Brigade Nord

Brigade Nord (Brig. N.; Northern Brigade) is the only brigade in the Norwegian Army.^[1] It is mostly based in mid-Troms (Bardu and Målselv) north of the Arctic Circle.^[2] Until 2009, the brigade was part of the 6th Division.

Units

Telemark Battalion (Norwegian: Telemark bataljon, combined arms battalion, Rena) Operating from Leopard 2 Main Battle Tanks, CV9030 Armoured Personnel Carriers and Iveco Light Multirole Vehicle.
Armoured Battalion (Norwegian: Panserbataljonen, Setermoen) Operating from Leopard 2 Main Battle Tanks and CV9030 Armoured Personnel Carriers.
2nd Battalion - Motorized Infantry Battalion (Skjold)
Artillery Battalion (Norwegian: Artilleribataljonen, Setermoen) Using M109A3GNM Howitzers.
Ingeniørbataljonen - Combat Engineer Battalion (Skjold) Operating from variants of M113 APC's and special purpose tanks on Leopard 1 chassis.
Etterretningsbataljonen - Battlefield Surveillance, Intelligence Gathering & Electronic Warfare Battalion (Setermoen)
Sambandsbataljonen - Signal Battalion (Bardufoss)
Sanitetsbataljonen - Medical Battalion (Setermoen)
CSS-bataljonen - Combat Service Support (Logistics) Battalion (Bardufoss)
Hærens befalsskole - Norwegian Army Officer School (Rena)
Jegerkompaniet - Ranger Company (Lakselv) (No longer in existence)
MP-kompaniet - Military Police Company (Bardufoss)

References

↑ http://www.mil.no/haren/start/org/brign/ Retrieved 25 August 2009
↑ http://www.mil.no/multimedia/archive/00136/0560_H_rbrosjyren_N_136081a.pdf

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