2nd Army Brigade

The 2nd Army Brigade () is a mixed (mechanized infantry and armoured) brigade of the Serbian Army.

History The brigade was formed on March 28, 2007, from the former Army units located in western Serbia: 252nd Armoured Brigade, 37th Motorized Brigade, 20th Motorized Brigade, 401st Air Defence Artillery Brigade as well as parts of 228th Signal Battalion, 524th Logistics Base and 24th Special Purpose Battalion.

Structure Brigade's units are spread out throughout western and central Serbia, from the border with Montenegro on south to Drina and Velika Morava rivers on west and east, to area around city of Valjevo on north. It consists of mechanized infantry, armoured, artillery, air defence artillery, engineer, signal and logistics units. 20th Command Battalion – Kraljevo 21st Infantry Battalion – Raška 22nd Infantry Battalion – Požega 23rd Self-propelled Artillery Battalion – Kraljevo 24th Self-propelled Missile Launcher Artillery Battalion – Valjevo 25th Air-defence Artillery Battalion – Kraljevo 26th Tank Battalion – Kraljevo 27th Mechanized Battalion – Kraljevo 28th Mechanized Battalion – Novi Pazar 29th Logistics Battalion – Kraljevo 210th Engineer Battalion – Kraljevo

Equipment M-84 main battle tank BVP M-80 infantry fighting vehicle Lazar 3 armoured personnel carrier BRDM-2 armoured reconnaissance vehicle M20 mine-resistant ambush protected vehicle BOV M16 Miloš mine-resistant ambush protected vehicle 2S1 Gvozdika 122mm self-propelled howitzer PASARS-16 short-range surface-to-air missile system Strela 1 short-range surface-to-air missile system Skylark 3 short-range reconnaissance drone Vrabac short-range reconnaissance drone Komarac miniature loitering munition engineer and logistic vehicles and equipment

Traditions Anniversary The anniversary of the brigade is celebrated on July 12. On that day in 1805, during the First Serbian Uprising, in the Battle of Karanovac, town of Kraljevo and its surroundings was liberated from Ottoman Empire.

Patron saint The unit's slava or its patron saint is Feast of Saints Peter and Paul known as Petrovdan.

References

External links 2nd Army Brigade Web Page