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The Belarus
Armed Forces comprise the basis of the state military
organisations. The Armed Forces consist of, Central
Command and control bodies, Armed Services, Branches,
Task-oriented troops as reconnaissance, signal corps,
engineer, NBC Defense, topography and logistics, and
Military educational establishments and Ministry of
Defense bodies. The total active manpower is around
49,500 soldiers, and paramilitary forces with 12,300
border guards and 10,200 Interior Guard Troops. The
conscription is 18 months.
The Land Forces of Belarus Army is around 15,100 soldiers.
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ROMANIA
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The
Parliament is the suprem decision-making body in essentialms
matters of military policy and armed defense of the
state. The President is the Commander-in-Chief of
the Armed Forces. The Supreme Council of National
defense, chaired by the President and subjected to
the Parliament's control, is responsible fort the
organisation and uinitary command of all defense measures
and activities, both in peacetime and war. The Ministry
of Defense is responsible for implementing the Romanian
defence policy and for conducting national defense
activities. The total active manpower is around 90,000
personnel, including 75,000 soldiers and 15,000 civilian
personnel.
The total personnel for the Land Forces is around
44,000 soldiers with the structure:
Forces designated for collective defence
- 1 mechanised infantry brigade
- 1 mountain brigade
- 1 Special Forces Company
- 1 transport battalion
- 1 Rocket launcher battalion
- 1 company of CIMIC, NBC, Electronic Warfare, Military
Police, UAV battery, and 2 PSYOP's team
Support and Force Generation structure:
- 2 territorial army HQ
- 5 combat brigades with 2 mechanised, 2 infantry,
1 mountain)
- 3 combat support brigades with 2 artillery, and
1 engineer
- 2 air defense artillery regiment
- 2 logistics brigade
- 1 logistic base
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POLAND
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The total
active manpower for the Polish army is around 150,000
soldiers including 120,000 active duty professionals
and contract soldiers, and 30,000 soldiers with special
contract who join the reserve after a training session.
The total active manpower for the Land Forces of Polish
army is around 77,000 including 39,000 professionals
and 42,000 conscripts.
The structure of the Land forces is:
- 2HQs mechanised Corps
- 1 Multinational Corps HQ
- 3 mechanised divisions
- 1 cavalry division
- 1 armoured cavalry division
- 2 mechanised brigades
- 2 artillery brigades
- 2 engineer brigades
- 1 recce regiment
- 1 AT regiment
- 2 AAA regiments
- 2 combat helicopters regiments
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CROATIA
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The present
organization of the Armed Forces of the Republic of
Croatia, which came into effect as of 1 January 2003,
comprises the General Staff with its units, branch
commands of the Croatian Army, Croatian Navy, Croatian
Air Force and Air Defence, Joint Education and Training
Command, and logistic command. The total active manpower
for the Croatian army is around 17,600 soldiers, plus
5,250 civil employees. There is also a pra-military
forces with around 25,500 police man under the Ministry
of Interior. The conscription was abolished on January
2008, and the army is fully professional.
The land force of the Croatian Army is composed by
around 11,000 soldiers and 1,100 civil employees.
The structure is composed with 2 Army Corps.
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SERBIA
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The new
Serbian Army was formally established on 05 June 2006,
and that date it had a total of 45,180 soldiers, including
11,000 conscripts, and 12,000 civilians. Plans have
been formulated to become a professional army for
the end of 2010. A Joint Operational Command is to
be established, which will command the Armed Forces
and joint activities of the branches, arms and forces
for special operations.
The Land Forces of the Serbian Army is composed by
32,000 soldiers, with three brigades.
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Czech
Republic |
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The Ministry
of Defence of the Czech Republic is responsible for
the defence of the country, implementation of national
defence policy and administrative activities in the
areas stipulated by relevant laws. The General Staff
as an integrant part of the Ministry of Defence is
responsible for direct command and control of fully
professional Armed Forces of the Czech Republic. The
total armed forces of the Czech Republic is around
38,805 soldiers including 25,177 active duty military
personnel and 13,628 civilian employees.
The Czech Army Republic land forces is around 5,746
part from the Joint Forces, with the structure:
- 4th Rapid Reaction Brigade (Zatec): 41st Mechanised
Battalion (Zatec), 42nd Mechanised Battalion (Tabor),
43rd Airborne Mechanised Battalion (Chrudim)
- 7th Mechanised Brigade (Hranice):71st Mechanised
Battalion (Hranice), 72nd Mechanised Battalion (Pradlavice),
73rd Tank Battalion (Praslavice)
- 13th Artillery Brigade (Jince): 131st Combined Artillery
Battalion (Pardubice), 132nd Combined Artillery Battalion
(Jince), 102nd Reconnaissance Battalion (Prostejov).
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RUSSIA
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The Russian
Ground Forces are the land forces of the Russian Federation,
formed from parts of the collapsing Soviet Army in 1992.The
primary responsibilities of the Ground Forces are the
protection of the state border, combat on land, the
security of occupied territories, and the defeat of
enemy troops. The Ground Forces must be able to achieve
these goals both in nuclear war and non-nuclear war,
especially without the use of weapons of mass destruction.
Furthermore, they must be capable of protecting the
national interests of Russia within the framework of
its international obligations.
The Ground Forces included an estimated total of 395,000
soldiers including est. 190,000 conscripts and 35,000
personnel of the Airborne Forces in 2006.This can be
compared to an estimated 670,000, with 210,000 conscripts,
in 1995–96.
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UKRAINE |
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The
Armed Forces of Ukraine were formed from portions
of the military of the collapsing Soviet Union, in
the early 1990s.The military and security forces,
including the Armed Forces of Ukraine and a number
of independent "militarized institutions"
are under the command of the President of Ukraine,
and subject to oversight by a permanent parliamentary
commission. The total army forces of Ukrainian army
are 335,000 soldiers, including 250,000 military personnel
and 85,000 civilians. The conscription is 12 months,
but there is a plan to make a gradual transition to
a fully professional army for 2015, maybe early to
2010.
The Ukrainian Land forces are composed with 150,000
soldiers with the structure:
- 3 Operational Commands
- 2 Army Corps Command North
- 1 Army Corps Command South
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