Serbian army

Serbian Army
Копнена војска Србије
Emblem of the Serbian Army
Founded1830
(current form since 2006)
Country Serbia
TypeArmy
Size13,200 (2021 est.)[1]
Part of Serbian Armed Forces
Command HQNiš
Motto(s)For freedom and honour of the Fatherland (Za slobodu i čast Otadžbine)
Anniversaries16 November
EngagementsSerbian Revolution
Serbian-Turkish Wars (1876–1878)
Russo-Turkish War
Serbo-Bulgarian War
Balkan Wars
World War I
Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War
World War II
Yugoslav Wars
Commanders
Current
commander		Lt. General
Milosav Simović
Army Sergeant MajorWarrant officer 1st class
Mladen Pupovac
Notable
commanders		Vojvoda Radomir Putnik
Vojvoda Stepa Stepanović
Vojvoda Živojin Mišić
Vojvoda Petar Bojović
Insignia
Flag

The Serbian Army (Serbian Cyrillic: Копнена војска Србије, romanized: Kopnena vojska Srbije, lit. 'Serbian Land Army') is the land-based and the largest component of the Serbian Armed Forces.

History

Main article: History of the Serbian Army

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.

Serbian Army structure
Serbian Army is located in Serbia
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Army Command attached unit
1st Brigade 2nd Brigade 3rd Brigade 4th Brigade
Mixed Artillery Brigade River Flotilla
  • Army Command
    • 3rd Military Police Battalion (Niš)
    • 5th Military Police Battalion (Belgrade)
    • 246th NBC Battalion (Kruševac)
    • 21st Signal Battalion (Niš)
    • T–72M Tank Battalion (Niš)
    • Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (Niš)
  • 1st Brigade
    • 10th Command Battalion (Novi Sad)
    • 11th Infantry Battalion (Pančevo)
    • 12th Self-propelled Artillery Battalion (Bačka Topola)
    • 13th Self-propelled Multiple Rocket Launcher Artillery Battalion (Sremska Mitrovica)
    • 14th Air-defence Artillery Battalion (Pančevo)
    • 15th Tank Battalion (Sremska Mitrovica)
    • 16th Mechanized Battalion (Sremska Mitrovica)
    • 17th Mechanized Battalion (Bačka Topola)
    • 18th Engineer Battalion (Novi Sad)
    • 19th Logistics Battalion (Novi Sad)
    • 111th Infantry Battalion (Loznica)
  • 2nd Brigade
    • 20th Command Battalion (Kraljevo)
    • 21st Infantry Battalion (Raška)
    • 22nd Infantry Battalion (Požega)
    • 23rd Self-propelled Artillery Battalion (Kraljevo)
    • 24th Self-propelled Multiple Rocket 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)
    • 211th Mountain Battalion (Priboj, in process of formation)[4]
  • 3rd Brigade
    • 30th Command Battalion (Niš)
    • 31st Infantry Battalion (Zaječar)
    • 32nd Infantry Battalion (Zaječar)
    • 33rd Self-propelled Howitzer Artillery Battalion (Niš)
    • 34th Multiple Rocket Launcher Artillery Battalion (Niš)
    • 35th Air-defence Artillery Battalion (Niš)
    • 36th Tank Battalion (Niš)
    • 37th Mechanized Battalion (Kuršumlija)
    • 38th Mechanized Battalion (Kuršumlija)
    • 39th Logistics Battalion (Niš)
    • 310th Engineer Battalion (Prokuplje)
  • 4th Brigade
    • 40th Command Battalion (Vranje)
    • 41st Infantry Battalion (Bujanovac, Army Base "Jug")
    • 42nd Infantry Battalion (Bujanovac, Army Base "Jug")
    • 43rd Self-propelled Howitzer Artillery Battalion (Vranje)
    • 44th Self-propelled Multiple Rocket Launcher Artillery Battalion (Leskovac)
    • 45th Air-defence Artillery Battalion (Vranje)
    • 46th Tank Battalion (Vranje)
    • 47th Mechanized Battalion (Vranje)
    • 48th Mechanized Battalion (Bujanovac, Army Base "Jug")
    • 49th Logistics Battalion (Vranje)
    • 410th Engineer Battalion (Vranje)
Serbian Army soldiers during 2015 Combined Resolve IV exercise at the US Army Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Germany
Serbian Army soldiers during 2018 Slavic Brotherhood exercise at the Russian Army Rayevsky Training Center in Russia
  • Mixed Artillery Brigade
    • 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 Howitzer-Cannon Artillery Battalion (Niš)
    • Mixed Missile Artillery Battalion (Niš)
    • 69th Logistics Battalion (Niš)
  • River Flotilla
    • Command Company (Novi Sad)
    • 1st River Detachment (Novi Sad)
    • 2nd River Detachment (Belgrade)
    • 1st Pontoon Battalion (Šabac)
    • 2nd Pontoon Battalion (Novi Sad)
    • Logistics Company (Novi Sad)
  • Multinational Operations Training Centre
  • Technical Overhauling Institute "Čačak"

Equipment

Main article: List of equipment of the Serbian Armed Forces
M-84 main battle tank
Lazar armoured personnel carrier
Nora B52 self-propelled howitzer
PASARS-16 short-range surface-to-air missile system
Vessels of the River Flotilla
Zastava M21 assault rifle

The following equipment is in operational use as of 2022:

Armored vehicles

Artillery

Anti-armour

Air-defence

Vessels

  • Neštin class minesweeper - 4
  • Type 20 Biscaya class river patrol craft - 3
  • Type 22 441 class landing crafts - 5
  • RPČ 111 patrol vessel - 1
  • River patrol boats - 4
  • Tanker - 1
  • Degaussing vessel - 1
  • Command ship - 1
  • RIB 720 rigid inflatable boat - 10

Firearms

Ranks

Main article: Military ranks of Serbia

Officers

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers Officer cadet
 Serbian Army[16]
Генерал
General 		Генерал-потпуковник
General-potpukovnik 		Генерал-мајор
General-major 		Бригадни генерал
Brigadni general 		Пуковник
Pukovnik 		Потпуковник
Potpukovnik 		Мајор
Major 		Капетан прве класе
Kapetan prve klase 		Капетан
Kapetan 		Поручник
Poručnik 		Потпоручник
Potporučnik


Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers Officer cadet

Enlisted

The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.

Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted
 Serbian Army[16]
 No insignia
Заставник I класе
Zastavnik I klase 		Заставник
Zastavnik 		Старији Водник I класе
Stariji Vodnik I klase 		Старији Водник
Stariji Vodnik 		Водник
Vodnik 		Млађи водник
Mlađi vodnik 		Десетар
Desetar 		Разводник
Razvodnik 		Војник
Vojnik


Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted

See also

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