The Ground Forces of Serbia is the largest component of the Armed Forces of Serbia. Their structure, composition, weapons are regulated by the missions and tasks of the Serbian army.
| Ground Forces of Serbia | |
|---|---|
 Emblem of the ground forces of Serbia | |
| A country |  Serbia |
| Subordination | Ministry of Defense of Serbia |
| Included in | Armed Forces of Serbia |
| Type of | Ground troops |
| Number | 13 250 (2018) [1] |
| Dislocation | |
| Participation in | Russian-Turkish war, 1877-1878 Serbo-Bulgarian War, 1885 First Balkan War, 1912-1913 Second Balkan War, 1913 World War I 1914-1918 |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Lieutenant General Colonel Milosav Simovich |
Content
- 1 General description, tasks
- 2 Composition
- 3 Armament and military equipment
- 4 insignia
- 4.1 Generals and officers
- 4.2 Sergeants and privates
- 5 See also
- 6 notes
- 7 Literature
- 8 References
General description, tasks
Main goals:
- protection of the country
- reserve training and army development
- participation in international peacekeeping missions and military cooperation
- all kinds of assistance to civil authorities
Ground Forces Day is celebrated on November 16th . On this day in 1914, one of the most important battles of the First World War began - the Battle of Kolubar . On the part of the Serbian army, 16 infantry and one cavalry division took part in it, with the support of 426 artillery pieces.
The headquarters of the ground forces is located in Nis .
Composition
According to 2015, the structure of the Ground Forces of Serbia was as follows [2] :
- 3rd Battalion of the Military Police ( Nis )
- 5th Military Police Battalion ( Belgrade )
- 246th Battalion of the Russian Chemical Forces ( Krusevac )
- 21st Communication Battalion ( Nis )
- 1st Brigade ( Novi Sad )
- 2nd Brigade ( Kraljevo )
- 3rd Brigade ( Nis )
- 4th Brigade ( Vranje )
- Mixed Artillery Brigade ( Nis )
- River Flotilla ( Novi Sad )
Armament and military equipment
The Serbian Ground Forces are armed with many different types of armored vehicles , artillery , small arms , air defense equipment, etc. They are distributed between four separate battalions, six brigades and the River Flotilla. Tanks M-84 and T-72 , BMP-80 , self-propelled guns 2S1 , MLRS M-77 "Ogan" , BRDM-2 and other weapons are in four combined brigades. MLRS M-87 "Orkan" , MLRS M-77 "Ogak" , howitzer M-84 "NORA", M-46 gun and other models are in service with the divisions of the mixed artillery brigade. Foreign-made modern small arms are mainly distributed among units of the Special Brigade and military police battalions [3] . The River Flotilla is armed with a number of small vessels and engineering facilities [3] .
The supply of new types of weapons and modernization of existing ones is carried out by the military-industrial complex of Serbia [4] .
Insignia
Generals and officers
| Categories | Generals [5] | Senior officers | Junior officers [6] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serbian rank | The general | The general bomber | The general major | Brigades the general | Pukovnik | Potpukovnik | Major | Capetan | The guarantor | Lieutenant |
| Russian conformity | Colonel General | Lieutenant general | Major general | no | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Ensign |
Sergeants and Private
| Categories | Podofitsery [7] | Private [8] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serbian rank | Screensaver prve class (Russian standard-bearer (ensign) of the first class) | Zastavnik (Russian standard-bearer, denominator, ensign, from the Serb. Outpost - flag, banner) | Old waterman prve class (Russian senior platoon first class) | Old waterman (Russian senior platoon) | Vodnik (Russian platoon) | Young waterman (Russian junior platoon, from the Serbian word for water - platoon) | Desetar (Russian ten) | Scavenger (Russian. Breeding) |
| Russian conformity | Older ensign | Ensign | no | Foreman | Older sergeant | Sergeant | Jr sergeant | Corporal |
See also
- Armed Forces of Serbia
- Military Academy of Serbia
Notes
- ↑ The Military Balance 2018 .-- P. 143.
- ↑ The Military Balance 2016, 2016 , p. 134.
- ↑ 1 2 Military Serbia 2010 (Serb.) . “Odbrana” (Serbian Ministry of Defense magazine). Date of treatment August 15, 2016.
- ↑ Odbramben industry Srbiјe (Serb.) . Date of treatment August 15, 2016.
- ↑ Oznak Chinov - Generals and Admirals (inaccessible link)
- ↑ Waitiri (inaccessible link)
- ↑ Podofitsiri (inaccessible link)
- ↑ Military (unavailable link)
Literature
- The Military Balance 2016 .-- London: IISS, 2016 .-- 504 p. - ISBN 9781857438352 .