Special Brigade
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| Special Brigade Specijalna Brigada |
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  Special Brigade |
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| Active | September 29, 2006 - current |
| Country | Serbia |
| Allegiance | Military of Serbia |
| Branch | Counter-Terrorism, Special Reconnaissance and Airborne |
| Type | Special Forces Brigade |
| Role | Counter-Terrorism, Direct Action, Foreign Internal Defense, Special Reconnaissance, Unconventional Warfare, Guerrilla Warfare, Airborne |
| Size | Brigade |
| Part of | Serbian Land Forces |
| Garrison/HQ | Pančevo |
| Motto | Serbian: За слободу и част Отаџбине "For Honor and Freedom of Fatherland" |
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| Current commander |
Brigadier general Ilija Todorov |
SAF Special Brigade (Serbian: Специјална Бригада оr Specijalna Brigada) Special Brigade is SAF elite unit continuing the tradition of antiterrorist, reconnaissance, parachuting and diving units. The units of the Special Brigade are based in Pancevo and Nis.
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[edit] History
The Special Brigade was formed on 29 September 2006. It was formed by transforming and merging 72nd special brigade, 63rd parachute brigade and parts of 82nd Marine Center and “Kobre” Antiterrorist Squad.
[edit] Organization and structure
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- Command
- Commanding Battalion
- 63rd Paratroop Battalion
- 72nd Reconnaissance-commando Battalion
- Anti-terrorist Battalion
- Logistics company
[edit] Purpose
Special Brigade is a joint tactical unit encompassing reconnaissance, anti-terrorist, parachute and diving components. It is an especially organized unit, equipped and trained for the purpose of preparing, organizing and conducting of intelligence-reconnaissance, commando, anti-terrorist, counter-insurgency, Psy.Ops. and other Special Ops on land, aerial and water combat theatre.
Special Brigade Units conduct their activities in the enemy’s rear, in their own rear and on the front, by implementing vertical and other forms of maneuvering.
In performing their special, combat and security-intelligence tasks determined by the Strategy and the Military Doctrine of the Republic of Serbia, the Special Brigade units can act jointly with the RS Police Force units. In order to perform special and classical activities, the brigade can deploy artillery for support, engineering, armored units, Air Force, signal, Electronic Reconnaissance and Electronic Warfare, helicopter units and other forces and means.
[edit] Tasks
Special Brigade is enabled to perform the following tasks:
- Reconnaissance activities in the strategic, operation and tactical depth, for the purpose of performing antiterrorist, and countering insurgency activities,
- Participation in intelligence and counterintelligence tasks,
- Resolving hostage situations,
- Disarming terrorist, criminal and armed groups of insurgents.
- Blocking the area and facilities
- Suppressing riots
- Securing top army and state officials,
- Locating and marking targets for the aviation activities and long-range artillery in the tactical and operation depth of the enemy.
- Rescuing grounded pilots and reconnaissance-commando groups and individuals in the enemy’s rear,
- Air Borne Attack and aerial supplying
[edit] Armaments
Various types of artillery weapons and Special Operations weapons are used in the Special Brigade.
[edit] Training
The following units are trained in the special brigade for combat:
- antiterrorist,
- parachute,
- Reconnaissance/Commando,
- diving units
- a unit for peace keeping operations
The scope of combat training is wide and involves tactical, firing and physical training of the highest professional risk. In addition to a very demanding selective training, which represents eliminatory entry critera for special brigade, the following tasks are also performed in this unit:
- enabling the members of the units to use cold weapons, use martial arts, and to use weapons with strong firing capabilities;
- practicing complex Special Ops. tactical activities;
- training the members of the brigade in paratrooping, diving, climbing and rescue service activities, as well as swimming and shooting.
