NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Military of Luxembourg

The military of Luxembourg consists of a solitary branch: the army; Luxembourg has no navy or air force. The army has been an all-volunteer force since 1967.^[1] It has a current strength of approximately 450 professional soldiers, about 340 enlisted recruits and 100 civilians, and a total budget of $120 million. The army is under civilian control. The Commander-in-Chief is the Grand Duke, but day-to-day responsibility for defence matters is vested in the Minister for Defence, currently Jean-Louis Schiltz (since February 22, 2006),^[2] under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration. The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. ... The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1728x2304, 1256 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Military of Luxembourg Culture of Luxembourg Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1728x2304, 1256 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Military of Luxembourg Culture of Luxembourg Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera... Military Band marching A military band is a group of soldiers assigned to musical duties. ... Army (From Latin armata (act of arming) via Old French armÃ©e) can, in some countries, refer to any armed force. ... The multinational Combined Task Force One Five Zero (CTF-150) The British Grand Fleet, the supreme naval force of World War I A rare occurrence of a 5-country multinational fleet, during Operation Enduring Freedom in the Oman Sea. ... An Air force is a military or armed service that primarily conducts aerial warfare. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... U.S. President Abraham Lincolns active involvement in the conduct of the American Civil War, which frequently involved pressing his generals to undertake more aggressive actions, set a precedent for the power of the civilian Commander-in-Chief. ... Commander-in-Chief (in NATO-lingo often C-in-C or CINC pronounced sink) is the commander of all the military forces within a particular region or of all the military forces of a state. ... Luxembourg is a constitutional monarchy whose Head of State is the Grand Duke of Luxembourg (or Grand Duchess of Luxembourg in the exceptional but twice occurred event of the sovereign being female). ... The Minister for Defence (French: Ministre de la DÃ©fense) is a position in the Luxembourgian cabinet. ... Jean-Louis Schiltz (born 14 August 1964 in Luxembourg City) is Luxembourgian politician for the Christian Social Peoples Party (CSV). ... February 22 is the 53rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Luxembourg has participated in the Eurocorps since 1994, has contributed troops to the UNPROFOR and IFOR missions in former Yugoslavia, and participates with a small contingent in the current NATO SFOR mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Luxembourg army is integrated into the Multinational Beluga Force under Belgian command. Luxembourg troops have also deployed to Afghanistan to support ISAF. Luxembourg has financially supported international peacekeeping missions during the 1991 Gulf War, in Rwanda and, more recently, Albania. The army also has participated in humanitarian relief missions such as setting up refugee camps for Kurds and providing emergency supplies to Albania. The badge of the Eurocorps Eurocorps is a force which consists of up to 60,000 soldiers drawn from the armies of Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg and Spain. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... Pocket badge of the UNPROFOR. The United Nations Protection Force, UNPROFOR, were the primary UN peacekeeping troops in Croatia and in Bosnia and Herzegovina during the Yugoslav wars. ... The acronym IFOR may also refer to the International Fellowship of Reconciliation. ... It has been suggested that Democratic Federal Yugoslavia be merged into this article or section. ... NATO 2002 Summit in Prague The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation[1] (NATO), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, the Atlantic Alliance or the Western Alliance, is an international organisation for collective security established in 1949, in support of the North Atlantic Treaty signed in Washington, DC, on 4 April 1949. ... Members of the Dutch, French, German and U.S. military watch as an Italian honour guard hoists the new Stabilisation Force flag during the Stabilisation Force (SFOR) activation ceremony in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on the 20 of December 1996 Pocket badge of the SFOR The Stabilisation Force (SFOR) was... ISAF can stand for: International Sailing Federation International Security Assistance Force This is a disambiguation page â€” a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... UN Peacekeepers in Eritrea. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Combatants UN Coalition Republic of Iraq Commanders Norman Schwarzkopf Saddam Hussein Strength 660,000 360,000 Casualties 345 dead, 1,000 wounded 25,000 dead, 75,000 wounded The Gulf War (1990â€“1991) (also called the Persian Gulf War, Operation Desert Storm, or Second Gulf War) was a conflict between... The Kurds are an Iranian-speaking ethnic group who consider themselves to be indigenous to a region often referred to as Kurdistan, an area which includes adjacent parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. ...

Military branches: Army (the Gendarmerie was merged into the Grand Ducal Police in 2000) A gendarmerie (pronounced ) is a military body charged with police duties among civilian populations. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...

Luxembourg Army

The army of Luxemboug has four main combat formations which come under the control of the Centre Militaire:

Compagnie A

Compagnie A is the first of two rifle companies - it forms the Luxembourg contingent of the Eurocorps. The company is organised into four platoons - there is the HQ platoon, an anti-tank platoon equipped with TOW, and a pair of rifle platoons. The badge of the Eurocorps Eurocorps is a force which consists of up to 60,000 soldiers drawn from the armies of Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg and Spain. ... A TOW missile being fired from a Jeep. ...

Compagnie B

Compagnie B is the educational unit of the army, providing various educational courses for personnel to take in preparation for advancement. In order to attend L'Ecole de l'Armee, a soldier must have at least 18 months of service. The School is divided into two sections:

Compagnie Commandement et Instruction

The Compagnie Commandement et Instruction is the main military training unit of the Luxembourg Army, with instruction given in:

The Company is also responsible for the army's Elite Sports Section - this is for sportsmen who choose to join the army. Following their basic training, they join the Section de Sports d'Elite de l'Armée (SSEA).

Compagnie D

Compagnie D is the second rifle company - it provides the Luxembourg contingent to NATO as the Luxembourg Reconnaissance Company of the AMF(L). As a rifle company, it mirrors Compagnie A in organisation, with HQ, anti-tank and rifle platoons. NATO 2002 Summit in Prague The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation[1] (NATO), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, the Atlantic Alliance or the Western Alliance, is an international organisation for collective security established in 1949, in support of the North Atlantic Treaty signed in Washington, DC, on 4 April 1949. ...

Equipment

Personal firearms

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Anti-tank weapons and artillery

The M72 LAW (Light Anti-Tank Weapon, also referred to as the Light Anti-Armor Weapon or LAW) is a portable one-shot 66 mm anti-tank weapon, designed in United States by Talley Defense Systems, produced by Nammo Raufoss AS in Norway. ... A TOW missile being fired from a Jeep. ... Loading a WW1 British 15 in (381 mm) howitzer A howitzer or hauwitzer is a type of field artillery. ... Ordnance QF 25 pounder Type gun-howitzer Nationality UK Era World War II Target general use + anti-tank History Date of design 1930s Production period Number built Service duration 1930s to 1967 Operators War service Specifications Carriage Fixed trail Calibre 3. ...

Vehicles

This article refers to the Military HMMWV, not the civilian Hummer sold by General Motors The M998 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV or Humvee) is a military motor vehicle. ... Mercedes-Benz G-Class (G 500 V8) DaimlerChrysler offers a series of sport utility vehicles to the public under the Mercedes-Benz brand as G-Class. ... MAN AG (formerly called Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-NÃ¼rnberg AG) is a German transportation company. ...

Aircraft

The government of Luxembourg has ordered 1 A400M transport aircraft. The Airbus A400M (M for military) is a four engine turboprop aircraft designed by Airbus Military to meet the demand of European nations for a new military cargo aircraft. ...

Communications equipment

High frequency (HF) radio frequencies are between 3 and 30 MHz. ... Very high frequency (VHF) is the radio frequency range from 30 MHz (wavelength 10 m) to 300 MHz (wavelength 1 m). ... This article is about the radio frequency. ...

In fiction

In the Season 3 episode A Full Rich Day on the television series M*A*S*H, the major plot involves the missing body of a Luxemburgish officer, Lt. LeClerq, of the Belgo-Luxembourg Battalion during the Korean War. In reality, Luxembourg only suffered two combat deaths during the war. [1] M*A*S*H is an American medical drama/black comedy produced by 20th Century Fox for CBS. M*A*S*H was created by Larry Gelbart, inspired by the 1961 novel Catch 22, the 1968 Richard Hooker novel MASH, and the 1970 film of the same name. ...

Footnotes

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