11th Engineer Battalion (Belgium)
11th Engineer Battalion | |
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Country | ![]() |
Branch | Land Component |
Type | Engineer |
Part of | Motorized Brigade |
Garrison/HQ | Zwijndrecht, Belgium |
Motto(s) | per ignem et aquan (Through fire and water) |
The 11th Engineer Battalion (Dutch: 11 Bataljon Genie) is an engineer battalion in the Motorized Brigade of the Belgian Armed Forces. The soldiers of the 11th Engineer Battalion have diverse combat capabilities, specializes in underwater missions and reconnaissance for amphibious operations. some of the battalion soldiers are also trained Paracommando's and can be employed to support the 2nd Commando and 3rd Paratrooper battalions of Special Operations Regiment
Organisation
The 11th Engineer Battalion comprises:
- HQ staff
- construction company
- light combat engineers company
- combat engineers company
- service company
Note: Unlike The 4th Engineer Battalion it does not have a CBRN company