 howitzer (in storage)^[11]
  


• 
  M-46 field gun^[11]
  


• 
  M84 NORA howitzer^[11]
  


• 
  2S1 Gvozdika^[11]
  


• 
  M-63 Plamen^[11]
  


• 
  M-77 Oganj^[11]
  


• 
  M-87 Orkan^[11]
  


• 
  Nora B-52^[11]
  


• 
  LRSVM Morava^[11]
  

Anti-armour

BOV-3 hybrid air-defense system

• 
  M79 Osa anti-tank missile launcher^[11]
  


• 
  M80 Zolja anti-tank missile launcher^[11]
  


• 
  Malyutka-2T with portable suitcase launcher (9P111) and 9M14-2T missile anti-tank missile system^[13]
  


• 
  Polo M-83 with 9M14-2T missile anti-tank missile system^[13]
  


• 
  9K111 Fagot anti-tank missile system^[11]
  

Air-defence

Kub M SAM System

• 
  Zastava M55 20mm towed autocannon


• 
  Bofors L/70 autocannon, guided with M85 "GIRAFFE"^[11]
  


• M53/59 Praga


• 
  BOV-3 (in storage)


• 
  9K31 Strela-1^[11]
  


• 
  9K35 Strela-10^[11]
  


• 
  9K38 Igla^[11]
  


• 
  Strela 2^[11]
  


• 
  Neva M^[11]
  


• 
  Kub M^[11]
  

Small arms

Zastava M93 anti-material rifle

• 
  CZ 99 pistol^[11]
  


• 
  CZ 999 pistol^[11]
  


• 
  Zastava M21 assault rifle^[11]
  


• 
  Zastava M70 assault rifle^[11]
  


• 
  Zastava M72 light machine gun^[11]
  


• 
  Zastava M76 sniper rifle^[11]
  


• 
  Zastava M84 general purpose machine gun^[11]
  


• 
  Zastava M91 sniper rifle^[11]
  


• 
  Zastava M93 Black Arrow anti-material rifle^[11]
  


• 
  BGA grenade launcher^[11]
  


• 
  M74/M75 mortar^[11]
  

See also

• Royal Serbian Army


• Royal Yugoslav Army

Notes

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Military of Serbia.

• Official homepage of the Serbian Army


• Official website of the Serbian Ministry of Defence