Azerbaijan Ground Forces Order of Battle
The Army in 2004 was organized into four Corps Headquarters that are geographically distributed across the country. The principal ground combat formation was the motor rifle brigade, with the former Soviet army and division structure being eliminated in favor of this smaller and more manageable combat formation. The Army had a mix of brigades that includes 19 motor rifle brigades, an air assault brigade and two mountain infantry regiments, which appear likely be restructured as brigades. One and possibly two of the motor rifle brigades are responsible for peacekeeping duties and should be trained and outfitted accordingly.
The continuing threat of renewed conflict over Mountainous Karabakh means that many of the army's combat brigades remain deployed in the zone around the enclave and along the Armenian border. The Army also has the largest concentration of conscript soldiers that serve 18-months on active service, while conscripts with university education serve 12 months.
By 2007 the Army of Azerbaijan consisted of five army corps. The First, Second, and Third corps were concentrated against Nagorno-Karabakh, although part of the Second corps is deployed on the Azeri-Iranian border. The Fourth (Baku) corps covered the capital city and the shoreline; the Fifth corps is based at Nakhichevani.
Azerbaijan Army HQ | Baku | |
U/I Artillery Brigade | ||
U/I MRL Artillery Brigade | ||
U/I Anti-tank Regiment | ||
1st Army Corps | Ganja Army Corps | near Ganja |
1st Motor Rifle Brigade | ||
3rd Motor Rifle Brigade | ||
9th Motor Rifle Brigade | ||
10th Motor Rifle Brigade | ||
15th Motor Rifle Brigade | ||
17th Motor Rifle Brigade | ||
2nd Army Corps | concentrated against Armenian controlled territories, with part deployed on the Azerbaijan-Iranian border | |
2nd Motor Rifle Brigade | ||
4th Motor Rifle Brigade | ||
6th Motor Rifle Brigade | ||
8th Motor Rifle Brigade | ||
18th Motor Rifle Brigade | ||
3rd Army Corps | concentrated against Armenian controlled territories | |
7th Motor Rifle Brigade | ||
11th Motor Rifle Brigade | ||
12th Motor Rifle Brigade | ||
16th Motor Rifle Brigade | ||
19th Motor Rifle Brigade | ||
4th Army Corps | Baku Army Corps | Absheron and the coast |
U/I Motor Rifle Brigade | ||
U/I Motor Rifle Brigade | ||
U/I Motor Rifle Brigade | ||
5th Army Corps | Nakhchivan Army Corps | Nakhichevan |
U/I Motor Rifle Brigade | ||
U/I Motor Rifle Brigade | ||
U/I Motor Rifle Brigade |
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