Motorized Brigade (Belgium)


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.

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