Serbian Army Explained

Unit Name:Serbian Army
Native Name:Копнена војска Србије
Start Date:1830
Command Structure: Serbian Armed Forces
Type:Army
Size:13,200 (2021 est.)[1]
Garrison:Niš, Serbia
Garrison Label:Command HQ
Motto:For freedom and honour of the Fatherland (Za slobodu i čast Otadžbine)
Anniversaries:16 November
Battles:Serbian Revolution
Serbian-Turkish Wars (1876–1878)
Russo-Turkish War
Serbo-Bulgarian War
Balkan Wars
World War I
Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War
Commander1:Lt. General
Milosav Simović
Commander2:Warrant officer 1st class
Mladen Pupovac
Commander2 Label:Army Sergeant Major
Notable Commanders:Vojvoda Radomir Putnik
Vojvoda Stepa Stepanović
Vojvoda Živojin Mišić
Vojvoda Petar Bojović
Identification Symbol Label:Flag

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

History

See 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.

Equipment

See main article: List of equipment of the Serbian Armed Forces. The following equipment is in operational use as of 2023:

Armored vehicles

Artillery

Anti-armour

Air-defence

Vessels

Firearms

Ranks

See main article: Military ranks of Serbia.

Officers

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Enlisted

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

See also

External links

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: NATO for suspension of security zone in Kosovo. Blic Online. January 20, 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090216151353/http://www.blic.rs/news.php?id=3695. February 16, 2009.
  3. Web site: The Army Serbian Armed Forces . 2022-03-19 . www.vs.rs.
  4. Web site: Formira se brdsko-planinski bataljon u Priboju: Posao za nekoliko stotina mladih vojnika . 2023-03-09 . B92.net . March 9, 2020 . sr-Latn-RS.
  5. Web site: Oklopne jedinice Vojske Srbije .
  6. Web site: Srbija od Rusije dobija 30 tenkova. Srna. December 2, 2017. Nezavisne novine. sr. 8 May 2019.
  7. Web site: Vojske Balkana imaju 9 vrsta oklopnih osmotočkaša . January 27, 2024 .
  8. News: Vojsci Srbije isporučeno 30 tenkova i oklopnih automobila iz ruske donacije . Radio Slobodna Evropa . May 23, 2021 .
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  10. Web site: Стефановић о набавци "корнета": Србија сада има убојито оружје.
  11. Web site: Vojsci Srbije isporučeno 66 Hamvija . July 23, 2023 .
  12. Web site: Armaments – armaments names in this reference are links with detailed explanation read them to clarify technical and other details. Serbian Armed Forces. 10 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20141007013516/http://www.vs.rs/index.php?content=5701ab10-fc9c-102b-9fa8-28e40361dc2e. 2014-10-07. dead.
  13. Web site: Stefanović o nabavci "korneta": Srbija sada ima ubojito oružje .
  14. Web site: Armaments – armaments names in this reference are links with detailed explanation read them to clarify technical and other details. Serbian Armed Forces. 10 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20141007013516/http://www.vs.rs/index.php?content=5701ab10-fc9c-102b-9fa8-28e40361dc2e. 2014-10-07. dead.
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  20. Web site: Armaments – armaments names in this reference are links with detailed explanation read them to clarify technical and other details. Serbian Armed Forces. 10 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20141007013516/http://www.vs.rs/index.php?content=5701ab10-fc9c-102b-9fa8-28e40361dc2e. 2014-10-07. dead.
  21. Web site: Војска Србије – Наоружање Копнене војске – Противоклопна средства – Противоклопна вођена ракета МАЉУТКА. December 23, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20130116103442/http://vs.rs/index.php?content=263298ec-032c-102c-8859-e480d5acdc4a. January 16, 2013. dead.
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  26. Web site: Armaments – armaments names in this reference are links with detailed explanation read them to clarify technical and other details. Serbian Armed Forces. 10 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20141007013516/http://www.vs.rs/index.php?content=5701ab10-fc9c-102b-9fa8-28e40361dc2e. 2014-10-07. dead.
  27. Web site: Armaments – armaments names in this reference are links with detailed explanation read them to clarify technical and other details. Serbian Armed Forces. 10 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20141007013516/http://www.vs.rs/index.php?content=5701ab10-fc9c-102b-9fa8-28e40361dc2e. 2014-10-07. dead.

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