Mixed Artillery Brigade
| Mixed Artillery Brigade Мешовита артиљеријска бригада | |
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| Active | June 4, 2007 - present |
| Country | Serbia |
| Branch | Serbian Land Forces |
| Type | artillery |
| Size | 11 battalions |
| Part of | Serbian Land Forces |
| Garrison/HQ | Niš |
| Anniversaries | September 14 |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Col. Sasa Nedeljkovic |
The Mixed Artillery Brigade (Serbian: Мешовита артиљеријска бригада, Mešovita artiljerijska brigada) is the artillery brigade of the Serbian Land Forces. It consists of artillery and rocket artillery units.
History and traditions
The brigade was formed on June 4, 2007 in Niš from former 202nd Mixed Artillery Brigade (formed in 1988) and the mixed artillery battalion from Ruma.
Day of Mixed Artillery Brigade is celebrated on September 14, on which in 1918. with artillery bombardment started the breakthrough of Macedonian front led by Serbian and Allied forces.
Tasks
The Mixed Artillery Brigade has the task to provide artillery support to other Serbian Army units on the whole territory of Serbia.
Structure
- Mixed Artillery Brigade
- Command Battalion
- Mixed Artillery Rocket Battalion
- 1st Howitzer-Cannon-Artillery Battalion 152mm
- 2nd Howitzer-Cannon-Artillery Battalion 152mm
- 3rd Cannon-Artillery Battalion 130mm
- 4th Cannon-Artillery Battalion 130mm
- 69th Logistics Battalion
Equipment
- M-84 NORA 152mm field gun-howitzer
- M-46/84 130mm gun-howitzer
- M-96 Orkan II self-propelled multiple rocket launcher
- M-77 Oganj self-propelled multiple rocket launcher
- infantry armaments
- logistic vehicles and equipment
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