Ground forces of Latvia ( Latvian. Latvijas Sauszemes spēki ) - one of the types of armed forces of Latvia . Since 2007 it is completed only on a contract basis.
| Latvijas Sauszemes spēki Latvian Ground Forces | |
|---|---|
 Emblem of the Latvian Ground Forces | |
| Years of existence | 1918 - 1940 since 1991 |
| A country |  Latvia |
| Subordination | Ministry of Defense of Latvia |
| Included in | Latvian Armed Forces |
| Type of | Ground troops |
| Number | 5310 for 2016 |
| Participation in | Latvian War of Independence 1918-20 |
Content
- 1 History
- 2 Structure
- 3 International cooperation
- 4 Armament and military equipment
- 5 Insignia [13]
- 6 notes
- 7 External links
History
Structure
- Ground Forces Infantry Brigade :
- 1st Infantry Battalion
- 2nd Infantry Battalion
- Company Headquarters and Communications
- Supply and transport company
- Infantry Support Battalion
- Medical company
- Special Forces Unit
International cooperation
Soldiers of the USA, Afghanistan and Latvia during a patrol in Afghanistan .
Since 1996, the ground forces of Latvia have participated in international peacekeeping missions. By the beginning of 2015, the Latvian military took part in nine peacekeeping missions - in Afghanistan, Albania, Bosnia, Georgia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Iraq, the Central African Republic and Somalia. [2]
March 29, 2004, Latvia became a full member of NATO . [3]
Armament and military equipment
Latvian soldiers during exercises in Poland .
| Type of | Picture | Production | Appointment | amount | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armored vehicles | ||||||
| CVR (T) | United Kingdom | Reconnaissance vehicle | 123 [4] | All cars will be modernized and undergo major repairs. Some of them will be equipped with Spike (ATGM) . [5] Variations - Scimitar, Sultan, Spartan, Samson and Samaritan. | ||
| Self-propelled guns | ||||||
| M109A5Ö | USA | Self-propelled guns | 47 [6] | |||
| Armored cars | ||||||
| Hmmwv | USA | Wheeled all-terrain vehicle | 60 | |||
| Mercedes-Benz G-Class | Germany | Wheeled all-terrain vehicle | 50 [7] | |||
| Land rover snatch | United Kingdom | Wheeled all-terrain vehicle | 9 [8] | |||
| All terrain vehicles | ||||||
| Mercedes-Benz G-Class | Germany | Wheeled all-terrain vehicle | There is no data | 300GDN | ||
| Bandvagn 206 | Sweden | Tracked all-terrain vehicle | ~ 180 | |||
| Polaris RZR | USA | Wheeled all-terrain vehicle | 62 [9] | MRZR-4 MV850 | ||
| Volvo C class | Sweden | Wheeled all-terrain vehicle | There is no data | Volvo C304 Volvo C306 | ||
| Mercedes-Benz Unimog | Germany | Wheeled all-terrain vehicle | There is no data | |||
| Trucks | ||||||
| Scania p93 | Sweden | Truck | There is no data | Scania NM154 | ||
| Mercedes-Benz 1017 | Germany | Truck | There is no data | |||
| Air Defense Tools | ||||||
| RBS 70 | Sweden | man-portable air defense system | some amount | |||
| Anti tank | ||||||
| Spike-lr | Israel | anti-tank missile system | There is no data | |||
| Carl gustaf | Sweden | anti-tank missile system | There is no data | |||
| AT4 | Sweden | manual anti-tank grenade launcher | There is no data | |||
| Pvpj 1110 | Sweden | recoilless gun | There is no data | |||
| Mortars | ||||||
| M252 | USA | mortar | 10 [10] | |||
| M120 | USA | 120mm mortar | 25 [11] | |||
| M / 41D | Sweden | mortar | There is no data | |||
| 120-PM-43 | the USSR | mortar | There is no data | |||
| L16 | United Kingdom | 81 mm mortar | 28 [11] | |||
| Weapon | ||||||
| HK G36KV [12] | Germany | machine | There is no data | Since November 2006 he entered the armed forces and police special forces (G36KV3) | ||
| M16 | USA | automatic rifle | There is no data | Used only as a ceremonial weapon (M16A1) | ||
| M14 | USA | automatic rifle | ~ 10 thousand | In 1997, 10 thousand. M14 was received from the United States under a military assistance program. | ||
| Fn minimi | Belgium | light machine gun | There is no data | Since November 2006 - the standard machine gun of the Latvian army. | ||
| MG-3 | Germany | Single machine gun | There is no data | |||
| M2 | USA | Easel machine gun | There is no data | Latvia uses the export version of M2HB-QCB from the Belgian FN Herstal . | ||
| Beretta 92 | Italy | self-loading pistol | There is no data | |||
| Glock 17 | Austria | self-loading pistol | There is no data | |||
Insignia [13]
| Officers | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| generals | senior officers | junior officers | |||||||
| Shoulder straps for everyday / field uniform | |||||||||
| Rank | Lieutenant general Ģenerālleitnants | Major general Ģenerālmajors | Brigadier General Brigādes Ģenerālis | Colonel Pulkvedis | Colonel lieutenant (lieutenant colonel) Pulkvežleitnants | Major Majors | Captain Kapteinis | Senior lieutenant Virsleitnants | Lieutenant Leitnants |
| NATO Code | OF-8 | OF-7 | OF-6 | OF-5 | OF-4 | OF-3 | OF-2 | OF-1 | |
| Rank and file | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sergeants | ordinary | |||||||
| Shoulder straps for everyday / field uniform | ||||||||
| Rank | Sergeant Major Augstākais virsseržants | Master sergeant Galvenais virsseržants | Staff Sergeant Štāba virsseržants | Sergeant 1st class Virsseržants | Sergeant Seržants | Corporal Kaprālis | Private 1st grade Dižkareivis | Private Kareivis |
| NATO Code | OR-9 | OR-8 | OR-7 | OR-6 | OR-5 | OR-4 | OR-3 | OR-1 |
Notes
- ↑ Jane's World Armies Issue 23 - 2008
- ↑ Nacionālie bruņotie spēki (unopened) (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment December 24, 2014. Archived December 31, 2014.
- ↑ Latvia marks the 10th anniversary of NATO membership . Date of treatment May 31, 2015.
- ↑ Latvian army purchases UK armored combat vehicles (neopr.) .
- ↑ Latvia to continue purchases of Spike anti-tank missiles (neopr.) .
- ↑ Bergmanis signs agreement on purchase of howitzers from Austria . Date of appeal April 27, 2017.
- ↑ Latvia to buy anti-tank weapons, armored vehicles from Norway (neopr.) . Date of appeal May 31, 2015.
- ↑ Latvian soldiers leave for the operation in Central African Republic (neopr.) . Date of treatment May 31, 2015. Archived on February 8, 2015.
- ↑ Latvijas armija saņems ar ASV atbalstu sagādātus 62 taktiskos transportlīdzekļus (neopr.) . delfi.lv. Date of treatment February 6, 2018.
- ↑ The USA reported on the supply of weapons to other countries // LENTA.RU of June 20, 2013
- ↑ 1 2 The Military Balance 2016, p. 115
- ↑ Visuns, Dmitry. What is Latvia fighting with? Part 1: assault rifle G36 . TVNET.lv . Date of treatment January 30, 2014.
- ↑ Epaulettes of foreign armies
External links
- Official page of the Latvian Ground Forces (Latvian) , in development