Guards Mechanized Brigade (Croatia)

The Guards Mechanized Brigade is one of the two main tactical components of the Croatian Army. The brigade is based in southern Croatia with main headquarters in Knin.

Guards Mechanized Brigade
Gardijska mehanizirana brigada (GMBR)
Badge of the Mechanized Guard Brigade
Active2007–present
Country Croatia
Branch Croatian Army
TypeMechanized infantry
SizeBrigade
Garrison/HQKnin
Equipment126 x Patria AMV
52 x Iveco LMV
44 x Oshkosh M-ATV
40 x International MaxxPro
24 x BOV-3
24 x D-20
Commanders
Current
commander		Brigadier General Mladen Fuzul
Insignia
Badge of the GMBR

History

The Brigade was formed following a major restructuring of the Croatian Army. The four main brigades and reserve brigades were merged into four battalions which were each designated one of their badges and nicknames and continue their predecessor brigade's lineage and traditions.

Main role

The Brigade's main role is defence of Croatia's territorial integrity and sovereignty as well as participating in NATO and international peace-keeping operations, as well as planning and conducting staff and unit training in accordance with domestic and international commitments of the Republic of Croatia.

Main tasks
  • Plan and conduct the tasks related to military operations;
  • Prepare training and activity with accordance of domestic defence doctrine;
  • Organize, conduct, evaluate and analyze training of subunits in order to achieve mission tasks;
  • Take part in national and international military operations, exercises and military cooperation;
  • Provide information and reports to the higher headquarters concerning implementation of training and activity plans;
  • Provide assistance to state and municipal institutions by responding to threats of a non-military nature;
  • Maintain close relationship with the local community and participate in their activities.

Structure

Deployments

Elements of the Brigade have been deployed to Golan Heights on UNDOF[1][2] and to Afghanistan as part of ISAF.[3]

See also

References
  1. "10th CAF UNDOF Contingent readiness evaluation". MORH. 19 September 2012.
  2. "10. HRVCON SPREMAN ZA MISIJU" (in Croatian). Hrvatski vojnik. September 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-08-27. Retrieved 2013-03-27.
  3. "U RATU I U MIRU - ZA HRVATSKU KAO TIGAR" (in Croatian). Hrvatski vojnik. January 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-02-21. Retrieved 2013-03-27.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.