Mechanized and Light Troops

The mechanized troops and Light ( French troupes mécanisées et légères ) were a branch of service of the Swiss Armed Forces from 1962 to 2003.

The military branch existed in the structures Army 61 and Army 95 . Since then, the name armored troops has been used, with mechanized units now also being used by the infantry , artillery and engineering troops .

In addition to the tank and armored infantry units, the MLT also included the light troops, which were equipped with wheeled vehicles or bicycles. This included the cycling troops , reconnaissance and tank destroyers, as well as the staff functions (staff company).

literature

Hervé de Weck / EG: Mechanized and Light Troops. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .

Remarks

↑ The Swiss Army referred to their infantry units, which were completely motorized with trucks and small vehicles, as Mot Inf and their infantry, which moved with wheeled armored vehicles, as Mech Inf.

[1] The Swiss Army referred to their infantry units, which were completely motorized with trucks and small vehicles, as Mot Inf and their infantry, which moved with wheeled armored vehicles, as Mech Inf.