Structure of the Spanish Army

The current structure of the Spanish Army is as follows:^[1]

I Brigade

XVI Brigade
off map
to SW

Logistic Bde.

Spanish army locations
Key: Infantry = green, Armored = Pink, Artillery = yellow

Spanish Legion

Army Headquarters

Army HQ is made up of these six organisations which report directly to the Chief of the Army Staff.

Army Staff
CIS Command
Military Culture and History Institute
Chief of the Army Staff's Cabinet
Headquarters Legal Council
1st King's Immemorial Infantry Regiment (Madrid)

Army Force

High Readiness Land HQ

NATO RDC - Spain in Valencia
- Headquarters Battalion
- 1st Intelligence Regiment
  - Headquarters and Services Company
  - I/1st Intelligence Analysis Group
  - II/1st Long Range Reconnaissance Group
  - III/1st Psychological Operations Group
  - IV/1st Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Group with IAI Searcher MK II J and RQ-11 Raven drones
- 1st Military Police Battalion

Land Forces

Structure of the Spanish army (click to enlarge).

Emblem of the Artillery Forces

Emblem of the Cavalry Forces

Emblem of the Infantry Forces

Emblem of the Logistics Forces

Emblem of the Military Engineers

Emblem of the Special Operations Forces

Coat of arms of the Division “Castillejos”

Coat of arms of the 1st Brigate “Aragón”

Coat of arms of the 10th Armored Cavalry Regiment “Alcántara”

Coat of arms of the Field Artillery Command

Coat of arms of the Air Defence Command

Coat of arms of the Aviation Force of the Army “FAMET”

Coat of arms of the Logistic Operation Forces

Coat of arms of the Medical Brigate

CH-47 Chinook helicopter.

Division San Marcial

Division "San Marcial" in Burgos
- Division Headquarters Battalion in Burgos
- I Brigade "Aragón" in Zaragoza
  - 1st Headquarters Battalion
  - 4th Armored Regiment "Pavia" in Zaragoza
    - I/4th Tank Battalion "Flandes" with Leopard 2E tanks
    - II/4th Armored Cavalry Group "Húsares de la Princesa" with Leopard 2E tanks and VEC-M1 cavalry scout vehicles
  - 62nd Infantry Regiment "Arapiles" in Sant Climent Sescebes
    - I/62nd Protected Infantry Battalion "Badajoz"
    - II/62nd Mechanized Infantry Battalion "Barcelona" with Pizarro infantry fighting vehicles
  - 64th Mountain Infantry Regiment "Galicia" in Jaca
    - I/64th Mountain Infantry Battalion "Pirineos" with Bv 206s all-terrain armored carriers
  - 20th Field Artillery Regiment in Zaragoza with M109A5 self-propelled howitzers
  - 1st Engineer Battalion
  - 1st Logistic Group
- X Brigade "Guzmán el Bueno" in Cerro Muriano
  - 10th Headquarters Battalion
  - 2nd Infantry Regiment "La Reina" in Cerro Muriano
    - I/2nd Protected Infantry Battalion "Princesa" with BMR-M1 armored personnel carriers
    - II/2nd Mechanized Infantry Battalion "Lepanto" with Pizarro infantry fighting vehicles
  - 10th Armored Regiment "Córdoba" in Cerro Muriano
    - I/10th Tank Battalion "Málaga" with Leopard 2E tanks
    - II/10th Armored Cavalry Group “Almansa” with Leopard 2E tanks and VEC-M1 cavalry scout vehicles
  - 45th Infantry Regiment "Garellano" in Mungia
    - I/45th Motorized Infantry Battalion "Guipúzcoa"
  - 10th Field Artillery Group with M109A5 self-propelled howitzers
  - 10th Engineer Battalion
  - 10th Logistic Group
- XI Brigade "Extremadura" in Badajoz
  - 11th Headquarters Battalion
  - 6th Infantry Regiment "Saboya" in Badajoz
    - I/6th Mechanized Infantry Battalion "Cantabria" with Pizarro infantry fighting vehicles
    - II/6th Protected Infantry Battalion "Las Navas" with BMR-M1 armored personnel carriers
  - 16th Armored Regiment "Castilla" in Badajoz
    - I/16th Tank Battalion "Mérida" with Leopard 2E tanks
    - II/16th Armored Cavalry Group “Calatrava” with Leopard 2E tanks and VEC-M1 cavalry scout vehicles
  - 67th Infantry Regiment "Tercio Viejo de Sicilia" in San Sebastián
    - I/67th Motorized Infantry Battalion "Legazpi"
  - 11th Artillery Group with M109A5 self-propelled howitzers
  - 11th Engineer Battalion
  - 11th Logistic Group
- XII Brigade "Guadarrama" in Colmenar Viejo
  - 12th Headquarters Battalion
  - 31st Infantry Regiment "Asturias" in Colmenar Viejo
    - I/31st Mechanized Infantry Battalion "Covadonga" with Pizarro infantry fighting vehicles
    - II/31st Protected Infantry Battalion "Wad-Ras" with BMR-M1 armored personnel carriers
  - 61st Armored Regiment "Alcázar de Toledo" in Colmenar Viejo
    - I/61st Tank Battalion "León" with Leopard 2E tanks
    - II/61st Armored Cavalry Group “Villaviciosa” with Leopard 2E tanks and VEC-M1 cavalry scout vehicles
  - 66th Infantry Regiment "América" in Berrioplano
    - I/66th Motorized Infantry Battalion "Montejurra"
  - 12th Field Artillery Group in Colmenar Viejo with M109A5 self-propelled howitzers
  - 12th Engineer Battalion
  - 12th Logistic Group

Division Castillejos

Division "Castillejos" in Alcalá de Henares
- Division Headquarters Battalion in Alcala de Henares
- II Spanish Legion Brigade "Rey Alfonso XIII" in Viator
  - 2nd Spanish Legion Headquarters Bandera
  - 2nd Spanish Legion Light Armored Cavalry Group "Reyes Católicos" in Ronda with Centauro tank destroyers and VEC-M1 cavalry scout vehicles
  - 3rd Spanish Legion Tercio "Don Juan de Austria" in Viator
    - VII Protected Infantry Bandera "Valenzuela" with BMR-M1 armored personnel carriers
    - VIII Protected Infantry Bandera "Colón" with BMR-M1 armored personnel carriers
  - 4th Spanish Legion Tercio "Alejandro Farnesio" in Ronda
    - X Motorized Infantry Bandera "Millán Astray"
  - 2nd Spanish Legion Field Artillery Group with L-118A1 105mm light field howitzers
  - 2nd Spanish Legion Engineer Battalion
  - 2nd Spanish Legion Logistic Group
- VI Parachute Brigade "Almogávares" in Paracuellos del Jarama
  - 6th Headquarters Battalion
  - 8th Cavalry Regiment "Lusitania" in Marines
    - I/8th Light Armored Cavalry Group "Sagunto" with Centauro tank destroyers and VEC-M1 cavalry scout vehicles
  - 4th Parachute Infantry Regiment "Nápoles" in Paracuellos del Jarama
    - I/4th Parachute Infantry Bandera "Roger de Flor"
    - II/4th Protected Infantry Bandera "Roger de Lauria" with RG-31 Nyala MRAPs
  - 5th Infantry Regiment "Zaragoza" in Alcantarilla
    - I/5th Protected Infantry Bandera "Ortiz de Zárate" with BMR-M1 armored personnel carriers
  - 6th Field Artillery Group with L-118A1 105mm light field howitzers
  - 6th Engineer Battalion
  - 6th Logistic Group
- VII Brigade "Galicia" in Figueirido
  - 7th Headquarters Battalion
  - 12th Cavalry Regiment "Farnesio" in Santovenia de Pisuerga
    - I/12th Light Armored Cavalry Group "Santiago" with Centauro tank destroyers and VEC-M1 cavalry scout vehicles
  - 3rd Infantry Regiment "Príncipe" in Siero
    - I/3rd Protected Infantry Battalion "San Quintín" with RG-31 Nyala MRAPs
    - II/3rd Protected Infantry Battalion "Toledo" with BMR-M1 armored personnel carriers
  - 29th Infantry Regiment "Isabel la Católica" in Pontevedra
    - I/29th Motorized Infantry Battalion "Zamora"
  - 7th Field Artillery Group with L-118A1 105mm light field howitzers
  - 7th Engineer Battalion
  - 7th Logistic Group

Balearic General Command

Balearic General Command
- 47th Infantry Regiment "Palma"
  - I/47th Infantry Battalion "Filipinas"

Ceuta General Command

Ceuta General Command
- Headquarters Battalion
- 3rd Cavalry Regiment “Montesa"
  - I/3rd Armored Cavalry Group "Cazadores de África" with Leopard 2A4 tanks and Pizarro infantry fighting vehicles
- 2nd Spanish Legion Tercio "Duque de Alba"
  - IV Protected Infantry Bandera “Cristo de Lepanto” with BMR-M1 medium six-wheeled APC
- 54th “Regulares de Ceuta” Group (Light Infantry)
  - I/54th Regulares Tabor "Tetuán"
- 30th Mixed Artillery Regiment
  - I/30th Field Artillery Group with 155/52 APU-SIAC 155mm towed howitzers
  - VI/30th Anti-air Artillery Group with Mistral surface-to-air missiles
- 7th Engineer Regiment
- 23rd Logistic Group

Melilla General Command

Melilla General Command
- Headquarters Battalion
- 10th Cavalry Regiment “Alcántara”
  - I/10th Armored Cavalry Group "Taxdirt" with Leopard 2A4 tanks and Pizarro infantry fighting vehicles
- 1st Spanish Legion Tercio "Gran Capitán"
  - I Protected Infantry Bandera* with BMR-M1 medium six-wheeled APC
- 52nd “Regulares de Melilla” Group (Light Infantry)
  - I/52nd Regulares Tabor "Alhucemas"
- 32nd Mixed Artillery Regiment (Field & Air-defense Artillery) with 155/52 APU-SIAC 155mm towed howitzers and Mistral air-defense missiles
  - I/32nd Field Artillery Group with 155/52 APU-SIAC 155mm towed howitzers
  - VII/32nd Anti-air Artillery Group with Mistral surface-to-air missiles
- 8th Engineer Regiment
- 24th Logistic Group

*_{I Bandera name "Commander Franco" is not used officially anymore by the Bandera}

Special Operations Command

Special Operations Command "Órdenes Militares" in Alicante
- Headquarters Group
- 2nd Special Operations Group "Granada"
- 3rd Special Operations Group "Valencia"
- 4th Special Operations Group "Tercio del Ampurdán"
- 19th Special Operations Group "Caballero Legionario Maderal Oleaga"

Field Artillery Command

Field Artillery Command in San Andrés del Rabanedo
- 4th Coastal Artillery Regiment in San Fernando
  - I/4th Coastal Artillery Group with 155/52 APU (V07) 155mm towed howitzers
- 11th Field Artillery Regiment in Castrillo del Val
  - I/11th Field Artillery Group with M109A5 self-propelled howitzers
  - II/11th Field Artillery Group with 155/52 APU-SIAC 155mm towed howitzers
- 63rd Rocket Artillery Regiment in Astorga
  - I/63rd Rocket Artillery Group with Teruel MRL multiple rocket launchers, to be replaced with HIMARS
  - II/63rd Information and Localization Group with ARTHUR and AN/TPQ-36 artillery fire locating radars and IAI Searcher MK II J drones

Anti-air Artillery Command

Anti-air Artillery Command in Madrid
- 71st Anti-air Artillery Regiment in Madrid with Mistral surface-to-air missiles
- 73rd Anti-air Artillery Regiment in Cartagena with Skyguard-Aspide and NASAMS surface-to-air missile systems
- 74th Anti-air Artillery Regiment in Seville with MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missile systems
- Signal Battalion in Madrid

Engineer Command

Engineer Command in Salamanca
- 1st Engineer Regiment in Castrillo del Val
  - I/1st Combat Engineer Battalion
- 11th Specialized Engineer Regiment in Salamanca
  - I/11th Road Building Battalion
  - II/11th Camp Building Battalion
- 12th Bridge Engineer Regiment in Zaragoza
  - I/12th Bridge Building Battalion
  - II/12th Railroad Building Battalion

Army Airmobile Forces

Army Airmobile Forces in Colmenar Viejo
- Headquarters Battalion in Colmenar Viejo
- 1st Attack Helicopter Battalion in Almagro, with Eurocopter Tiger
- 2nd Emergency Helicopter Battalion in Bétera, with Eurocopter AS532UL Cougar
- 3rd Maneuver Helicopter Battalion in Agoncillo with NHI NH90
- 4th Maneuver Helicopter Battalion in El Copero with Eurocopter AS332B1 Super Puma
- 5th Transport Helicopter Battalion in Colmenar Viejo, with Boeing CH-47 Chinook
- Logistic Group in Colmenar Viejo

Signal Command

Signal Command in Bétera
- 1st Signal Regiment in Castrillo del Val
  - I/1st Signal Battalion in Castrillo del Val
  - II/1st Signal Battalion in Madrid
- 21st Signal Regiment in Marines
- 31st Electronic Warfare Regiment in El Pardo

Other Units of the Land Forces

11th Cavalry Regiment "España" in Zaragoza
- I/11th Light Armored Cavalry Group "Lanceros de Borbón" with Centauro tank destroyers and VEC-M1 cavalry scout vehicles
- II/11th Light Armored Cavalry Group "Numancia" with Centauro tank destroyers and VEC-M1 cavalry scout vehicles
1st NBC-defense Regiment “Valencia” in Valencia
1st CIMIC Battalion in Valencia

Canary Islands Command

Canarias General Command, tasked with defending the Canary Islands
- 94th Anti-air Artillery Regiment with Mistral surface-to-air missiles and NASAMS surface-to-air missile systems
- 6th Maneuver Helicopter Battalion in San Cristóbal de La Laguna with Bell 212 helicopters
- XVI Brigade “Canarias” in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
  - 16th Headquarters Battalion
  - 16th Light Armored Cavalry Group "Milán" with Centauro tank destroyers and VEC-M1 cavalry scout vehicles
  - 9th Infantry Regiment “Soria” in Puerto del Rosario
    - I/9th Protected Infantry Battalion "Fuerteventura" with BMR-M1 armored personnel carriers
  - 49th Infantry Regiment “Tenerife” in Santa Cruz de Tenerife
    - I/49th Motorized Infantry Battalion "Albuera"
  - 50th Infantry Regiment “Canarias” in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
    - I/50th Protected Infantry Battalion "Ceriñola" with BMR-M1 armored personnel carriers
  - 93rd Field Artillery Regiment in San Cristóbal de La Laguna with L-118A1 105mm light field howitzers
  - 16th Engineer Battalion in San Cristóbal de La Laguna
  - 16th Logistic Group

Operational Logistic Forces

The headquarter of the Operational Logistic Forces is in La Coruña.

Logistic Brigade

Logistic Brigade in Zaragoza
- 11th Logistic Support Group in Colmenar Viejo with a Supply, a Maintenance and a Deployment Support Battalion
- 21st Logistic Support Group in Sevilla with a Supply, a Maintenance and a Transport Battalion
- 41st Logistic Support Group in Zaragoza with a Supply, a Maintenance and a Transport Battalion
- 61st Logistic Support Group Valladolid with a Supply, a Maintenance and a Divisional Support Battalion
- 81st Logistic Support Group in San Cristóbal de la Laguna with a Supply Battalion, a Maintenance, a Transport and an Ammunition Company
- 1st Transport Group in Madrid

Medical Brigade

Medical Brigade in Pozuelo de Alarcón
- 1st Medical Battalion
- 3rd Medical Battalion
- Field Hospital Battalion
- Medical Logistic Support Battalion

Support Force

Force Support is the combination of organisations responsible for direction, management and control of human material and financial assets assigned to the Army.

Training and Doctrine Command
Personnel Command
Logistic Support Command
Army Inspection
Economic Affairs Directorate

Notes and references

↑ Army Organisation

External links

Spanish Army Website