Ground Forces of the Slovak Republic

Slovak Ground Forces
Pozemné sily Slovenskej republiky
Coat of arms
Founded	1939 – 1945 1993 – present
Country	Slovakia
Branch	Army
Part of	Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic
Command HQ	Veliteľstvo Pozemných síl OS SR - Trenčín
Commanders
Commander	Major General Ivan Pach[1]

The Slovak Ground Forces (Slovak: Pozemné sily Slovenskej republiky), also known as the Slovak Army, are the land forces of the Slovak Armed Forces.

Organization

• Ground Forces Command, in Trenčín^[1]
  • 65th Reconnaissance Battalion, in Prešov^[2]
  • 71st Command Support Battalion, in Trenčín^[3]
  • 103rd Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Defence Battalion, in Rožňava^[4]
  • 1st Mechanized Brigade, in Topoľčany^[5]
    • 103rd Command Support Company, in Topoľčany ^[6]
    • 11th Mechanized Battalion, in Martin (BVP-2)^[7]
    • 12th Mechanized Battalion, in Nitra (BVP-2)^[8]
    • 13th Mechanized Battalion, in Levice (BVP-2)^[9]
    • 14th Logistic Battalion, in Topoľčany^[10]
  • 2nd Mechanized Brigade, in Prešov^[11]
    • 67th Command Support Company, in Prešov^[12]
    • 14th Tank Battalion, in Trebišov (T-72M1)^[13]
    • 21st Mechanized Battalion, in Trebišov (BVP-1)^[14]
    • 22nd Mechanized Battalion, in Michalovce (BVP-1)^[15]
    • 20th Logistic Battalion, in Prešov^[16]
  • 5th Artillery Regiment, in Rožňava^[17]
    • 21st Self-Propelled Artillery Battalion, in Michalovce^[18] (155 mm SpGH Zuzana 2)
    • 54th Rocket-Launcher Battalion, in Rožňava^[19] (RM-70/85)
    • 56th Anti-Tank Battalion, in Rožňava^[20]
  • 91st Engineer Regiment, in Sereď^[21]
    • 901st Engineer Battalion, in Sereď
    • 902nd Engineer Battalion, in Michalovce
    • 905th Specialized Engineer Support Center, in Nováky^[22]

Army organization - Visual overview

Organization of the Slovak Ground Forces in 2024

Geographic distribution

1st Mech. Bde.

11th Mech. Bn.

12th Mech. Bn.

13th Mech. Bn.

14th Logistic Bn.

2nd Mech. Bde.

14th Tank Bn.

21st Mech. Bn.

22nd Mech. Bn.

20th Logistic Bn.

21st Artillery Bn.

54th Rocket-Launcher Bn.

56th Anti-Tank Bn.

901st Eng. Bn.

902nd Eng. Bn.

65th Recon Bn.

71st Com. Sup. Bn.

103rd CBRN-Def. Bn.

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Slovak Ground Forces battalion locations 2024:
Brigade HQs Tank units Mechanized units Artillery Reconnaissance Engineers Command Support CBRN-Defense Logistics

Soldiers of the 13th Mechanized Battalion

Equipment

Main article: List of equipment of the Slovak Army

References

1. "Veliteľ Pozemných síl Ozbrojených síl Slovenskej republiky" (in Slovak). Retrieved 2023-11-02.
2. "Aktuality".
3. "Aktuality". 71prpv.mil.sk.
4. "Aktuality". 103prrchbo.mil.sk.
5. "Aktuality". 1mb.mil.sk.
6. "1. Mechanizovaná brigáda".
7. "Aktuality". 11mpr.mil.sk.
8. "Aktuality". 12mpr.mil.sk.
9. "Aktuality". 13mpr.mil.sk.
10. "Aktuality". 14prlog.mil.sk.
11. "Aktuality 2. mechanizovanej brigády". mbpo.mil.sk.
12. "O nás".
13. "Aktuality".
14. "Aktuality". 21zmpr.mil.sk.
15. "Aktuality". 22mprmi.mil.sk.
16. "Aktuality".
17. "5. Delostrelecký pluk Rožňava".
18. "21. Samohybný delostrelecký oddiel".
19. "54. Raketometný oddiel Rožňava".
20. "PLNÁ POĽNÁ" (PDF). www.mosr.sk. Retrieved 2023-08-31.
21. "Aktuality". 91zpsd.mil.sk.
22. "Tlačové správy".

External links

• Official Homepage of the Ground Forces of the Slovak Republic Armed Forces