The Motorised Brigade (, ) was a brigade of the Army of the Belgian Armed Forces.
The unit was established on 22 November 2018 as the successor of the Medium Brigade.
On 3 February 2026 the Motorized Brigade was split into the and the . The 1st Brigade contains the Dutch-speaking units and the bilingual Jagers te Paard Battalion. The 7th Brigade contains the French-speaking units.
The headquarters was located in Leopoldsburg and Marche-en-Famenne.
Structure
Motorised Brigade, in Leopoldsburg Headquarters and Staff Company, carrying the traditions of the 8th/9th Regiment of the Line, in Leopoldsburg Combat units: 1/3rd Lancers Battalion, in Marche-en-Famenne with Piranha IIIC and ATF Dingo 2 wheeled, armoured vehicles (to be replaced by VBMR Griffons) Battalion Carabiniers "Prins Boudewijn" - Grenadiers, in Leopoldsburg with Piranha IIIC and ATF Dingo 2 wheeled, armoured vehicles (to be replaced by VBMR Griffons) Battalion "Bevrijding" - 5th of the Line, in Leopoldsburg with Piranha IIIC and ATF Dingo 2 wheeled, armoured vehicles (to be replaced by VBMR Griffons) Battalion "Chasseurs Ardennais", in Marche-en-Famenne with Piranha IIIC and ATF Dingo 2 wheeled, armoured vehicles (to be replaced by VBMR Griffons) Battalion 12th of the Line "Prince Léopold" - 13th of the Line, in Spa (Light infantry) Combat support units: Artillery Battalion, in Brasschaat Mortar Battery, with 120 mm mortars Howitzer Battery, with LG1 105 mm howitzers 4th Engineer Battalion, in Amay 11th Engineer Battalion, in Zwijndrecht Jagers te Paard Battalion (ISTAR), in Heverlee with Pandur I reconnaissance vehicles. Combat service support units: 4th Communication and Information Systems Group, in Marche-en-Famenne 10th Communication and Information Systems Group, in Leopoldsburg 4th Logistics Battalion, in Marche-en-Famenne 18th Logistics Battalion, in Leopoldsburg Training units: Training Camp Beverlo, near Leopoldsburg Training Camp Marche, near Marche-en-Famenne
Further reading Le colonel Claudio Madile à la tête de la Brigade Motorisée (French)
References