2nd Mechanized Battalion (Croatia)

Not to be confused with 7th Guards Brigade (Croatia).

2nd Mechanized Battalion "Pumas" 2. mehanizirana bojna "Pume"
Active	2007-present
Country	Croatia
Branch	Croatian Army
Role	Mechanized infantry
Part of	Guards Armoured Mechanized Brigade
Garrison/HQ	7th Guards Brigade "Pumas" Barracks Varaždin, Northern Croatia
Nickname(s)	Pumas Pume

The 2nd Mechanized Battalion "Pumas" is the largest of two mechanized infantry battalions within the Guards Armoured Mechanized Brigade (GOMBR) of the Croatian Army.

History

Established in its current form following the reorganisation of the Croatian Armed Forces, the 2nd Mechanized Battalion "Pume" was created with the amalgamation Croatia's wartime 7th Guards Brigade "Pumas" and 2nd Guards Brigade "Thunders" in 2007.

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  Badge of the 7th Guard Brigade "Pumas" (1992-2003)
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  Badge of the 2nd Guards Brigade "Thunders" (1991-2008)

Initially garrisoned at the 132nd Brigade barracks in Našice in eastern Croatia, following the consolidation of the 7th and 2nd Guard Brigades, in 2018 the battalion returned to a newly built garrison in Varaždin, Northern Croatia named in honour of the 7th Guards Brigade "Pumas".^[1]

Organization

The battalion comprises three mechanized companies, a command company, a logistics company and a fire support company, making it highly mobile and self-sufficient.

References

1. "Barracks "7 Guards Brigade - Puma" opens Varaždin". MORH. 2018-12-21. Retrieved 2020-01-12.