Belgian Army 2005

This order of battle is my attempt to provide an up-to-date picture of the status and disposition of the Belgian army. The information used in this order of battle is taken from several sources, but primarily from the Belgian army website. Generally, Belgian regiments and battalions are similar in size to American battalions and squadrons, composed of headquarters company and two to three squadrons, companies or batteries.

Last Updated: February 20, 2005

Operational Command Land (COMOPSLAND) (Evere, Brussels)

1st Mechanized Brigade (Leopoldsburg, Limburg)

8th/9th Line Headquarters Company (Leopoldsburg, Limburg) 2nd/4th Lancers (2/4 L) (Tank - Leopard 1A5BE) (Leopoldsburg, Limburg) 1st Carabiniers Prins Boudewijn-Grenadiers (1 C/1 Gr) (Armored Infantry - YPR 765 AIFV) (Leopoldsburg, Limburg) Liberation (Bevrijding)-5th Line (Bvr/5 Li) (Armored Infantry - YPR 765 AIFV) (Leopoldsburg, Limburg) 2nd Field Artillery (2 A) (Self-Propelled Artillery - M109A2) (Houthalen-Helchteren, Limburg) 68th Combat Engineers Company (68 Cie Gn) (Houthalen-Helchteren, Limburg) 18th Logistics Battalion (18 Bn Log) (Leopoldsburg, Limburg)

7th Mechanized Brigade (Marche-en-Famenne, Luxembourg)

2e Rifles (Chasseurs) Headquarters Company (Marche-en-Famenne, Luxembourg) 1e/3e Lancers (1 L) (Tank - Leopard 1A5BE) (Marche-en-Famenne, Luxembourg) 12th Line Prins Leopold-13e Line (12/13 Li) (Armored Infantry - YPR 765 AIFV) (Spa, Liege)

Ardennes Rifles (Chasseurs Ardennais, ChA) (Mechanized Infantry - M113) (Marche-en-Famenne, Luxembourg) 1e Rgiment d'Artillerie de Campagne (1 A) (Self-Propelled Artillery - M109A2) (Bastogne, Luxembourg) 67th Combat Engineers Company (67 Cie Gn) (Amay, Liege) 4e Logistics Battalion (4 Bn Log) (Marche-en-Famenne, Luxembourg)

Immediate Reaction Cell (Evere, Brussels)

1st Parachute Battalion (1 Para) (Diest, Flemish Brabant) 2e Commando Battalion (2 Cdo) (Namur, Namur) 3rd Parachute Battalion (3 Para) (Kasterlee, Antwerpen) Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol Detachment (Heverlee, Flemish Brabant) Para-Commando Field Artillery Battery (Bij VA Para Cdo) (Towed Artillery - LG1 Mk II) (Brasschaat, Antwerpen) 210th Para-Commando Logistics Company (Leuven, Flemish Brabant) Army Aviation Group (Grace-Hollogne, Liege) Headquarters Company (Grace-Hollogne, Liege) 17th Anti-Tank Helicopter Battalion (A109BA) (Bierset, Liege) 18th Anti-Tank Helicopter Battalion (A109BA) (Bierset, Liege) 16th Liaison Helicopter Battalion (Alouette II) (Bierset, Liege) 255th Army Aviation Maintenance Company (Bierset, Liege?) 1st Horse Rifles (Jagers te Paard, 1 JP) (Armored Reconnaissance - Scimitar) (Leopoldsburg, Limburg) 2e/4e Horse Rifles (Chasseurs Cheval / Jagers te Paard, (2e/4e ChCh) (Light Reconnaissance - Iltis, Pandur / Battlefield Surveillance Radar) (Saive, Liege) Guides Squadron (Reconnaissance? Ceremonial?) (?, ?) 80th Artillery Observation and Surveillance Battery (Drone) (Btgenbach, Liege) 5th Communications Battalion (Vilvoorde, Flemish Brabant) 10th Communications Battalion (Vilvoorde, Flemish Brabant)

17th Recce Intelligence and Information Warfare Squadron (17 Recce) (Leuven, Flemish Brabant) 14th Air Artillery Regiment (Air Defense - Mistral) (Nieuwpoort, West Flanders) 29th Logistics Battalion (Grobbendonk, Antwerpen)

Territorial Defense Force (Brussels, Brussels)

Flanders Flemish Brabant Defense House (Leuven, Flemish Brabant) Territorial Regiment of Guides (RG Ter) (Reserve) (Territorial Support Unit Battalion) (Leuven, Flemish Brabant) 20th Logistics Battalion (Heverlee, Flemish Brabant) Antwerpen Defense House (Antwerpen, Antwerpen) Territorial Line Regiment of Antwerpen? (Regt Ter Li Prov Ant?) (Reserve) (Territorial Support Unit Battalion) (Antwerpen, Antwerpen) West Flanders Defense House (Brugge, West Flanders) Territorial Line Regiment of West Flanders (Regt Ter Li Prov WV) (Reserve) (Territorial Support Unit Battalion) (Brugge, West Flanders) 51st Logistics Battalion (Sijsele, West Flanders) East Flanders Defense House (Ghent, East Flanders) 2nd Line Regiment (Regt Tir 2 Li?) (Reserve) (Territorial Support Unit Battalion) (Ghent, East Flanders) Limburg Defense House (Hasselt, Limburg) Territorial Line Regiment of Limburg? (Regt Ter Li Prov Limburg?) (Reserve) (Territorial Support Unit Battalion) (Hasselt, Limburg) Wallonia Walloonian Brabant Defense House (Wavre, Walloonian Brabant) Territorial Caribinier Cyclists Regiment (Regt Ter Cy) (Reserve) (Territorial Support Unit Battalion) (Wavre, Walloonian Brabant) Hainaut Defense House (Mons, Hainaut)

Territorial Rifles Regiment (Regt Ter Ch) (Reserve) (Territorial Support Unit Battalion) (Mons, Hainaut) 8e Logistics Battalion (Tournai, Hainaut) Liege Defense House (Liege, Liege) Territorial Line Regiment of Liege? (Regt Ter Li Prov Liege?) (Reserve) (Territorial Support Unit Battalion) (Liege, Liege) 4e Engineer Battalion (Reserve) (Amay, Liege) Luxembourg Defense House (Arlon, Luxembourg) Territorial Line Regiment of Luxembourg? (Regt Ter Li Prov Lux?) (Reserve) (Territorial Support Unit Battalion) (Arlon, Luxembourg) Namur Defense House (Namur, Namur) 19th Line Regiment (19 Li) (Reserve) (Territorial Support Unit Battalion) (Namur, Namur) Brussels Military Capital Region (Brussels, Brussels) 2nd Grenadiers (Reserve) (Territorial Support Unit Battalion) (Brussels, Brussels)