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| Ugandan Land Forces | |
|---|---|
| Country | 
Uganda |
| Branch | Uganda People's Defence Force |
| Type | Ground Force |
| Headquarters | Kampala |
| Commanders | |
| Commander (CLF) | Major General Kayanja Muhanga |
| Deputy Commander (D-CLF) | Major General Francis Takirwa |
| Chief of Staff (COS - LF) | Major General Jack Bakasumba) |
The Ugandan Land Forces, also commonly known as the Ugandan Army is the infantry branch of the Uganda People's Defence Force. [1]
History
The origins of the Ugandan armed forces can be traced to 1902, when the Uganda Battalion of the King's African Rifles was formed. Ugandan soldiers fought as part of the King's African Rifles during the First World War and Second World War.[ citation needed] As Uganda moved toward independence, the army stepped up recruitment, and the government increased the use of the army to quell domestic unrest. [2] The army became more closely involved in politics, setting a pattern that continued after independence. [2] In January 1960, for example, troops were deployed to Bugisu and Bukedi districts in the east to quell political violence. [2] In the process, the soldiers killed 12 people, injured several hundred, and arrested more than 1,000. [2] A series of similar clashes occurred between troops and demonstrators, and in March 1962 the government recognized the army's growing domestic importance by transferring control of the military to the Ministry of Home Affairs. [2]
Structure
The organisation of the land forces was reported in 2015 to be as follows: [3]
- Five division headquarters
- One armoured brigade
- One motorised infantry brigade
- One tank battalion
- Presidential Guard brigade
- One engineer brigade
- One commando battalion
- 5 infantry divisions (total: 16 infantry brigades)
- One artillery brigade
- Two air defence battalions
Divisions
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The divisions are:
- First Division: Kakiri, Wakiso District.
- Second Division: Makenke Barracks, Mbarara
- includes the divisional headquarters at Mbarara;
- the 13th
- 17th
- 69th
- 73rd
- 77th battalions
- the Rwenzori Mountain Alpine Brigade
- 3rd Tank Battalion. The division has been heavily involved with border operations since the Congo Civil War began in the 1990s. Brigadier Peter Elwelu took command in a ceremony on 17 July 2013. He had been appointed in June 2013. [4]
- Third Division: Moroto (Brigadier Dick Olum). Before 2013, the Third Division headquarters was reported to be at Mbale. [5]
- Fourth Division: Gulu District
- Fifth Division: Lira (Brigadier Sam Kavuma). Created in August 2002. [6] As of 2013, the division appears to include the 401 Brigade. [7]
- Field Artillery Division: Masindi (Brigadier Sam Okiding, who was Ugandan Contingent Commander with AMISOM, 2015–16) [8]
- Air Defence Division
Brigades
- Armoured Brigade: Kasijjagirwa Barracks, Masaka (Brigadier Joseph M. Ssemwanga) [9]
- Motorised Infantry Brigade: Nakasongola (Brigadier Tumusiime Katsigazi). Formed in September 2002 and is composed of three motorized infantry battalions. [10]
- 209 Brigade
- 301 Brigade [11]
- 302 Brigade [12]
- 303 Brigade
- 305 Brigade [13]
- 307 Brigade, Mburamizi, Kihihi, Kanungu District. [14] [15] Formed in June 2001 in Ntungamo District, when it included the 69 Battalion.
- 401 Brigade, Lira/ Pader [16]
- 403 Brigade, Kitgum, [17] later Matany, Napak District, as a component of 3 Division [18]
- 405 Brigade, Kotido [12]
- 407 Brigade [12]
- 409 Brigade, West Nile
- 503 Brigade, Gang-Dyang, Kitgum. [19]
- 505 Brigade, Pajimu, Kitgum District, a component of 5 Division. [18]
- 507 Alpine Brigade, Kasese. [20] [21]
- 509 Brigade, Pader.
- 601 Brigade
Artillery Force
Infantry Force
Armoured Force
UPDF Marines
The Marine Forces have capacity to protect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Uganda on water. They are able to patrol Uganda’s territorial waters in order to detect any illegal activity, either in support of operations to detect illegal activity or in support of operations of civil authority.
Uganda is at the centre of Africa’s Great Lakes. Water bodies cover about 20% of Uganda’s territory. Twenty Six percent (26%) of Uganda is Water linked. Our water bodies link us to both opportunities and vulnerabilities at a security, socio-economic and diplomatic levels.
Lakes Mwitanzige (Albert) and Rwitanzigye (Edward) link Uganda to the Democratic Republic of Congo. Lake Nalubaale (Victoria) links Uganda with Kenya and Tanzania to the East and West respectively. River Nile, which flows all the way to Mediterranean Sea in Egypt, links Uganda with South Sudan. The internal water bodies include Lakes Kyoga, Mahyoro (George), Bunyonyi, Mburo and Wamala. [22]
Commanders
Ugandan Army Chief of Staff
- Shaban Opolot (1964 – 23 February 1966)
- Idi Amin (23 February 1966 - 29 September 1970)
- Suleiman Hussein (29 September 1970 – 29 January 1971)
- Idi Amin (2 February 1971 - ?)
- Charles Arube (? - late 1973)
- Hussein Marella (late 1973 - 24 March 1974) [23] (Acting)
- Mustafa Adrisi (24 March 1974 – January 1977)
- Isaac Lumago (January 1977 – 8 May 1978)
- Yusuf Gowon (June 1978 – March 1979)
- Ali Fadhul (March 1979 – April 1979)
Commander of the Land Forces
- Katumba Wamala (2005 to 2013)
- Major General David Muhoozi [24] (June 2013 - ?)
- Kayanja Muhanga (since October 2022) [25]
References
- ^ "Land Force". UPDF. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
- ^
a
b
c
d
e
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
public domain. Ofcansky, Thomas P. (December 1990). Byrnes, Rita M. (ed.).
Uganda: A Country Study.
Federal Research Division.
- ^ Griffiths, Jordan Luke; Martin, Guy (30 January 2015). "Uganda People's Defence Force". defenceWeb. Archived from the original on 29 December 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ Turyakira, Fred (20 July 2013). "Elwelu appointed new 2nd Division UPDF commander". New Vision. Kampala. Archived from the original on 23 October 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ "3rd Division Mbale – Uganda". Archived from the original on 17 December 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2007.
- ^ Atuhaire, Alex B. (7 August 2002). "Uganda: Museveni Creates UPDF 5th Division". New Vision. Kampala. Archived from the original on 15 August 2002. Retrieved 17 January 2017 – via allAfrica.com.
- ^ Tusiime, Columbus. "Security Operative on the Run for Robbery". Uganda Radio Network. Archived from the original on 29 December 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ^ "Uganda Peoples Defence Forces UPDF 5th Division". Admissions. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
- ^ Ssekweyama, Martins E. (3 January 2017). "UPDF Investigates rebel recruitment in Masaka, warns youths". The Monitor. Kampala. Archived from the original on 5 January 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ^ Ministry of Defence Uganda, UPDF Motorised Infantry, accessed 14 June 2016, < http://portal.defence.go.ug:10039/wps/portal/mod-home/armed-forces/land-forces/!ut/p/a1/04_Sj9CPykssy0xPLMnMz0vMAfGjzOIt_Q0sDL0NjLz8Lf3NDRwtDEwDA41dDQxMTYEKIoEKDHAARwM0_SHmjgaO7mHmgf4-lp6e3jD9eBQQsD9cPwqsBI8LvIhwg2NekrFFun5UUWpaalFqkV5pEdDvGSUlBVaqBqoG5eXleilAmbzkVL30fL3SdFUDbJoy8otL9CMwFOsX5IZGGOhGJVWWOyoCAPd0lwo!/dl5/d5/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/ Archived 7 January 2017 at the Wayback Machine>. Note this website's pages now (7 January 2017) appears to have restricted access.
- ^ Allio, Emmy (2005) 'New Tricks for LRA—Kulaigye', New Vision (Kampala), 17 December 2005.
- ^ a b c Kasasira, R. & Kasozi, E. (2016) Tracing Karuhanga's 30-Year Service, The Monitor (Kampala), 23 April 2016.
- ^ Cooper, Tom (2013) Africa@War Volume 14: Great Lakes Conflagration – The Second Congo War, 1998–2003, Helion & Co Ltd, England, and Thirty Degrees South Publishers Pty Ltd, Johannesburg.
- ^ Nabaasa, C. & Kinene, E. (2016) UPDF Officer in Army Court for Killing Eight People in Kanungu, The Monitor (Kampala), 6 June 2016.
- ^ Ssekweyama, M.E. (2016) 'Two Soldiers Killed Inside Masaka Army Barracks', The Monitor (Kampala), 7 July 2016.
- ^ 'UPDF Commander Brig. Kankiriho Passes On', New Vision (Kampala), 8 April 2013.
- ^ Apunyo, H. (2011) 'Mystery Surrounds Soldier's Death', The Monitor (Kampala), 9 May 2011.
- ^ a b 'CDF Commissions Homes for 505 & 403 Infantry Brigades', UPDF website, 20 June 2021, accessed 21 July 2021 < https://www.updf.go.ug/CDF_Commissions_Homes_for_505_and_403_Infantry_Brigades.php Archived 21 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine>
- ^ 'New names, ranks in UPDF reshuffle', The Observer (Kampala), 29 January 2012.
- ^ 'New Guard Takes Charge of UPDF in New Changes', The Observer (Kampala), 29 May 2013.
- ^ 'Ugandan forces suffer first casualties with five men killed', The Monitor (Kampala), 18 August 2016, accessed 10 April 2018, http://www.monitor.co.ug/SpecialReports/Ugandan-forces-suffer-first-casualties-with-five-men-killed/688342-3348466-14u6vph/index.html Archived 20 August 2019 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Marines". Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs (MODVA). Retrieved 2023-12-18.
-
^
https://www.parliament.go.ug/cmis/views/79cc9ab5-a69a-463c-b1a7-b5eb585c6f7b%253B1.0.
{{ cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=( help) - ^ Turyakira, Fred (20 July 2013). "Elwelu appointed new 2nd Division UPDF commander". New Vision. Kampala. Archived from the original on 23 October 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ Kafeero, Stephen (10 January 2017). "Gen Katumba out, Gen Muhoozi appointed new UPDF commander". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Archived from the original on 16 January 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
References
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| Ugandan Land Forces | |
|---|---|
| Country |
Uganda |
| Branch | Uganda People's Defence Force |
| Type | Ground Force |
| Headquarters | Kampala |
| Commanders | |
| Commander (CLF) | Major General Kayanja Muhanga |
| Deputy Commander (D-CLF) | Major General Francis Takirwa |
| Chief of Staff (COS - LF) | Major General Jack Bakasumba) |
The Ugandan Land Forces, also commonly known as the Ugandan Army is the infantry branch of the Uganda People's Defence Force. [1]
History
The origins of the Ugandan armed forces can be traced to 1902, when the Uganda Battalion of the King's African Rifles was formed. Ugandan soldiers fought as part of the King's African Rifles during the First World War and Second World War.[ citation needed] As Uganda moved toward independence, the army stepped up recruitment, and the government increased the use of the army to quell domestic unrest. [2] The army became more closely involved in politics, setting a pattern that continued after independence. [2] In January 1960, for example, troops were deployed to Bugisu and Bukedi districts in the east to quell political violence. [2] In the process, the soldiers killed 12 people, injured several hundred, and arrested more than 1,000. [2] A series of similar clashes occurred between troops and demonstrators, and in March 1962 the government recognized the army's growing domestic importance by transferring control of the military to the Ministry of Home Affairs. [2]
Structure
The organisation of the land forces was reported in 2015 to be as follows: [3]
- Five division headquarters
- One armoured brigade
- One motorised infantry brigade
- One tank battalion
- Presidential Guard brigade
- One engineer brigade
- One commando battalion
- 5 infantry divisions (total: 16 infantry brigades)
- One artillery brigade
- Two air defence battalions
Divisions
The divisions are:
- First Division: Kakiri, Wakiso District.
- Second Division: Makenke Barracks, Mbarara
- includes the divisional headquarters at Mbarara;
- the 13th
- 17th
- 69th
- 73rd
- 77th battalions
- the Rwenzori Mountain Alpine Brigade
- 3rd Tank Battalion. The division has been heavily involved with border operations since the Congo Civil War began in the 1990s. Brigadier Peter Elwelu took command in a ceremony on 17 July 2013. He had been appointed in June 2013. [4]
- Third Division: Moroto (Brigadier Dick Olum). Before 2013, the Third Division headquarters was reported to be at Mbale. [5]
- Fourth Division: Gulu District
- Fifth Division: Lira (Brigadier Sam Kavuma). Created in August 2002. [6] As of 2013, the division appears to include the 401 Brigade. [7]
- Field Artillery Division: Masindi (Brigadier Sam Okiding, who was Ugandan Contingent Commander with AMISOM, 2015–16) [8]
- Air Defence Division
Brigades
- Armoured Brigade: Kasijjagirwa Barracks, Masaka (Brigadier Joseph M. Ssemwanga) [9]
- Motorised Infantry Brigade: Nakasongola (Brigadier Tumusiime Katsigazi). Formed in September 2002 and is composed of three motorized infantry battalions. [10]
- 209 Brigade
- 301 Brigade [11]
- 302 Brigade [12]
- 303 Brigade
- 305 Brigade [13]
- 307 Brigade, Mburamizi, Kihihi, Kanungu District. [14] [15] Formed in June 2001 in Ntungamo District, when it included the 69 Battalion.
- 401 Brigade, Lira/ Pader [16]
- 403 Brigade, Kitgum, [17] later Matany, Napak District, as a component of 3 Division [18]
- 405 Brigade, Kotido [12]
- 407 Brigade [12]
- 409 Brigade, West Nile
- 503 Brigade, Gang-Dyang, Kitgum. [19]
- 505 Brigade, Pajimu, Kitgum District, a component of 5 Division. [18]
- 507 Alpine Brigade, Kasese. [20] [21]
- 509 Brigade, Pader.
- 601 Brigade
Artillery Force
Infantry Force
Armoured Force
UPDF Marines
The Marine Forces have capacity to protect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Uganda on water. They are able to patrol Uganda’s territorial waters in order to detect any illegal activity, either in support of operations to detect illegal activity or in support of operations of civil authority.
Uganda is at the centre of Africa’s Great Lakes. Water bodies cover about 20% of Uganda’s territory. Twenty Six percent (26%) of Uganda is Water linked. Our water bodies link us to both opportunities and vulnerabilities at a security, socio-economic and diplomatic levels.
Lakes Mwitanzige (Albert) and Rwitanzigye (Edward) link Uganda to the Democratic Republic of Congo. Lake Nalubaale (Victoria) links Uganda with Kenya and Tanzania to the East and West respectively. River Nile, which flows all the way to Mediterranean Sea in Egypt, links Uganda with South Sudan. The internal water bodies include Lakes Kyoga, Mahyoro (George), Bunyonyi, Mburo and Wamala. [22]
Commanders
Ugandan Army Chief of Staff
- Shaban Opolot (1964 – 23 February 1966)
- Idi Amin (23 February 1966 - 29 September 1970)
- Suleiman Hussein (29 September 1970 – 29 January 1971)
- Idi Amin (2 February 1971 - ?)
- Charles Arube (? - late 1973)
- Hussein Marella (late 1973 - 24 March 1974) [23] (Acting)
- Mustafa Adrisi (24 March 1974 – January 1977)
- Isaac Lumago (January 1977 – 8 May 1978)
- Yusuf Gowon (June 1978 – March 1979)
- Ali Fadhul (March 1979 – April 1979)
Commander of the Land Forces
- Katumba Wamala (2005 to 2013)
- Major General David Muhoozi [24] (June 2013 - ?)
- Kayanja Muhanga (since October 2022) [25]
References
- ^ "Land Force". UPDF. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
- ^
a
b
c
d
e This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
public domain. Ofcansky, Thomas P. (December 1990). Byrnes, Rita M. (ed.).
Uganda: A Country Study.
Federal Research Division.
- ^ Griffiths, Jordan Luke; Martin, Guy (30 January 2015). "Uganda People's Defence Force". defenceWeb. Archived from the original on 29 December 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ Turyakira, Fred (20 July 2013). "Elwelu appointed new 2nd Division UPDF commander". New Vision. Kampala. Archived from the original on 23 October 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ "3rd Division Mbale – Uganda". Archived from the original on 17 December 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2007.
- ^ Atuhaire, Alex B. (7 August 2002). "Uganda: Museveni Creates UPDF 5th Division". New Vision. Kampala. Archived from the original on 15 August 2002. Retrieved 17 January 2017 – via allAfrica.com.
- ^ Tusiime, Columbus. "Security Operative on the Run for Robbery". Uganda Radio Network. Archived from the original on 29 December 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ^ "Uganda Peoples Defence Forces UPDF 5th Division". Admissions. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
- ^ Ssekweyama, Martins E. (3 January 2017). "UPDF Investigates rebel recruitment in Masaka, warns youths". The Monitor. Kampala. Archived from the original on 5 January 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ^ Ministry of Defence Uganda, UPDF Motorised Infantry, accessed 14 June 2016, < http://portal.defence.go.ug:10039/wps/portal/mod-home/armed-forces/land-forces/!ut/p/a1/04_Sj9CPykssy0xPLMnMz0vMAfGjzOIt_Q0sDL0NjLz8Lf3NDRwtDEwDA41dDQxMTYEKIoEKDHAARwM0_SHmjgaO7mHmgf4-lp6e3jD9eBQQsD9cPwqsBI8LvIhwg2NekrFFun5UUWpaalFqkV5pEdDvGSUlBVaqBqoG5eXleilAmbzkVL30fL3SdFUDbJoy8otL9CMwFOsX5IZGGOhGJVWWOyoCAPd0lwo!/dl5/d5/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/ Archived 7 January 2017 at the Wayback Machine>. Note this website's pages now (7 January 2017) appears to have restricted access.
- ^ Allio, Emmy (2005) 'New Tricks for LRA—Kulaigye', New Vision (Kampala), 17 December 2005.
- ^ a b c Kasasira, R. & Kasozi, E. (2016) Tracing Karuhanga's 30-Year Service, The Monitor (Kampala), 23 April 2016.
- ^ Cooper, Tom (2013) Africa@War Volume 14: Great Lakes Conflagration – The Second Congo War, 1998–2003, Helion & Co Ltd, England, and Thirty Degrees South Publishers Pty Ltd, Johannesburg.
- ^ Nabaasa, C. & Kinene, E. (2016) UPDF Officer in Army Court for Killing Eight People in Kanungu, The Monitor (Kampala), 6 June 2016.
- ^ Ssekweyama, M.E. (2016) 'Two Soldiers Killed Inside Masaka Army Barracks', The Monitor (Kampala), 7 July 2016.
- ^ 'UPDF Commander Brig. Kankiriho Passes On', New Vision (Kampala), 8 April 2013.
- ^ Apunyo, H. (2011) 'Mystery Surrounds Soldier's Death', The Monitor (Kampala), 9 May 2011.
- ^ a b 'CDF Commissions Homes for 505 & 403 Infantry Brigades', UPDF website, 20 June 2021, accessed 21 July 2021 < https://www.updf.go.ug/CDF_Commissions_Homes_for_505_and_403_Infantry_Brigades.php Archived 21 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine>
- ^ 'New names, ranks in UPDF reshuffle', The Observer (Kampala), 29 January 2012.
- ^ 'New Guard Takes Charge of UPDF in New Changes', The Observer (Kampala), 29 May 2013.
- ^ 'Ugandan forces suffer first casualties with five men killed', The Monitor (Kampala), 18 August 2016, accessed 10 April 2018, http://www.monitor.co.ug/SpecialReports/Ugandan-forces-suffer-first-casualties-with-five-men-killed/688342-3348466-14u6vph/index.html Archived 20 August 2019 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Marines". Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs (MODVA). Retrieved 2023-12-18.
-
^
https://www.parliament.go.ug/cmis/views/79cc9ab5-a69a-463c-b1a7-b5eb585c6f7b%253B1.0.
{{ cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=( help) - ^ Turyakira, Fred (20 July 2013). "Elwelu appointed new 2nd Division UPDF commander". New Vision. Kampala. Archived from the original on 23 October 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ Kafeero, Stephen (10 January 2017). "Gen Katumba out, Gen Muhoozi appointed new UPDF commander". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Archived from the original on 16 January 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2017.