Visegrád Battlegroup
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Visegrád Battlegroup |
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| active | |
| Country |
 Poland Slovakia Czech Republic Hungary  
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| Armed forces |
 European Union
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| Armed forces | EU Battlegroup |
| Strength | 3700 |
The Visegrád Battlegroup was set up as a temporary military unit of the Visegrád Group . It has meanwhile been restructured into a V4 EU Battlegroup (V4 EU BG) under the leadership of Poland and is available for worldwide operations by NATO and the EU .
Members and equipment
In 2016 the combat force consisted of approx. 3700 fighters:
| Poland | 1,870 | Maneuver and combat troops |
| Czech Republic | 728 | Logistics troops , helicopter units , electronic combat support , medical services |
| Hungary | 640 | Pioneers , Military-Civil Cooperation |
| Slovakia | 460 | NBC defense |
| Ukraine | 19th | Liaison force |
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Visegrad countries may turn EU-Battlegroup into permanent V4-rapid-reaction-force Statement by the heads of government of the Visegard Group of July 3, 2014. Accessed on May 7, 2018. (English)
- ↑ V4-EU-battlegroup - 728 Czech troops be standby Article from December 30, 2015 in the Prague Daily Monitor. Retrieved May 7, 2018. (English)
- ↑ Státy V4 převzaly vojenskou pohotovost EU article from January 6, 2016 on euroskop.cz. Retrieved May 7, 2018. (Czech)