Guards Mechanized Brigade (Croatia)

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Guards Mechanized Brigade

Gardijska mehanizirana brigada (GMBR)

Badge of the Mechanized Guard Brigade

Active| 2007–present
Country|  Croatia
Branch|  Croatian Army
Type| Mechanized infantry
Size| Brigade
Garrison/HQ| Knin
Equipment| 126 x Patria AMV
52 x Iveco LMV
44 x Oshkosh M-ATV
40 x International MaxxPro
24 x BOV-3
24 x D-20
Commanders
Current
commander| Brigadier General Mladen Fuzul
Insignia
Badge of the GMBR|

Military unit

The Guards Mechanized Brigade is one of the two main tactical components of the Croatian Army. The brigade is based in southern Croatia with main headquarters in Knin.

## History

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The Brigade was formed following a major restructuring of the Croatian Army. The four main brigades and reserve brigades were merged into four battalions which were each designated one of their badges and nicknames and continue their predecessor brigade's lineage and traditions.

## Main role

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The Brigade's main role is defence of Croatia's territorial integrity and sovereignty as well as participating in NATO and international peace-keeping operations, as well as planning and conducting staff and unit training in accordance with domestic and international commitments of the Republic of Croatia.

Main tasks

* Plan and conduct the tasks related to military operations;
* Prepare training and activity with accordance of domestic defence doctrine;
* Organize, conduct, evaluate and analyze training of subunits in order to achieve mission tasks;
* Take part in national and international military operations, exercises and military cooperation;
* Provide information and reports to the higher headquarters concerning implementation of training and activity plans;
* Provide assistance to state and municipal institutions by responding to threats of a non-military nature;
* Maintain close relationship with the local community and participate in their activities.

## Structure

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* Mechanized Guards Brigade, Knin
* HQ Company, Knin
* 1st Mechanized Battalion "Tigers", Petrinja (Patria AMV)
* 2nd Mechanized Battalion "Thunders", Petrinja (Patria AMV)
* 3rd Mechanized Battalion "Spiders", Knin (Patria AMV)
* Motorized Battalion "Wolves", Gospić (Oshkosh)
* Artillery Battalion, Slunj (D-30 RH M94 122mm howitzers and APR–40 122mm multiple rocket launchers)
* Air Defence Battalion, Benkovac
* Engineer Battalion, Sinj
* Reconnaissance Company, Knin
* Signal Company, Knin
* Logistic Company, Knin

## Deployments

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Elements of the Brigade have been deployed to Golan Heights on UNDOF[1][2] and to Afghanistan as part of ISAF.[3]

## See also

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* 1st Guards Brigade (Croatia)
* 2nd Guards Brigade (Croatia)
* 4th Guards Brigade (Croatia)
* 7th Guards Brigade (Croatia)
* 9th Guards Brigade (Croatia)

## References

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1. ^ "10th CAF UNDOF Contingent readiness evaluation". MORH. 19 September 2012.
2. ^ "10. HRVCON SPREMAN ZA MISIJU" (in Croatian). Hrvatski vojnik. September 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-08-27. Retrieved 2013-03-27.
3. ^ "U RATU I U MIRU - ZA HRVATSKU KAO TIGAR" (in Croatian). Hrvatski vojnik. January 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-02-21. Retrieved 2013-03-27.

## External links

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* Article about GMB in Hrvatski vojnik, January 2009 (in Croatian)

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Armed Forces of Croatia

* Croatian Army
* Croatian Navy
* Croatian Air Force

Leadership|

* Commander-in-chief: President of Croatia
* Minister of Defense
* General Staff of Croatia
* Chief

Organization|

| Branches|

* Croatian Army
* Croatian Navy
* Croatian Air Force

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Commands|

* Support Command
* Training and Doctrine Command
* VSOA

Land Forces|

* Guards Armoured Mechanized Brigade
* Guards Mechanized Brigade
* Military Police Regiment
* Signals Regiment
* Military Intelligence Battalion
* NBC Defence Battalion
* Special Operations Battalion
* Air Defence Regiment
* Signals Battalion
* River Battalion

Naval Forces|

* Naval Flotilla
* Coast Guard

Military history|

* Army history
* Navy history
* Aviation history

Uniforms and Insignia|

* Uniforms
* Ranks
* Orders and medals

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