7th Coastal Defense Brigade
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The Polish 7th Pomeranian Coastal Defence Brigade is a mechanized infantry
brigade
of the Polish Army (based at Słupsk).
It was formed in 2001 from the 7th Pomeranian Mechanized Brigade (of the 8th Coastal Defence Division). Now it is a brigade of the 12th Mechanized Division based at Szczecin
. It bears traditions of the disbanded 7th Coastal Defence Division (known as the Blue Berets), therefore it is sometimes referred to the Marines of Poland. However, as of now (2007) there are no plans by the Polish Army to create an active Marine unit. Therefore the 7th Brigade carries out only limited-scale exercises of amphibious assaults.
It consists of the following subunits:
Mechanized infantry
Mechanized infantry are infantry equipped with armored personnel carriers , or infantry fighting vehicles for transport and combat ....
brigade
Brigade
A brigade is a major tactical military formation that is typically composed of two to five battalions, plus supporting elements depending on the era and nationality of a given army and could be perceived as an enlarged/reinforced regiment...
of the Polish Army (based at Słupsk).
It was formed in 2001 from the 7th Pomeranian Mechanized Brigade (of the 8th Coastal Defence Division). Now it is a brigade of the 12th Mechanized Division based at Szczecin
Szczecin
Szczecin , is the capital city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland. It is the country's seventh-largest city and the largest seaport in Poland on the Baltic Sea. As of June 2009 the population was 406,427....
. It bears traditions of the disbanded 7th Coastal Defence Division (known as the Blue Berets), therefore it is sometimes referred to the Marines of Poland. However, as of now (2007) there are no plans by the Polish Army to create an active Marine unit. Therefore the 7th Brigade carries out only limited-scale exercises of amphibious assaults.
It consists of the following subunits:
- Command Battalion (containing Command, Reconnaissance, Engineer, Maintenance, Supply and Medical Companies)
- 1st Mechanized Battalion with BWP-1BMP-1The BMP-1 is a Soviet amphibious tracked infantry fighting vehicle. BMP stands for Boyevaya Mashina Pekhoty 1 , meaning "infantry fighting vehicle". The BMP-1 was the world's first mass-produced infantry fighting vehicle...
s (with limited Amphibious Assault capability) - 36th Mechanized Battalion with BWP-1BMP-1The BMP-1 is a Soviet amphibious tracked infantry fighting vehicle. BMP stands for Boyevaya Mashina Pekhoty 1 , meaning "infantry fighting vehicle". The BMP-1 was the world's first mass-produced infantry fighting vehicle...
s - Artillery Group with 2S12S1The 2S1 Gvozdika, ; is a Soviet 122-mm self-propelled howitzer that resembles the PT-76 but is essentially a version of the MT-LB APC, mounting the 2A18 howitzer. "2S1" is its GRAU designation. An alternative Russian designation is SAU-122 but in the Russian Army it is commonly known as Gvozdika...
122mm self propelled howitzers - Air Defence Group with ZU-23-2ZU-23-2The ZU-23-2, also known as ZU-23, is a Soviet towed 23 mm anti-aircraft twin-barreled autocannon. ZU stands for Zenitnaya Ustanovka - anti-aircraft mount.-Development history:...
s and Zu23-2Ts - 1st Reserve Infantry Battalion