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The Motorized Guards 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...

is one of the two main tactical components of the Croatian Army. The brigade is based in southern Croatia with main head quarters in Knin

Knin

Knin is a historical town in the Šibenik-Knin county of Croatia, located near the source of the river Krka at , in the Dalmatian hinterland, on the railroad Zagreb–Split. Knin rose to prominence twice in history, as a one-time capital of both the Kingdom of Croatia and briefly of the...

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-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
Military
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operations;
Prepare training and activity with accordance of domestic
Domestic
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defence
Military
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doctrine
Doctrine
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;
Organize, conduct, evaluate and analyze training
Training
The term training refers to the acquisition of knowledge, skills, and competencies as a result of the teaching of vocational or practical skills and knowledge that relate to specific useful competencies. It forms the core of apprenticeships and provides the backbone of content at institutes of...

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.

Units

Command Company based in Knin - commanding officer: 1st Lieutenant Ivica Jukić
2x Motorized
Motorized
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Battalion based in Knin and Gospic - commanding officers: Major
Major
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Zdravko Orešković & Major
Major
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Željko Nakić
2x Mechanized
Mechanized
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Battalions based in Petrinja - commanding officer: Major
Major
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Predrag Harmicar & Lieutenant Colonel
Lieutenant colonel
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Ljubomir Udiljak
Mixed Artillery
Artillery
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Battalion
Battalion
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based in Slunj - commanding officer: Major
Major
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Damir Brodarac
Air Defence Battalion
Battalion
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based in Benkovac - commanding officer: Major
Major
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Alen Šimunić
Engineer Battalion based in Sinj - commanding officer: Lieutenant Colonel
Lieutenant colonel
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Alen Ković
ISTAR
ISTAR
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Company
Company
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based in Knin - commanding officer: Captain ?
Signal Company based in Knin
Knin
Knin is a historical town in the Šibenik-Knin county of Croatia, located near the source of the river Krka at , in the Dalmatian hinterland, on the railroad Zagreb–Split. Knin rose to prominence twice in history, as a one-time capital of both the Kingdom of Croatia and briefly of the...

- commanding officer: 1st Lieutenant Mario Preost
Logistic
Logistic
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Supply
Materiel
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Support
Combat service support
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Company based in Knin - commanding officer: Captain Željko Botica

External links

Article about GMB in Hrvatski vojnik
Hrvatski vojnik
Hrvatski vojnik is a Croatian military magazine published by the Croatian Ministry of Defense. Established in 1991 and billed as the "first Croatian military journal", the magazine regularly features articles on recent developments in military technology, military history, as well as news about...

, January 2009

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