1st Mechanized Brigade (Slovakia)

February 2022September 2026 1st Mechanized Brigade 1. mechanizovaná brigáda 2000–present Slovakia Ground Forces Mechanized brigade Operational, territorial and tactical activities Slovak Armed Forces Headquarters Topoľčany Ján Golianhttps://1mb.mil.sk/77230/ Čestný názov 1. mechanizovanej brigády - Mechanizovaná brigáda generála Jána Goliana ("Honorary Title of the 2nd Mechanized Brigade - The Mechanized Brigade of general Ján Golian") 1.mb Topoľčany Slovak 9 February 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20210411065703/https://1mb.mil.sk/77230/ 11 April 2021 live Si vis pacem, para bellum 1 star general Alexander Kollárik The 1st Mechanized Brigade of General Ján Golian is a mechanized brigade of the Ground Forces of the Slovak Republic. The headquarters of the 1st Mechanized Brigade is located in Topoľčany. Tasks The main task of the 1st Mechanized Brigade is to "participate in the tasks of defense and protection of vital interests of Slovak republic and its allies against military and non-military threats by conducting military and non-military operations."https://1mb.mil.sk/871/ Poslanie a rozhodujúce úlohy 1. mechanizovanej brigády sk 9 February 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220209153254/https://1mb.mil.sk/871/ 9 February 2022 dead 1st Mechanized BrigadeSlovak Republic - 1st Mechanized Brigade https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/europe/sk-1mb.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20210824184820/https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/europe/sk-1mb.htm 24 August 2021 10 February 2022 globalsecurity.com English Organizational structure thumb|1st Mechanized Brigade in the structure of the Slovak Ground Forces (2024) HQ of the 1st Mechanized Brigade (Topoľčany) 1st Mechanized Brigade thumb|Soldiers of the 13th Mechanized Battalion 11th Mechanized Battalion, in Martin equipped with BVP-2Aktuality https://11mpr.mil.sk/ 2025-07-30 11mpr.mil.sk 12th Mechanized Battalion, in Nitra equipped with BVP-2Aktuality https://12mpr.mil.sk/ 2025-07-30 12mpr.mil.sk 13th Mechanized Battalion, in Levice equipped with BVP-2Aktuality https://13mpr.mil.sk/ 2025-07-30 13mpr.mil.sk Headquarters 1st Mechanized Company 2nd Mechanized Company 3rd Mechanized Company Data files https://13mpr.mil.sk/data/files/425.jpg 1st Mechanized Platoon 1st Mechanized Platoon 1st Mechanized Platoon Fire Support Platoon Fire Support Company Mortar Platoon Anti-tank Platoon Recon Platoon Combat Support Company HQ Platoon Maintenance Platoon Supply Platoon Battalion Aid Station 14th Logistic Battalion, in Topoľčany14. prápor logistiky Topoľčany https://14prlog.mil.sk/ 2025-07-30 Ozbrojene Sily SR deviated https://web.archive.org/web/20251114143530/https://14prlog.mil.sk/ 14 November 2025 Equipment List of equipment of the Slovak Ground Forces Firearms Pistols Model Image Origin Variant Caliber Details CZ 82 150px Czechoslovakia — 9×18mm Standard service pistol, will be replaced by Q1 pistol.GP Q1frameless|150x150pxSlovakiaQ1/Q1S9×19mm ParabellumFuture standard service pistol. The first pistols are expected to be handed to the soldiers in 2026. CZ P-09 frameless|149x149px Czech Republic CZ-09 S 9×19mm Parabellum Unknown if they're being used specifically by the 1st Mechanized Brigade. Assault rifles ModelImageOriginVariantCaliberDetailsvz. 58150x150pxCzechoslovakiavz. 58 V vz. 58 P vz. 58 VM vz. 58 Pi7.62×39mm Standard service assault rifle of Slovak Army. (It will be fully replaced by the Grand Power M4M1 by 2028)Grežďo Michael 2025-12-12 Slovenskí vojaci dostanú nové uniformy. Rezort obrany predstavil aj nové zbrojenie https://www.noviny.sk/krimi/1145746-slovenski-vojaci-dostanu-nove-uniformy-rezort-obrany-predstavil-aj-nove-zbrojenie 2025-12-13 Noviny.sk sk12 December 2025 Rezort obrany predstavil nové uniformy aj výzbroj vojakov https://hnonline.sk/slovensko/96250321-rezort-obrany-predstavil-nove-uniformy-aj-vyzbroj-vojakov 2026-06-10 HN OnlineGP M4M1SlovakiaM4M5.56×45mm NATO New standard issue rifle, will completely phase out Vz. 58, CZ 805 BRENSeptember 2026 and M4 rifles.September 2026 The first rifles should be delivered to the soldiers in next year and the deliveries should be completed in 2028. Sniper rifles ModelImageOriginVariantCaliberDetailsSVDframeless|150x150pxSoviet UnionOPu SVDN 1Zbrane (Weapons) https://mbpo.mil.sk/30118/ 2024-08-29 mbpo.mil.sk7.62×54mmRStandard designated marksman rifle of the Slovak Army.R10Slovakia_7.62×51mm NATONew standard issue designated marksman rifle of the Slovak Army.Moss Matthew 2025-12-12 Slovakia Unveils All New Service Weapons To Replace Soviet-Era Kit https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/slovakia-unveils-all-new-service-weapons-to-replace-soviet-era-kit-44824660 2025-12-13 The Firearm Blog enAW.50150x150pxUnited KingdomMK212.7×99mm NATOSeptember 2026 Machine guns ModelImageOriginVariantCaliberDetailsFN MINIMIframeless|150x150pxBelgiumMinimi Para 7.62 Mk35.56×45mm NATO 7.62×51mm NATOStandard light machine gun of Slovak Army.14 November 2022 Slovenská armáda už má nové ľahké guľomety, v najbližších mesiacoch ich pridelia jednotkám https://sita.sk/slovenska-armada-uz-ma-nove-lahke-gulomety-v-najblizsich-mesiacoch-ich-pridelia-jednotkam/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20221126040106/https://www.webnoviny.sk/slovenska-armada-uz-ma-nove-lahke-gulomety-v-najblizsich-mesiacoch-ich-pridelia-jednotkam/ 2022-11-26 SITA 1600 machine guns ordered in 5.56mm. 30 machines gun in 7.62.Kačmár Marek 28 May 2019 Slovensko nakúpilo belgické guľomety FN Minimi Mk3 https://www.armadninoviny.cz/slovensko-nakupilo-belgicke-gulomety-fn-minimi-mk3.html 2024-02-16 Armádní noviny csUK vz. 59frameless|150x150pxCzechoslovakiaUG vz. 59 L UG. vz 59 T7.62×54mmRGradually replaced by FN Minimi. Anti-tank weapons ModelImageOriginTypeVariantCaliberDetailsRPG-75150x150pxCzechoslovakiaDisposable recoilless gunRPG-Cv-75 RPG-Šk-7568mmStandard anti-tank weapon of the Slovak Army.RPG-7frameless|150x150pxSoviet UnionRocket-propelled grenade launcherV85mmUsed by the 1st Mechanized Brigade.12.mechanizovany prapor https://12mpr.mil.sk/165/ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20220209153310/https://12mpr.mil.sk/165/ 2022-02-09 2022-03-27 12th Mechanized Batallion - Slovak Armed Forces9M113 Konkursframeless|150x150pxSoviet UnionAnti-tank guided missile135mm Used by the 1st Mechanized Brigade. Both individual launchers and 9P148 ATGM launcher vehicle. Mortars +ModelPictureOriginCaliberQuantityNotesL16 81mmframeless|219x219pxUnited Kingdom Canada81mm -Also used by the 2nd Mechanized Brigade.vz. 52 -Czechoslovakia82mm -https://mbpo.mil.sk/30118/ Zbrane (Weapons) 2nd Mechanized Brigade - Slovak Armed Forces https://web.archive.org/web/20251014171605/https://mbpo.mil.sk/30118/ 2025-10-14 deadvz. 97frameless|150x150pxSlovakia98mm582015-11-17 SVK - vz. 97 (98mm minomet) : Czechoslovakia / Czech Republic / Slovak Republic (CZK/CZE/SVK) https://www.armedconflicts.com/SVK-vz-97-98mm-minomet-t11883 2024-02-16 Armedconflicts.com enDruhy techniky https://12mpr.mil.sk/165/ 12mpr.mil.sk Vehicles +ModelPictureOriginTypeQuantityNotesInfantry fighting vehiclesCV 9035 Mk IVframeless|150x150pxSweden Slovakia Czech RepublicInfantry fighting vehicle Reconnaissance Command post Armoured recovery Armoured engineering0/152 Future standard infantry fighting vehicle The Slovak Government signed off on the decision to procure 152 BAE Systems Hägglunds Combat Vehicle 90 Mark IV (CV90 MkIV) armed with a 35mm Bushmaster III cannon as its preferred tracked infantry fighting vehicle through a government-to-government (G2G) agreement with Sweden on 28 June 2022.Fiorenza Nicholas 16 December 2022 Slovakia orders CV90s https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/slovakia-orders-cv90s dead https://web.archive.org/web/20221222174301/https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/slovakia-orders-cv90s 2022-12-22 2023-09-29 Janes Information Services enBVP-Mframeless|150x150pxCzechoslovakia Soviet Union SlovakiaInfantry fighting vehicle17 Modernized IFV from the BPzV Svatava. 17 vehicles are in service.BVP-2frameless|150x150pxCzechoslovakia Soviet UnionInfantry fighting vehicle91September 2026 Inherited from Czechoslovakia. Standard infantry fighting vehicle of the Slovak army. Will be replaced by CV90.September 2026 Previous citation was irrelevantArmoured personnel carriersOT-90frameless|150x150pxCzechoslovakiaArmoured personnel carrier?Main armoured personnel carrier of Slovak army. Tatrapanframeless|150x150pxSlovakiaArmoured personnel carrier?Tank destroyers9P148frameless|150x150pxSoviet UnionTank destroyer_ ATGM launcher vehicle with 5 wire-guided 9M113 Konkurs.11. Mechanizovany prapor https://11mpr.mil.sk/158/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20220807222721/https://11mpr.mil.sk/158/ 2022-08-07 Unknown if still in service with the 1st Mechanized Brigade.Light utility vehicles+Land Rover Defender 110 SWframeless|150x150pxUnited Kingdom SlovakiaUtility vehicle CBRN Command and control_Standard light vehicle of Slovak army.Morrison Bob 14 October 2023 MLR 54 ~ Slovak Armed Forces Defenders https://www.joint-forces.com/land-rovers/68094-mlr-54-slovak-armed-forces-defenders 2024-04-21 Joint Forces News en-GBMercedes-Benz G-Classframeless|150x150pxAustriaUtility vehicle_UAZ-469frameless|150x150pxSoviet UnionUtility vehicle~100Should already be replaced and retired.September 2026AmbulancesMercedes-Benz G-300frameless|150x150pxMilitary ambulance3_Volkswagen Transporter (T4)frameless|150x150pxMilitary ambulance~30_Logistic trucksTatra T-815frameless|150x150pxCzechoslovakiaMilitary heavy truck?6x6, 8x8, 10x10 versions, platform for fuel tanker, multifit, crane, recovery vehicle, bridge vehicle, etc.Tatra 815-7frameless|150x150pxCzech RepublicMilitary heavy truck?More ordered.AKTIS 4x4 1R-08frameless|150x150px Military medium truck? 169 in service as of 2015.Šnídl Vladimír 2015-01-29 Vojaci ukázali nové nákladiaky z Bánoviec https://e.dennikn.sk/36388/armada-ukazala-nove-nakladiaky-z-banoviec/ 2026-09-18 Denník E sk-SK Based on MAN TGM. More ordered.AKTIS 4x4 1R VVframeless|150x150pxMilitary medium truck?Based on Steyr 12M21Praga V3Sframeless|150x150pxCzechoslovakiaMilitary medium truck?Will be replaced by AKTIS and Tatra 815-7.Engineering vehiclesVPVframeless|150x150pxCzechoslovakiaArmoured recovery vehicle_Will be replaced by CV 90 recovery variant.Pozemné sily - Ozbrojené Sily Slovenskej Republiky https://ossr.vksoft.eu/pozemne-sily/ 2024-02-19 ossr.vksoft.euAV-15frameless|150x150pxCzechoslovakiaRecovery vehicle__UDS Universal Excavatorsleft|frameless|150x150pxExcavator_Used in Iraq.AM 50frameless|150x150pxCzechoslovakiaArmoured vehicle-launched bridge__MT-55Aframeless|150x150pxCzechoslovakia Soviet UnionArmoured vehicle-launched bridge19_PM-55frameless|150x150pxCzechoslovakiaArmoured vehicle-launched bridge__PMS-815frameless|150x150pxCzechoslovakiaPontoon bridger__ Insignia The insignia of the 1st mechanized Brigade and its individual battalions includes coat of arms style emblems for each of the major components. The 1st Mechanized Brigade also has an honorary battle flag.https://1mb.mil.sk/96073/ Bojová zástava 1. mechanizovanej brigády ("Battle Flag of the 1st Mechanized Brigade") 1.mb Topoľčany Slovak 9 February 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220209163004/https://1mb.mil.sk/96073/ 9 February 2022 live See also 2nd Mechanized Brigade of the Slovak Ground Forces References Further reading Štaigl Jan Generáli – slovenská vojenská generalita 1918 – 2012 Magnet Press 2012 978-8089169252 sk External links Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic General Staff of the Armed Forces (Archived as of 2018) Veliteľstvo pozemných síl - Former site Command of the Ground Forces http://www.veps.mil.sk/ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20161023153951/http://www.veps.mil.sk/ 23 October 2016 30 September 2026 Ozbrojene Sily SR sk 1st Mechanized Brigade - Former site https://1mb.mil.sk/1260/home.php dead https://web.archive.org/web/20250906202743/https://1mb.mil.sk/1260/home.php 2025-09-06 30 September 2026 1st Mechanized Brigade sk 11th Mechanized Battalion - Former site https://11mpr.mil.sk/ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20210624091708/https://11mpr.mil.sk/ 24 June 2021 30 September 2026 Ozbrojene Sily SR sk 12th Mechanized Battalion - Former site https://12mpr.mil.sk/ https://web.archive.org/web/20260125031332/https://12mpr.mil.sk/ 25 January 2026 30 September 2026 Ozbrojene Sily SR sk 13th Mechanized Battalion - Former site https://13mpr.mil.sk/ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20240814052249/https://13mpr.mil.sk/ 14 August 2024 30 September 2026 Ozbrojene Sily SR sk Category:Military units and formations of Slovakia