Armoured Mechanized Guard Brigade or Guard Armoured Mechanized

Mechanized

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 Brigade

Brigade

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is the main component of the Croatian Army. The brigade is based in eastern Croatia with main headquarters

Headquarters

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 being in Vinkovci

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.

Main Role

Brigade’s main role is defence of Croatia’s territorial integrity and sovereignty as well as participating in NATO and international

International

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 peace

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 support operations, plan and conduct Bbrigade staff and units training in accordance with domestic international commitments.

Main Tasks:

• Plan and conduct the tasks related to military
  Military
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   operations;
• Prepare training and activity with accordance of domestic
  Domestic
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   defence
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   doctrine
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  ;
• Organize, conduct, evaluate and analyze training
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   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
  Headquarters
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   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.

Current Composition

Brigade has around 5,000 personal deployed in 7 Battalions and several companies.

Units

• Command Company based in Vinkovci - commanding officer: 1st Lieutenant Antun Tokić
• 2x Armoured Battalion based in Gasnici - commanding officers: Lieutenant Colonel
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   Denis Tretinjak & Lieutenant Colonel
  Lieutenant colonel
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   Anto Andrijanić
• 2x Mechanized
  Mechanized
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   Battalions based in Vinkovci - commanding officer: Major
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   Antun Šaf & Major
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   Robert Horvat
• Mixed Artillery
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   Battalion
  Battalion
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   based in Gasnici - commanding officer: Lieutenant Colonel
  Lieutenant colonel
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   Milan Radočaj
• Air Defence Battalion
  Battalion
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   based in Gasnici - commanding officer: Major
  Major
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   Damir Jugović
• Engineer Battalion based in Vinkovci - commanding officer: Lieutenant Colonel
  Lieutenant colonel
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   Mile Čorak
• ISTAR
  ISTAR
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   Company
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   based in Vinkovci - commanding officer: Captain Mario Maslov
• Signal Company based in Vinkovci - commanding officer: Captain Robert Poljak
• Logistic
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   Supply
  Materiel
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   Support
  Combat service support
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   Company based in Vinkovci - commanding officer: Captain Marinko Gadžić

See also

• 2nd Guards Brigade (Croatia)
  2nd Guards Brigade (Croatia)
  The 2nd Guards Brigade , also known by their nickname Thunders , was one of the original Croatian National Guard brigades formed in 1991 and one of the most elite mechanized infantry units in the Croatian Ground Army during its existence, during which it saw action in a number of engagements...
  
  
• 3rd Guards Brigade (Croatia)
  3rd Guards Brigade (Croatia)
  The 3rd Guards Brigade , also known by their nickname Kune , was a Croatian Ground Army brigade formed on 29 April 1991 in Vinkovci...
  
  
• 5th Guards Brigade (Croatia)
• 7th Guards Brigade (Croatia)
  7th Guards Brigade (Croatia)
  The 7th Guards Brigade , also known by their nickname Pumas , was a Croatian Ground Army brigade formed on 23 December 1992 in Varaždin...
  
  
• 9th Guards Brigade (Croatia) (also known as 6th)

Sources

• Hrvatski vojnik
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  , 23 December 2009, http://www.hrvatski-vojnik.hr/hrvatski-vojnik/2312009/gombr.asp