Motorized Brigade (Belgium)

The Motorised Brigade, formerly the Medium Brigade, is a Brigade of the Land Component of the Belgian Armed Forces commanded by Colonel Jean-Louis Crucifix. Its headquarters is located in Leopoldsburg.

Motorized Brigade
ActivePostwar - present
Country Belgium
BranchLand Component
Size6,500
HeadquartersLeopoldsburg
Commanders
CommanderColonel Jean-Louis Crucifix
Reconnaissance troops from the motorised brigade during an exercise.

After World War II, the unit was known as the Brigade Bevrijding, 1er Groupement d'Infanterie and finally as the 1re Brigade d'Infanterie, later the 1re Brigade d'Infanterie Blindée. The brigade constists of 5 manoeuvre battalions.

Equipment: The brigade uses various motorised vehicles, including 45x pandur I, 382x VBMR griffon , 60x EBRC Jaguar and hundreds of Iveco LMV.

Structure

Brigade HQ
Jagers te Paard
Artillery Btn
Carabiniers/Grenadiers
Bevrijding/5 Line
1/3 Lancers
Chasseurs Ardennais
12/13 Line
Motorized Brigade key locations

References

  1. "La Brigade Médiane devient la Brigade Motorisée". Belgian Defence Forces. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
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