72nd Brigade for Special Operations
The 72nd Brigade for Special Operations (Serbian: 72. бригада за специјалне операције, romanized: 72. brigada za specijalne operacije) is a special forces unit, one of two special forces brigades (other being 63rd Parachute Brigade) of the Serbian Armed Forces. It is under the command of the General Staff and is based at Pančevo.
| 72nd Brigade for Special Operations | |
|---|---|
| 72. бригада за специјалне операције | |
| Active | 1992–2006 2019–present |
| Country | Serbia |
| Branch | Serbian General Staff |
| Type | Special operations forces |
| Role | Special Reconnaissance Direct action Underwater demolition |
| Size | ~800 |
| Part of | Serbian Armed Forces |
| Garrison/HQ | Pančevo |
| Nickname(s) | The Seventy-second (Sedamdesetdruga) |
| Patron | Saint Sava |
| Motto(s) | When others can't and don't dare, there is one... the 72nd that always can and dare! (Kada drugi ne mogu i ne smeju, samo je jedna... 72. koja uvek može i sme!) |
| Anniversaries | 27 January |
| Engagements | Yugoslav Wars |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Brig. general Miroslav Talijan |
Formed in 1992, it was the elite unit of the Armed Forces of Serbia and Montenegro. Reconfigured in 2006 to a battalion within a newly-formed Serbian Armed Forces, the "72nd" regained the status of a brigade in 2019.
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