Motorized Brigade (Belgium)

Motorized Brigade
Active	Postwar - present
Country	Belgium
Branch	Land Component
Size	6,500
Headquarters	Leopoldsburg
Commanders
Commander	Colonel Jean-Louis Crucifix

Reconnaissance troops from the motorised brigade during an exercise.

The Motorized 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.

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

4 Engineer

11 Engineer

Carabiniers/Grenadiers
Bevrijding/5 Line

1/3 Lancers

Chasseurs Ardennais

12/13 Line

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Motorized Brigade key locations

• Motorized Brigade, in Leopoldsburg
  • Headquarters and Staff Company, carrying the traditions of the 8th/9th Regiment of the Line, in Leopoldsburg
  • Jagers te Paard Battalion ( ISTAR ), in Heverlee with Pandur IB reconnaissance vehicles and Elta SCB-2130A radars (the former will be replaced by EBRC Jaguars)
  • 1st/3rd Lancers Battalion, in Marche-en-Famenne with Piranha IIIC and ATF Dingo 2 wheeled, armored vehicles (to be replaced by VBMR Griffons)
  • Battalion Carabiniers "Prins Boudewijn" - Grenadiers, in Leopoldsburg with Piranha IIIC and ATF Dingo 2 wheeled, armored vehicles (to be replaced by VBMR Griffons)
  • Battalion "Bevrijding" - 5th of the Line, in Leopoldsburg with Piranha IIIC and ATF Dingo 2 wheeled, armored vehicles (to be replaced by VBMR Griffons)
  • Battalion "Chasseurs Ardennais", in Marche-en-Famenne with Piranha IIIC and ATF Dingo 2 wheeled, armored vehicles (to be replaced by VBMR Griffons)
  • Battalion 12th of the Line "Prince Léopold" - 13th of the Line, in Spa (Light infantry)
  • Artillery Battalion, in Brasschaat
    • Mortar Battery, with 120mm mortars
    • Howitzer Battery, with LG1 105mm howitzers
  • 4th Engineer Battalion, in Amay
  • 11th Engineer Battalion, in Zwijndrecht
  • 4th Communication and Information Systems Group, in Marche-en-Famenne
  • 10th Communication and Information Systems Group, in Leopoldsburg
  • 4th Logistics Battalion, in Marche-en-Famenne
  • 18th Logistics Battalion, in Leopoldsburg
  • Training Camp Beverlo, near Leopoldsburg
  • Training Camp Marche, near Marche-en-Famenne