Mixed Artillery Brigade
Мешовита артиљеријска бригада
Active2007 - present
Country Serbia
Branch Serbian Army
RoleArtillery
Part of Serbian Armed Forces
Garrison/HQNiš
Anniversaries14 September
Commanders
Current
commander		Col. Dejan Novaković

The Mixed Artillery Brigade (Serbian: Мешовита артиљеријска бригада, romanized: Mešovita artiljerijska brigada) is the artillery brigade of the Serbian Army with the task of providing artillery support to other Serbian Army units.

History

The brigade was formed on June 4, 2007 from former 203rd Mixed Artillery Brigade.[1]

Structure

The Mixed Artillery Brigade consists of artillery and rocket artillery units.

  • Command Battalion - Niš
  • 1st Howitzer-Cannon-Artillery Battalion - Niš
  • 2nd Howitzer-Cannon-Artillery Battalion - Niš
  • 3rd Cannon-Artillery Battalion - Niš
  • 4th Cannon-Artillery Battalion - Niš
  • Self-propelled Cannon and Howitzer Artillery Battalion - Niš
  • Mixed Artillery Rocket Battalion - Niš
  • 69th Logistics Battalion - Niš

Equipment

  • Nora B-52 155mm self-propelled howitzer
  • Nora M-84 152mm howitzer
  • M-87 Orkan 262mm self-propelled multiple rocket launcher
  • M-77 Oganj 128mm self-propelled multiple rocket launcher
  • M-94 Plamen-S 128mm self-propelled multiple rocket launcher

Traditions

Anniversary

The anniversary of the unit is celebrated on September 14. On that date in 1918 with artillery bombardment of the German and Bulgarian positions started the breakthrough of Macedonian front in World War I, led by Serbian and Allied forces.[2]

Patron saint

The unit's slava or its patron saint is Saint Marina the Great Martyr.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Mešovita artiljerijska brigada | Vojska Srbije".
  2. ↑ "Mešovita artiljerijska brigada | Vojska Srbije".
  3. ↑ http://www.spc.rs/sr/slava_meshovite_artiljerijske_brigade_u_nishu
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