The 1st Mechanized Brigade of general Ján Golian is a subordinate component of the Ground Forces of the Slovak Republic. The headquarters of the 1st Mechanized Brigade is located in Topoľčany.
Main task
The main task of the 1st Mechanized Brigade is to "participate in the tasks of defense and protection of vital interests of Slovak republic and its allies against military and non-military threats by conducting military and non-military operations."[2][3]
History
Commanders
Organizational structure
1st Mechanized Brigade in the structure of the Slovak Ground Forces (2024)
The insignia of the 1st mechanized Brigade and its individual battalions includes coat of arms style emblems for each of the major components. The 1st Mechanized Brigade also has an honorary battle flag.[10]
^"Čestný názov 1. mechanizovanej brigády - Mechanizovaná brigáda generála Jána Goliana ("Honorary Title of the 2nd Mechanized Brigade - The Mechanized Brigade of general Ján Golian")" (in Slovak). 1.mb Topoľčany. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
^"Poslanie a rozhodujúce úlohy 1. mechanizovanej brigády" (in Slovak). 1.mb Topoľčany. Archived from the original on 4 February 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
^"Slovak Republic - 1st Mechanized Brigade". globalsecurity.com. Archived from the original on 24 August 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
^"1. Mechanizovaná brigáda".
^https://11mpr.mil.sk/
^https://12mpr.mil.sk/
^https://13mpr.mil.sk/
^https://13mpr.mil.sk/data/files/425.jpg
^https://14prlog.mil.sk/
^"Bojová zástava 1. mechanizovanej brigády ("Battle Flag of the 1st Mechanized Brigade")" (in Slovak). 1.mb Topoľčany. Archived from the original on 9 February 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
Further reading
Štaigl, J. a kolektív: Generáli - slovenská vojenská generalita 1918 – 2009 ("Generals: Slovak Military Generals 1918 - 2009"), Magnet Press, Slovakia 2009, str. 68
External links
Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic
General staff of the Armed forces
Land forces HQ
1st mechanized brigade
11th mechanized battalion (rapid-reaction battalion of captain Ján Francisci)