1st Army Brigade

1st Army Brigade 1. бригада Копнене војске 1 Brigada KOV.png Mechanized infantryArmour 29x29px Serbian Army 2006–present Serbia 18px Serbian Armed Forces Combined Arms Brigadier general Jovica Matić Novi Sad 9 November The 1st Army Brigade (sr 1. бригада Копнене војске 1. brigada Kopnene vojske) is a mixed (mechanized infantry and armoured) brigade of the Serbian Army. History The brigade was formed on July 31, 2006, from units located in Vojvodina and Mačva: Novi Sad Corps and parts of the 1st Armoured Brigade as well as 402nd and 485th Pontoon Battalion. In 2007 brigade was again reorganized, with 110th and 111th Poonton Battalion being subordinated to the Serbian River Flotilla. Structure The Brigade's units are spread out throughout the territory of northern Serbia, mostly Vojvodina and Mačva, from the border with Hungary on north to Croatia and Romania on west and east, to western Serbia to the south. It consists of mechanized infantry, armoured, artillery, air defence artillery, engineer, signal and logistics units. 10th Command Battalion – Novi Sad 11th Infantry Battalion – Pančevo 111th Infantry Battalion – Loznica 12th Self-Propelled Artillery Battalion – Bačka Topola 13th Self-Propelled Multiple Rocket Launcher Artillery Battalion – Sremska Mitrovica 14th Air-Defence Artillery Battalion – Pančevo 15th Tank Battalion – Sremska Mitrovica 16th Mechanized Battalion – Sremska Mitrovica 17th Mechanized Battalion – Bačka Topola 18th Engineer Battalion – Novi Sad 19th Logistics Battalion – Novi Sad Equipment M-84 main battle tank BVP M-80 infantry fighting vehicle Lazar 3 armoured personnel carrier BTR-50 command armoured personnel carrier BRDM-2 armoured reconnaissance vehicle M20 mine-resistant ambush protected vehicle BOV M16 Miloš mine-resistant ambush protected vehicle 2S1 Gvozdika 122mm self-propelled howitzer M-77 Oganj 128mm self-propelled multiple rocket launcher PASARS-16 short-range surface-to-air missile system Strela 10 short-range surface-to-air missile system Skylark 3 short-range reconnaissance drone Vrabac short-range reconnaissance drone Komarac miniature loitering munition engineer and logistics vehicles and equipment Traditions Anniversary The anniversary of the unit is celebrated on November 9. On that date in 1918 7th Infantry Regiment of the Royal Serbian Army has liberated Novi Sad in World War I.1st Brigade Day, Novi Sad city (Serbian) Patron saint The unit's slava, or patron saint, is Saint Nestor. References External links 1st Army Brigade Web Page Category:Brigades of Serbia Category:Military units and formations established in 2006