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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 Brigade | |
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Active | 1949–present |
Country | Netherlands |
Branch | Royal Netherlands Army |
Type | Infantry |
Role | Light |
Size | 3000 personnel |
Part of | 10th Panzer Division |
Garrison/HQ | Oirschot |
Nickname(s) | Rhino's |
Motto(s) | Vigilans et paratus |
Colors | Black & Yellow |
Mascot(s) | Rhino |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Brigadier General G.J. (Gert-Jan) Kooij |
Notable commanders | BGen. G. (Gerard) Koot BGen. Gijs van Keulen BGen. M. (Michiel) van der Laan BGen. T. (Tom) Middendorp BGen. H. (Hans) Hardenbol |
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]
In 2023 the brigade was integrated into the German Army's 10th Panzer Division.[3]
The 13th Light Brigade is made up by the following units:[4][5]
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