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Swiss Army

The territorial regions 1 to 4: are the link to the civil authorities and ensure a successful collaboration between the Swiss Army and the cantons, and coordinate the territorial tasks in their rooms, are responsible for keeping the support and the subsidiary security operations within their Facilities and Federal Council in neighboring countries, can be used for operations at the operational level and lead the subordinate organizations in use; provide training and leadership readiness of the cantonal territorial connections.

The Army after 2016 underwent a significant reduction. Until 2016, they had 4 regional commands, 8 brigades (2 armored, 3 infantry and 3 mountain), plus a military police brigade and 4 training regiments (tank / artillery, infantry, engineering and logistics). In the 1st and 11th armored brigade were 7-8 battalions (2 tank, 2 mechanized, reconnaissance, 1-2 engineering, communications) and 1-2 artillery d-on. The brigade had 112 Leopard 2 tanks, 124 infantry fighting vehicles CV9030, 45-65 BRM Eagle II, 48 120-mm SM, 24-48 SG M109, 20-28 SPTRK TOW-2.

In the 2nd and 5th infantry brigades there were 6-7 battalions (3-4 infantry, reconnaissance, engineering, communications) and 2 artillery d-teams. The brigade was 186-248 APC Piranha, St. 15-20 BRM Eagle II, 48-64 81-mm mortar, 36-48 120-mm CM, 72-96 Dragon ATGM. In the 7th reserve infantry brigade there were 9 battalions (3 infantry, 2 mountain, 3 reconnaissance and 1 communications). In the 9th and 12th mountain brigades there were 6 battalions each (5 mountain and communications or 3 high, 2 infantry, communications), as well as artillery dr. In the 10th reserve mountain brigade there were 10 battalions (3 infantry, 2 mountain, 2 tank, reconnaissance, 2 communications) and 2 artillery d-on.

By 2018 only 3 mechanized brigades remained in the command of the SV , including:

1. 1st Mechanized Brigade (Walrus, suburb of Lausanne): 6 battalions (headquarters, 2 mechanized on BMP, tank, reconnaissance, engineering) and artillery dr.
2. 4th Mechanized Brigade (Aarau): 4 battles (headquarters, 2 reconnaissance, pontoon bridge) and 2 artillery d-on.
3. The 11th mechanized brigade (Kur): organization as in the 1st mechanized brigade.

At the same time, the organization of the 1st and 11th brigades is like that of the mechanized brigades of the NE of NATO countries, and that of the 4th brigade is like that of an artillery brigade.

The territorial troops in 2018 include:

1. 1st territorial division (Morzh): 8 battalions (headquarters, 4 motorized infantry on an armored troop-carrier, mining, 2 engineering, including 1 emergency response), rescue coordination center, ice patrol team.
2. 2nd Territorial Division (Krins): 7 battalions (headquarters, 4 motorized infantry on an armored troop-carrier, 2 engineering, including 1 emergency response), a rescue coordination center.
3. 3rd Territorial Division (Altdorf): 7 battalions (headquarters, 4 mining, 2 engineering, including 1 emergency response), rescue coordination center.
4. 4th territorial division (St. Gallen): 7 battalions (headquarters, 2 motorized infantry on an armored personnel carrier, 2 mountain, 2 engineering, including 1 emergency response) rescue coordination center.

Hence, in the territorial division there are 7-8 battalions (headquarters, 4-5 motorized infantry or mountain and 2 engineering), and in organization they are more like brigades.

Brigades, which are recruited on a territorial basis, are composed of battalions, and generally have about 8,500 troops - nearly twice as many as in an American Army brigade. The Brigades are ready to perform missions imputed and assigned associations; provide in cooperation with the planning and human resources - especially the officers - and the introduction and training of new material in the assumed and assigned associations safe, responsible for education and training, the willingness and the use of subordinate staffs and organizations, working in the planning and development of operational doctrine and in the development of combat and operational procedures to stage troops body.

There are three readily accessible sources of order of battle information on the Swiss Army, the IISS Military Balance [identifies Brigades but only counts battalions], the Swiss Army's very nice website, which is updated frequently, and the Militär International of the neighboring Austrian Army, which provides data from the year 2008. Since the end of the Cold War, absent the threat of invasion for the first time in centuries, the headcount of the Swiss Army has been in freefall, and so it would be be surprising that there should be considerable reorganization, which was undertaken in the 2008-2011 timeframe. The Austrian Militär International provides a snapshot before, while the Swiss Army website provides an after. While the latter two sources are in general agreement, they vary considerably in detail. Units reported in 2008 that have since been dis-established are crossed out, while new units are indicated in bold. All maps are lies, so in the interest of clarity and simplicity some renumbering of units is not indicated. Two Brigades present in 2008 have since been disestablished, and one new Brigade formed.

4 Territorial regions (1, 2, 3, 4) 5 Training centers (Infantry, grenadiers, Tanks, Engineers, logistics)

	Command land forces Military security forces
	1 Infantry Brigade 2 Leadership Support Battalion 2 Mechanized Recon Battalion 13 Infantry Battalion 19 Infantry Battalion 24 Infantry Battalion 2 Artillery Battalion 41 Artillery Battalion 2 Engineer Battalion
	2 Infantry Brigade 2 Leadership Support Battalion 2 Recon Battalion 1 Carabinier Battalion 14 Carabinier Battalion 19 Infantry Battalion 54 Artillery Battalion
	4 Infantry Brigade 4 Leadership Support Battalion 4 Mechanized Recon Battalion 5 Infantry Battalion 11 Infantry Battalion 16 Infantry Battalion 36 Infantry Battalion 4 Artillery Battalion 4 Engineer Battalion
	5 Infantry Brigade 5 Leadership Support Battalion 3 Mechanized Recon Battalion 5 Mechanized Recon Battalion 11 Infantry Battalion 20 Infantry Battalion 56 Infantry Battalion 97 Infantry Battalion 10 Artillery Battalion 32 Artillery Battalion 5 Engineer Battalion
	7 Infantry Brigade 7 Leadership Support Battalion 7 Reconnaissance Battalion 9 Reconnaissance Battalion 12 Reconnaissance Battalion 8 Mechanized Infantry Battalion 28 Mechanized Infantry Battalion 72 Mountain Infantry Battalion 91 Mountain Infantry Battalion 54 Infantry Battalion 60 Infantry Battalion 73 Infantry Battalion 19 Artillery Battalion 47 Artillery Battalion 7 Engineer Battalion
	9 Mountain Infantry Brigade 9 Leadership Support Battalion 9 Reconnaissance Battalion 7 Mountain Infantry Battalion 17 Mountain Infantry Battalion 29 Mountain Infantry Battalion 30 Mountain Infantry Battalion 48 Mountain Infantry Battalion 49 Artillery Battalion
	10 Mountain Infantry Brigade 10 Leadership Support Battalion 10 Mechanized Recon Battalion 8 Mountain Infantry Battalion 10 Mountain Infantry Battalion 24 Mountain Infantry Battalion 36 Mountain Infantry Battalion 32 Artillery Battalion 41 Artillery Battalion 15 Tank Battalion 20 Tank Battalion
	12 Mountain Infantry Brigade 12 Leadership Support Battalion 10 Mechanized Recon Battalion 6 Infantry Battalion 65 Infantry Battalion 70 Infantry Battalion 77 Mountain Infantry Battalion 85 Mountain Infantry Battalion 13 Fortress Artillery Battalion
	1 Armored Brigade 1 Leadership Support Battalion 1 Mechanized Recon Battalion 12 Tank Battalion 17 Tank Battalion 18 Tank Battalion 16 Mechanized Infantry Battalion 18 Mechanized Infantry Battalion 20 Mechanized Infantry Battalion 1 Artillery Battalion 2 Engineer Battalion
	11 Armored Brigade 10 Mechanized Recon Battalion 13 Tank Battalion 14 Tank Battalion 29 Tank Battalion 27 Mechanized Infantry Battalion 28 Mechanized Infantry Battalion 29 Mechanized Infantry Battalion 16 Artillery Battalion 36 Artillery Battalion 11 Engineer Battalion 11 Leadership Support Battalion