63rd Parachute Brigade
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The 63rd Parachute Brigade (Serbian: 63. падобранска бригада, romanized: 63. padobranska brigada) is an airborne and special reconnaissance unit, one of two special forces brigades (other being 72nd Brigade for Special Operations) of the Serbian Armed Forces. It is under the command of the General Staff and is based at Niš Air Base.
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63rd Parachute Brigade | |
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63. падобранска бригада | |
Active | 1953–1959 1967–2006 2019–present |
Country | Serbia |
Branch | Serbian General Staff |
Type | Special forces |
Role | Airborne force Special reconnaissance Direct action |
Size | ~700 |
Part of | Serbian Armed Forces |
Garrison/HQ | Niš Air Base |
Nickname(s) | The Sixty-third (Šezdeset-treća) |
Motto(s) | For the fatherland, for the comrade, for the rifle, for soldiers' and warriors' honor, paratroopers of the 63rd Parachute Brigade, ENGAGE! (Za otadžbinu, za druga, za pušku, za vojničku i ratničku čast, padobranci 63. padobranske brigade, RADE!) |
Anniversaries | 14 October |
Engagements | Yugoslav Wars |
Website | Official website |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Brig. general Nenad Zonić |
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Formed in 1953, it was the elite unit of both Yugoslav People's Army and Armed Forces of Serbia and Montenegro. Reconfigured in 2006 to a battalion within a newly formed Serbian Armed Forces, the "63rd" regained the status of a brigade in 2019.[1][2][3]