The Latvian Land Forces (Latvian: Sauszemes spēki, SzS) together with the Latvian National Guard form the land warfare branch of the Latvian National Armed Forces. Since 2007, land forces are organized as a fully professional standing army.
The rank structure of the Latvian army is adjusted to the rank structure of the NATO countries in Europe. Rank insignia are worn historically on the collars and today also on shoulder marks. Starting 2016, only the Staff Battalion wears the collar insignia.
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The Latvian Land Forces Latvian Sauszemes speki SzS together with the Latvian National Guard form the land warfare branch of the Latvian National Armed Forces Since 2007 land forces are organized as a fully professional standing army Latvian Land ForcesSauszemes spekiEmblem of the Latvian Land ForcesActive1918 1940 1991 presentCountryLatviaTypeArmyRoleLand warfareSize6 700 personnel 1 Part ofLatvian National Armed ForcesMotto s Vienotiba speks English Power in unity 2 Anniversaries30 April Land Forces Day 4 May Independence Restoration and Armed Forces Day EngagementsWar of Independence Iraq War Multinational force in Iraq War in Afghanistan Attack on Bari AlaiCommandersCommanderColonel Sandris Gaugers lv 3 Contents 1 Mission 2 Structure 3 Cooperation 4 Equipment 5 Rank structure 11 6 References 7 External linksMission editThe main missions of the national Land Forces are to Provide for the defense of all national territories Ensure combat readiness and the mobilization of units Dispose of explosive ordnance Provide public assistance Structure edit nbsp nbsp Infantry Brig nbsp Spec TasksUnit nbsp Lielvarde Air Base nbsp Navy HQ nbsp Coastal Defence Bnclass notpageimage Latvian military units and bases 4 Note Special Tasks Unit is a special forces unit of battalion size nbsp Structure of the Latvian Armed Forces 2019 nbsp Mechanized Infantry Brigade 5 nbsp Headquarters nbsp Headquarters and Signal Company nbsp 1st Mechanized Infantry Battalion LATBAT 6 Headquarters and Support Company 1st Mechanized Infantry Company 2nd Mechanized Infantry Company 3rd Mechanized Infantry Company Combat Service Support Company nbsp 2nd Mechanized Infantry Battalion Headquarters and Support Company 1st Mechanized Infantry Company 2nd Mechanized Infantry Company 3rd Mechanized Infantry Company Combat Service Support Company nbsp 3rd Infantry Battalion trains active service soldiers national guardsmen and reserve soldiers Headquarters and Support Company 1st Infantry Company 2nd Infantry Company 3rd Infantry Company Combat Service Support Company nbsp Artillery Unit M109A5O howitzers nbsp Combat Support Battalion Staff and Signal Company Anti tank Company Spike LR missiles Fire Support Company Engineer Company Military Intelligence Company Forward Air Control Unit nbsp Combat Service Support Battalion Staff and Signal Company Supply and Transport Company Technical Support and Maintenance Company Medical CompanyCooperation edit nbsp Latvian US and Afghan soldiers on patrol in AfghanistanSince 1996 till today the National Armed Forces soldiers have been deployed on nine international peace keeping missions in Afghanistan Albania Bosnia Central African Republic Georgia Iraq Kosovo North Macedonia and Somalia 7 Starting from January 1 2015 Latvian Armed Forces are taking part in EU s Nordic Battle Group 8 9 On March 29 2004 Latvia became a full member of NATO 10 Equipment editMain article List of equipment of the Latvian Land ForcesRank structure 11 editThe rank structure of the Latvian army is adjusted to the rank structure of the NATO countries in Europe Rank insignia are worn historically on the collars and today also on shoulder marks Starting 2016 only the Staff Battalion wears the collar insignia Officers of the Latvian ArmyFlag Officers Senior Officers Junior OfficersRank insignia nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Rank Lieutenant GeneralGeneralleitnants Major GeneralGeneralmajors Brigadier GeneralBrigades Generalis ColonelPulkvedis Lieutenant ColonelPulkvezleitnants MajorMajors CaptainKapteinis First LieutenantVirsleitnants Second LieutenantLeitnantsNATO Rank Grade OF 8 OF 7 OF 6 OF 5 OF 4 OF 3 OF 2 OF 1Non Commissioned Officers of the Latvian armyGeneral NCOs Senior NCOs Junior NCOs PrivatesRank insignia nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Rank Senior Warrant OfficerAugstakais virsserzants Warrant OfficerGalvenais virsserzants Senior SergeantStaba virsserzants Sergeant First ClassVirsserzants SergeantSerzants CorporalKapralis Private First ClassDizkareivis PrivateKareivisNATO Rank Grade OR 9 OR 8 OR 7 OR 6 OR 5 OR 4 OR 3 OR 2References edit url https www mil lv lv par mums Simbolika Nacionalie brunotie speki Archived from the original on 1 October 2015 Retrieved 30 September 2015 Nacionalie brunotie speki Retrieved 8 June 2019 Jane s World Armies Issue 23 2008 Mechanized Infantry Brigade Latvian Army Retrieved 29 October 2019 1 mehanizeta kajnieku bataljona vesture Nacionalie brunotie speki www mil lv in Latvian Retrieved 2023 05 10 Nacionalie brunotie speki Archived from the original on 31 December 2014 Retrieved 24 December 2014 Nordic battlegroup Swedish Armed Forces Archived from the original on 2015 03 20 Retrieved 2015 02 25 Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2014 12 23 Retrieved 2015 02 20 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Member countries Retrieved 24 December 2014 Latvia Latvian Army ranks military combat field uniforms dress grades uniformes combat armee lettone Army Recognition Army Recognition Retrieved 24 December 2014 External links editMinistry of Defense of the Republic of Latvia Mission of Latvia to NATO Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Latvian Land Forces amp oldid 1182515925, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,