Originally established in 1830 as the Army of Principality of Serbia and after Serbia's independence it subsequently grew in size and was renamed the
Royal Serbian Army. After the World War I it was incorporated into the newly established
Royal Yugoslav Army which was in turn transformed into
Yugoslav Ground Forces of the Yugoslav People's Army after the World War II. The Serbian Army in its current form has been active since 2006 when
Serbia restored its independence.
Missions
The Serbian Army is responsible for defending the
sovereignty and territorial integrity of
Serbia from foreign hostiles; participating in
peacekeeping operations; and providing humanitarian aid and disaster relief.
The Army i.e. infantry battalions of its 2nd, 3rd and 4th brigades are tasked with securing the 384 kilometers long and 5 km wide Ground Safety Zone along the administrative line between
Serbia and
Kosovo with over 20 camps and security checkpoints.[2]
Structure
The Serbian Army consists of six
brigades, six independent
battalions directly attached to the Army Command, as well as the River Flotilla, the Technical Overhauling Institute and Multinational Operations Training Centre.[3] The four primary army brigades are composed of as many as ten battalions, including: one command battalion, one armored battalion, two mechanized battalions, two infantry battalions, one self-propelled artillery battalion, one self-propelled multiple rocket launcher artillery battalion, one air-defence battalion, one engineer battalion and one logistics battalion.
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40th Comm 43rd How Art 45th A-d Art 46th Tank 47th Mech 49th Log 410th Eng
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