Information about Belgian Army
The Land Component, formerly the Belgian Army, is the land-based armed force of the Belgian Armed Forces. The current Commander of the Land Component is Major-General Eddy Testelmans. It is organised using the concept of capacities, where units are gathered together according to their function and material. Within this framework, there are three capacities:
Units of the three Combat Brigades:
Combat capacity
These are the main fighting units of the Belgian Army:Cavalry
- 1/3e Régiment de Lanciers
- 2/4e Regiment Lansiers
- 1e Regiment Jagers te Paard/Gidsen
- 2/4e Régiment de Chasseurs à Cheval
- 17e Recce Squadron
Infantry
Infantry Units- Regiment Bevrijding - 5e Linie
- Regiment Karabiniers Prins Boudewijn - Grenadiers
- Régiment de Chasseurs Ardennais
- Régiment 12e de Ligne Prince Léopold - 13e de Ligne
- Compagnie Hoofdkwartier 8/9e Linie - HQ 1st Mechanized Brigade
- 2e Compagnie Chasseurs a Pied - HQ 7th Mechanized Brigade
Support capacity
These are the support arms:Special Forces
Artillery
- 1 Régiment d'Artillerie de Campagne
- 2 Regiment Veldartillerie/Batterij Veldartillerie ParaCommando
- 14 Regiment Luchtdoelartillerie
Engineers
Service capacity
These are the army's services:Signals
Logistics
Military Police Group
The Belgian Military Police (Groupe Police Militaire / Groep Militaire Politie - Gp MP) is a joint force made up of about 200 personnel assigned to five detachments located around the country. The Military Police Group staff is located in the Queen Elizabeth Barracks in the Brussels suburb of Evere. Alpha Detachment located at Evere covers the province of Flemish Brabant and the capital, Brussels. Bravo Detachment covers the Walloon Brabant, Hainaut and Namur areas and is located at Nivelles. Charlie Detachment located at Marche-en-Famenne covers the Liege and Luxembourg areas. Delta Detachment covers the Limbourg and Antwerp areas and is located at Leopoldsburg. Echo Detachment located at Lombardsijde covers Western and Eastern Flanders.Other Services
- SEDEE/DOVO - Explosive Ordnance Disposal
- Movement Control Group
- Camps/Training Centres
Structure of the Belgian Land Forces
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Structure of the Belgian Land Forces
Units of the three Combat Brigades:
| 1 Brigade | 7 Brigade | Immediate Reaction Cell |
| HQ Company "8/9 Linie" | HQ Company "2 Chasseurs à Pied" | HQ Company "Rgt. ParaCommando" |
| Armored Regiment "2/4 Lansiers" | Armored Regiment "1/3 Lanciers" | 1st Paratroopers Battalion |
| Armored Recon Rgt. "1 Jagers te Paard/Giden" | Armored Recon Rgt. "2/4 de Chasseurs à Cheval" | 2nd Commando Battalion |
| Mech. Inf. Rgt. "Carabiniers Prins Boudewijn- Grenadiers" | Mech. Inf. Rgt. "12 Ligne Prince Léopold- 13 Ligne" | 3rd Paratroopers Battalion |
| Mechanized Inf. Rgt. "Bevrijding- 5 Linie" | Mechanized Inf. Rgt. "Chasseurs Ardennais" | |
| 2nd Field Artillery Regiment | 1st Field Artillery Regiment |
Weapons
- FN GP - 9mm pistol (standard service pistol)
- FN P90 - 5.7mm submachine gun (only used by special forces and paracommandos)
- FN FNC - 5.56mm assault rifle (standard service rifle)
- FN F2000 - 5.56mm assault rifle (only used by special forces, but is likely to replace the FN FNC)
- Accuracy International Arctic Warfare - 7.62mm sniper rifle
- FN Minimi - 5.56mm light machinegun
- FN MAG - 7.62mm medium machinegun
- FN M2HB - 12.7mm heavy machinegun
- M72 LAW - 66mm anti-tank rocket
- MILAN - guided anti-tank missile
- MISTRAL - infrared surface-to-air missile
- LG1 Mark II - 105mm towed howitzer
Vehicles
The Belgian Army is currently undergoing a major re-equipment programme of most of its vehicles. The aim is to phase out all tracked vehicles in favour of wheeled equivalents. Consequently, both types of vehicles are in service at present:- Mowag Piranha III - replacing the Leopard 1A5 main battle tank and the AIFV-B and M113 tracked infantry fighting vehicles
- Pandur APC - wheeled armored personnel carrier
- Dingo 2 - armored reconnaissance vehicle
- Iveco LMV - replacing the Volkswagen Iltis
- Unimog - light 4x4 truck
- Volvo 10T - medium 6x6 truck
- Iveco 8T - medium 6x6 truck
Ranks
Ranks in use by the Belgian Army are listed at Military of Belgium.External links
An army (from Latin armata "act of arming" via Old French armée), in the broadest sense, is the land-based armed forces of a nation. It may also include other branches of the military such as an air force.
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military of Belgium is the Belgian armed forces. The Belgian Armed Forces have about 41,000 active troops. They are organised into one unified structure which consists of four main components:
1. Land Component, or the Army;
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1st/3rd Lancers Regiment (French: 1/3 Régiment de Lanciers) is a cavalry regiment in the Land Component of the Belgian Armed Forces. The regiment is the Tank Battalion of the 7th Brigade.
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2nd/4th Lancers Regiment (Dutch: 2/4 Regiment Lansiers) is a cavalry regiment in the Land Component of the Belgian Armed Forces. The regiment is the Tank Battalion of the 1st Brigade.
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The 1st Guides Regiment (Fr 1e Régiment des Guides/Dutch: 1e Regiment Gidsen) is an armoured regiment of the Belgian Army.
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2nd/4th Regiment Mounted Rifles (Dutch: 2-4 Regiment Jagers te Paard, French: 2/4 Régiment de Chasseurs à Cheval) is a cavalry regiment in the Land Component of the Belgian Armed Forces.
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Regiment Liberation - 5th of the Line is an infantry regiment in the Land Component of the Belgian Armed Forces. The regiment is a part of the 1st Brigade.
The regiment was formed in 1992 through the amalgamation of the Liberation Regiment and the 5th Line Infantry regiment
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The regiment was formed in 1992 through the amalgamation of the Liberation Regiment and the 5th Line Infantry regiment
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Regiment Carabiniers Prince Baudouin - Grenadiers is an infantry regiment in the Land Component of the Belgian Armed Forces. The regiment is a part of the 1st Brigade.
The 1st Rifles Regiment was formed on September 27, 1830 during the Belgian Revolution.
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The 1st Rifles Regiment was formed on September 27, 1830 during the Belgian Revolution.
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Regiment of Ardennian Rifles (French: Régiment de Chasseurs Ardennais) is an infantry regiment in the Land Component of the Belgian Armed Forces. The regiment is a part of the 7th Brigade.
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Regiment 12th of the Line Prince Leopold - 13th of the Line is an infantry regiment in the Land Component of the Belgian Armed Forces. The regiment is a part of the 7th Brigade.
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The Paracommando Brigade (Dutch/French: Brigade Paracommando) is an elite fighting force in the Belgian Land Component, consisting of three Paracommando battalions plus supporting units (artillery, logistics, engineering and intelligence).
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The Paracommando Brigade (Dutch/French: Brigade Paracommando) is an elite fighting force in the Belgian Land Component, consisting of three Paracommando battalions plus supporting units (artillery, logistics, engineering and intelligence).
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The Paracommando Brigade (Dutch/French: Brigade Paracommando) is an elite fighting force in the Belgian Land Component, consisting of three Paracommando battalions plus supporting units (artillery, logistics, engineering and intelligence).
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Special Forces Group
Active 1993
Country Belgium
Branch Land Component
Type Special forces
Garrison/HQ Namur
The Special Forces Group is a special forces unit in the Land Component of the Belgian Armed Forces.
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Active 1993
Country Belgium
Branch Land Component
Type Special forces
Garrison/HQ Namur
The Special Forces Group is a special forces unit in the Land Component of the Belgian Armed Forces.
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1st Field Artillery Regiment (Dutch: 1ste Regiment Veldartillerie, French: 1 Régiment d'Artillerie de Campagne) is an artillery regiment in the Land Component of the Belgian Armed Forces.
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2nd Field Artillery Regiment/Field Artillery Battery ParaCommando (Dutch: 2 Regiment Veldarillerie/Batterij Veldartillerie ParaCommando) is an artillery regiment in the Land Component of the Belgian Armed Forces.
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14th Air Defence Artillery Regiment (Dutch: 14 Regiment Luchtdoelartillerie) is an air defence artillery regiment in the Land Component of the Belgian Armed Forces.
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11th Engineer Battalion (Dutch: 11 Bataljon Genie) is an engineer battalion in the Land Component of the Belgian Armed Forces.
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2nd Group Communication and Information Systems is a military communications unit in the Land Component of the Belgian Armed Forces.
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4th Group Communication and Information Systems is a military communications unit in the Land Component of the Belgian Armed Forces.
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5th Group Communication and Information Systems is a military communications unit in the Land Component of the Belgian Armed Forces.
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6th Group Communication and Information Systems is a military communications unit in the Land Component of the Belgian Armed Forces.
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10th Group Communication and Information Systems is a military communications unit in the Land Component of the Belgian Armed Forces.
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4th Logistics Battalion (French: 4 Bataillon Logistique) is a logistics battalion in the Land Component of the Belgian Armed Forces.
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18th Logistics Battalion (Dutch: 18 Bataljon Logistiek) is a logistics battalion in the Land Component of the Belgian Armed Forces.
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29th Logistics Battalion (Dutch: 29 Bataljon Logistiek) is a logistics battalion in the Land Component of the Belgian Armed Forces.
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Brussels
Bruxelles / Brussel
Grand Place / Grote Markt
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Nickname: European Union capital, Comic City
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Bruxelles / Brussel
Grand Place / Grote Markt
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Nickname: European Union capital, Comic City
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Namur (Dutch: Namen; Walloon: Nameur) is a province of the Walloon Region, one of the three regions of Belgium.
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Country Belgium
Community French Community
Region
Arrondissement Nivelles
Coordinates Coordinates:
Area 60.
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Community French Community
Region
Arrondissement Nivelles
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Area 60.
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Country Belgium
Community French Community
Region
Arrondissement Marche-en-Famenne
Coordinates Coordinates:
Area 121.
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Community French Community
Region
Arrondissement Marche-en-Famenne
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Area 121.
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