The brigade was formed as the 13th Motorized Brigade, and came from the 3rd Infantry Brigade. The 3rd Infantry Brigade was part of the First Division "7 December", which was formed on 1 September 1946. In 1950 the brigade was transformed into a mechanized infantry brigade, the 13th Mechanized brigade, which became part of the 4th Division and was stationed in North Germany. After the reforms of 1970 the brigade became again a part of the First Division. In the early 1990s the brigade became a fully mechanized brigade. In 2013, the brigade lost its mechanized infantry fighting vehicles and was equipped with wheeled equipment and therefore renamed 13th Light Brigade.[2]
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January 01, 1970
13th, light, brigade, netherlands, 13th, light, brigade, dutch, lichte, brigade, three, combat, brigades, royal, netherlands, army, other, ones, being, 11th, airmobile, brigade, 43rd, mechanised, brigade, brigade, fully, motorised, brigade, equipped, with, fen. The 13th Light Brigade Dutch 13 Lichte Brigade is one of the three combat brigades of the Royal Netherlands Army the other ones being 11th Airmobile Brigade and 43rd Mechanised Brigade 1 The brigade is a fully motorised brigade equipped with Fennek Boxer and Bushmaster wheeled armoured vehicles 13th Light BrigadeLogo of the 13th Light BrigadeActive1949 presentCountry NetherlandsBranchRoyal Netherlands ArmyTypeInfantryRoleLightSize3000 personnelPart of10th Panzer DivisionGarrison HQOirschotNickname s Rhino sMotto s Vigilans et paratusColorsBlack amp YellowMascot s RhinoCommandersCurrentcommanderBrigadier General G J Gert Jan KooijNotablecommandersBGen G Gerard KootBGen Gijs van KeulenBGen M Michiel van der LaanBGen T Tom MiddendorpBGen H Hans Hardenbol Contents 1 History 2 Organization 3 Equipment 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe brigade was formed as the 13th Motorized Brigade and came from the 3rd Infantry Brigade The 3rd Infantry Brigade was part of the First Division 7 December which was formed on 1 September 1946 In 1950 the brigade was transformed into a mechanized infantry brigade the 13th Mechanized brigade which became part of the 4th Division and was stationed in North Germany After the reforms of 1970 the brigade became again a part of the First Division In the early 1990s the brigade became a fully mechanized brigade In 2013 the brigade lost its mechanized infantry fighting vehicles and was equipped with wheeled equipment and therefore renamed 13th Light Brigade 2 In 2023 the brigade was integrated into the German Army s 10th Panzer Division 3 Organization edit nbsp Garderegiment Fuseliers Prinses Irene in the Hague during Prinsjesdag in 2008 nbsp 13th Light Brigade personnel in Mazar i Sharif Afghanistan in 2018 The 13th Light Brigade is made up by the following units 4 5 nbsp 13 Light Brigade in Oirschot 13 Staff Company 13 Stafcompagnie in Oirschot 17 Armoured Infantry Battalion Fuseliers Prinses Irene 17 Pantserinfanteriebataljon Fuseliers Prinses Irene in Oirschot A B C and D Company with Boxer armoured fighting vehicles 42 Armoured Infantry Battalion Limburgse Jagers 42 Pantserinfanteriebataljon Limburgse Jagers in Oirschot A B C and D Company with Boxer armoured fighting vehicles 30 National Reserve Corps NATRES Battalion 30 Natresbataljon in Vlissingen Alpha Company Alfacompagnie in Vlissingen Bravo Company Bravocompagnie in Breda Charlie Company Charliecompagnie in Oirschot Delta Company Deltacompagnie in Brunssum Echo Company Echocompagnie in Vredepeel 41 Armoured Engineer Battalion 41 Pantsergeniebataljon in Oirschot Staff Company 411 and 412 Armored Engineer Company 414 CBRN Defense Company 42 Brigade Reconnaissance Squadron Huzaren van Boreel 42 Brigadeverkenningseskadron Huzaren van Boreel in Oirschot with Fennek light armoured reconnaissance vehicles 13 Medical Company 13 Geneeskundige Compagnie in Oirschot 13 Maintenance Company 13 Herstelcompagnie in Oirschot Robotics and Autonomous Systems Cell Robotica en Autonome Systemen cel in OirschotEquipment edit97 Fennek armoured reconnaissance vehicles 117 Boxer armoured vehicle in various types 30 Bushmaster infantry mobility vehicles in various types 72 Mercedes Benz G280 CDI terrain vehicles 6 Milrem THeMIS unmanned ground vehicles References edit 13 Lichte Brigade defensie nl Ministry of Defence Retrieved 27 March 2021 Geschiedenis 13 Lichte Brigade defensie nl Ministry of Defence Retrieved 27 March 2021 13 Light Armoured Brigade completes integration between Dutch combat brigades and German divisions News item Defensie nl english defensie nl Ministry of Defence 30 March 2023 Retrieved 13 October 2023 Gevechtseenheden defensie nl Ministry of Defence Retrieved 27 March 2021 Gevechtsondersteuning en logistiek defensie nl Ministry of Defence Retrieved 27 March 2021 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to 13th Light Brigade Netherlands Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 13th Light Brigade Netherlands amp oldid 1188221208, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
