72nd Brigade () is one of two Infantry brigades of Slovenian Armed Forces; the other one is 1st Brigade.
Organization July 2002 Command 122nd Infantry Training Battalion 172nd Infantry Training Battalion 74th Armoured-Mechanized Battalion 76th Anti-Tank Battalion 760th Artillery Battalion 670th Logistical Base
May 2004 Command Command-Logistical Company 122nd Infantry Training Battalion 172nd Infantry Training Battalion 132nd Mountain Battalion 74th Armoured-Mechanized Battalion 45th Armoured Battalion 460th Artillery Battalion 760th Artillery Battalion 18th Nuclear, Biological, Chemical Defense Battalion 76th Anti-Tank Battalion 670th Logistical Base
July 2004 Command Command-Logistical Company 132nd Mountain Battalion 74th Armoured-Mechanized Battalion 45th Armoured Battalion 460th Artillery Battalion 76th Anti-Tank Battalion 18th Nuclear, Biological, Chemical Defense Battalion 14th Engineer Battalion
March 2008 Command Command-Logistical Company 132nd Mountain Battalion 45th Armoured Battalion 460th Artillery Battalion 18th Nuclear, Biological, Chemical Defense Battalion 14th Engineer Battalion
June 2013 Command 20th Infantry Regiment 74th Infantry Regiment Territorial Regiment Combat Support Battalion Light Rocket Air Defense Battery Engineer Company Nuclear, Biological, Chemical Defense Company Signals Company Military Police Company Intelligence and Reconnaissance Company Fire Support Battery (Artillery) Anti-Tank Company
Commanders
Colonel Venčeslav Ogrinc (1993–1997) Lieutenant Colonel Franc Ošljak (1997–2001) Lieutenant Colonel Jože Murko (2001–2003) Lieutenant Colonel Vladimir Maher (2003–2005) Lieutenant Colonel Friderik Škamlec (2005–2008) Lieutenant Colonel Ernest Anželj (2008–2010) Colonel Dušan Toš (2010–2013) Brigadier Franc Koračin (2013–2018) Colonel Uroš Paternus (2018–2018) Brigadier General Peter Zakrajšek (2018–2020) Brigadier General Boštjan Baš (2021–2023) Colonel Gregor Hafner (2023–2026) Colonel Boštjan Lesjak (2026–present)
References
See also List of units of Slovenian Armed Forces