Structure of the Spanish Army

The current structure of the Spanish Army is as follows:



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 of AHQ (Madrid)

High Readiness Land HQ

 * HQ Battalion
 * 1st Intelligence Regiment
 * 1st Military Police Battalion

Heavy Forces

 * 12th Reconnaissance Cavalry Regiment “Farnesio” (Santovenia de Pisuerga, Valladolid) with Leopard 2E tanks and VEC-M1 cavalry scout vehicles
 * 2nd Cavalry Brigade “Castillejos” (Zaragoza)
 * HQ Squadron
 * 4th Light Armored Cavalry Regiment “Pavia” with Centauro wheeled tank-destroyers
 * 8th Light Armored Cavalry Regiment “Lusitania” with Centauro wheeled tank-destroyers
 * 11th Light Armored Cavalry Regiment “España” with Centauro wheeled tank-destroyers
 * 20th Field Artillery Regiment with 155/52 APU-SIAC 155mm towed howitzers
 * 22nd Engineer Battalion
 * 22nd Logistic Group
 * 2nd Signal Company


 * 10th Mechanized Infantry Brigade “Guzmán el Bueno” (Cerro Muriano, Córdoba)
 * HQ Battalion
 * I/2nd Mechanized Infantry Battalion “Princesa” with Pizarro infantry fighting vehicles
 * II/2nd Mechanized Infantry Battalion “Lepanto” with Pizarro infantry fighting vehicles
 * IV/10th Armored Infantry Battalion “Málaga" with Leopard 2E tanks
 * 10th Self-propelled Field Artillery Group with M109A5 self-propelled howitzers
 * 10th Mechanized Engineer Battalion
 * 10th Logistic Group
 * 10th Mechanized Signal Company


 * 11th Mechanized Infantry Brigade “Extremadura” (Botoa, Badajoz).
 * HQ Battalion
 * 6th Mechanized Infantry Regiment “Saboya”
 * I/6th Mechanized Infantry Battalion “Cantabria” with Pizarro infantry fighting vehicles
 * II/6th Mechanized Infantry Battalion “Las Navas” with Pizarro infantry fighting vehicles
 * IV/16th Armored Infantry Battalion “Mérida” with Leopard 2E tanks
 * 11th Self-propelled Field Artillery Group with M109A5 self-propelled howitzers
 * 11th Mechanized Engineer Battalion
 * 11th Logistic Group
 * 11th Mechanized Signal Company


 * 12th Armored Infantry Brigade “Guadarrama” (Colmenar Viejo, Madrid).
 * HQ Battalion
 * I/31st Mechanized Infantry Battalion “Covadonga” with Pizarro infantry fighting vehicles
 * II/61st Armored Infantry Battalion “Wad-Ras” with Leopard 2E tanks
 * III/61st Armored Infantry Battalion “León” with Leopard 2E tanks
 * 12th Self-propelled Field Artillery Group with M109A5 self-propelled howitzers
 * 12th Mechanized Engineer Battalion
 * 12th Logistic Group
 * 12th Mechanized Signal Company

Light Forces
Note that Bandera (Flags) are the names of the battalions of the Spanish Legion and the Parachute Infantry Brigade and the old term of Tercio is used to identify Spanish Legion regiments.


 * 2nd Spanish Legion Brigade “HM King Alfonso XIII” (Viator, Almería)
 * Legion HQ
 * HQ Bandera of the Legion Brigade
 * 3rd Spanish Legion Tercio "Don Juan de Austria"
 * VII Spanish Legion Bandera “Valenzuela” with BMR-M1 medium six-wheeled APC
 * VIII Spanish Legion Bandera “Colón” with BMR-M1 medium six-wheeled APC
 * 4th Spanish Legion Tercio "Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma"
 * X (Air-transportable) Spanish Legion Bandera “Millán Astray” with BMR-M1 medium six-wheeled APC
 * 2nd Spanish Legion Reconnaissance Group "Catholic Monarchs" with VEC-M1 cavalry scout vehicles
 * 2nd Spanish Legion Field Artillery Group with L-118A1 105mm light field howitzers
 * 2nd Spanish Legion Engineer Bandera
 * 2nd Spanish Legion Logistic Group
 * 2nd Spanish Legion Signals Company


 * 7th Light (Air-transportable) Infantry Brigade “Galicia” (Figueirido, Pontevedra)
 * HQ Battalion
 * I/3rd Light Infantry Battalion “Toledo” with BMR-M1 medium six-wheeled APC
 * II/3rd Light Infantry Battalion “San Quintín” with BMR-M1 medium six-wheeled APC
 * III/29th Light Infantry Battalion “Zamora” with BMR-M1 medium six-wheeled APC
 * 7th Reconnaissance Cavalry Squadron "Santiago" with VEC-M1 cavalry scout vehicles
 * 7th Field Artillery Group with L-118A1 105mm light field howitzers
 * 7th Engineer Battalion
 * 7th Logistic Group
 * 7th Signal Company


 * 6th Parachute Infantry Brigade “Almogávares” (Paracuellos del Jarama, Madrid) also known as BRIPAC.
 * HQ Bandera
 * 1st Parachute Infantry Bandera “Roger de Flor”
 * 2nd Parachute Infantry Bandera “Roger de Lauria”
 * 3rd Parachute Infantry Bandera “Ortiz de Zárate” (Murcia)
 * 6th Parachute Artillery Group with L-118A1 105mm light field howitzers
 * 6th Parachute Engineer Battalion
 * 6th Logistic Group
 * 6th Parachute Signal Company


 * Mountain Troops Command (Jaca, Huesca)
 * HQ Battalion
 * I/64th Mountain Infantry Battalion “Pirineos” with BMR-M1 medium six-wheeled APC
 * II/66th Mountain Infantry Battalion “Montejurra” with BMR-M1 medium six-wheeled APC
 * III/62nd Mountain Infantry Battalion “Badajoz” with BMR-M1 medium six-wheeled APC
 * IV/62nd Mountain Infantry Battalion “Barcelona" with BMR-M1 medium six-wheeled APC


 * 5th Light Infantry Brigade “San Marcial” (Vitoria, Alava), is the army's training unit for international missions.
 * HQ Battalion
 * I/67th Light Infantry Battalion “Legazpi”
 * III/45th Light Infantry Battalion "Guipúzcoa"

Balearic Islands General Command

 * Balearics General Command
 * 47th Light Infantry Regiment "Palma"

Ceuta General Command

 * Ceuta General Command
 * HQ Battalion
 * 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment “Montesa” with Leopard 2A4 tanks and Pizarro infantry fighting vehicles
 * 2nd Spanish Legion Tercio "Duke of Alba"
 * IV Spanish Legion Bandera “Cristo de Lepanto” with BMR-M1 medium six-wheeled APC
 * 54th Regulares Light Infantry Regiment “Ceuta”
 * 30th Mixed Artillery Regiment (Field & Air-defense Artillery) with 155/52 APU-SIAC 155mm towed howitzers and Mistral air-defense missiles
 * 7th Engineer Regiment
 * 23rd Logistic Group
 * 17th Signal Company

Melilla General Command
* I Bandera name "Commander Franco" is not used officially anymore by the Bandera
 * Melilla General Command
 * HQ Battalion
 * 10th Armored Cavalry Regiment “Alcántara” with Leopard 2A4 tanks and Pizarro infantry fighting vehicles
 * 1st Spanish Legion Tercio "Great Captain Gonzalo Fernandez de Cordoba"
 * I Spanish Legion Mechanized Bandera* with BMR-M1 medium six-wheeled APC
 * 52nd Regulares Light Infantry Regiment “Melilla”
 * 32nd Mixed Artillery Regiment (Field & Air-defense Artillery) with 155/52 APU-SIAC 155mm towed howitzers and Mistral air-defense missiles
 * 8th Engineer Regiment
 * 24th Logistic Group
 * 18th Signal Company

Special Operations Command (Alicante)

 * HQ Group
 * 3rd Special Forces Battalion "Valencia"
 * 4th Special Forces Battalion "Tercio del Ampurdán"
 * 19th Special Forces Battalion "Maderal Oleaga"
 * Signal Company

Field Artillery Command (San Andrés del Rabanedo, León)

 * 4th Coastal Artillery Regiment (San Fernando, Cádiz) with 155/52 APU (V07) 155mm towed howitzers
 * 11th Field Artillery Regiment (Castrillo del Val, Burgos) with M109A5 self-propelled howitzers
 * 62nd Rocket Artillery Regiment (Astorga, León) with Teruel MRL multiple rocket launchers
 * 63rd Field Artillery Regiment (San Andrés del Rabanedo) with 155/52 APU-SIAC 155mm towed howitzers

Anti-Aircraft Artillery Command (Madrid)

 * 71st Air Defence Artillery Regiment (Madrid)
 * 72nd Air Defence Artillery Regiment (Zaragoza) with MIM-23 HAWK surface-to-air missile systems
 * 73rd Air Defence Artillery Regiment (Cartagena, Murcia) with Skyguard-Aspide surface-to-air missile systems
 * 74th Air Defence Artillery Regiment (San Roque, Cádiz) with MIM-23 HAWK and MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missile systems
 * 81st Air Defence Artillery Regiment (Marines, Valencia) with Roland surface-to-air missile systems
 * Signal Battalion (Madrid)

Engineers Command (Salamanca)

 * 11th Engineer Regiment (Salamanca)
 * 1st Engineer Regiment (Castrillo del Val)
 * 12th Engineer Regiment (Zaragoza)

Army Helicopter Forces (Colmenar Viejo, Madrid)

 * 1st Attack Helicopter Battalion (Almagro, Ciudad Real) with Eurocopter Tiger helicopters
 * 2nd Emergency Helicopter Battalion (Bétera, Valencia) with Eurocopter AS 532 helicopters
 * 3rd Maneuver Helicopter Battalion” (Agoncillo, La Rioja)
 * 4th Maneuver Helicopter Battalion (El Copero, Sevilla)
 * 5th Transport Helicopter Battalion (Colmenar Viejo) with Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopters
 * Signal Battalion (Colmenar Viejo)
 * Logistic Support Group (Colmenar Viejo)

Signals Brigade (Bétera, Valencia)

 * 1st Signal Regiment (Castrillo del Val, Burgos)
 * 2nd Signal Regiment (Alcalá de Henares, Madrid)
 * 21st Signal Regiment (Marines, Valencia)
 * 31st Electronic Warfare Regiment (El Pardo, Madrid)

Other Units of the Land Forces

 * NBC-defense Regiment “Valencia” (Valencia)
 * Civil Affairs Battalion (Valencia)

Canary Islands Command

 * Canarias General Command
 * 94th Air-defense Artillery Regiment with NASAMS surface-to-air missile systems
 * 6th Maneuver Helicopter Battalion (San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Tenerife) with Bell 212 helicopters
 * 16th Light Infantry Brigade “Canarias” (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas)
 * HQ Battalion
 * 9th Light Infantry Regiment “Soria” (Fuerteventura, Las Palmas)
 * 49th Light Infantry Regiment “Tenerife” (Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife)
 * 50th Light Infantry Regiment “Canarias”
 * 93rd Field Artillery Regiment (San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Tenerife)
 * 15th Engineer Battalion (San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Tenerife)
 * 16th Logistic Group
 * 16th Signal Company

Logistic Brigade (Zaragoza)

 * 11th Logistic Support Group (Colmenar Viejo, Madrid).
 * 21st Logistic Support Group (Sevilla)
 * 41st Logistic Support Group (Zaragoza)
 * 61st Logistic Support Group (Valladolid)
 * 81st Logistic Support Group (San Cristóbal de la Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife)

Medical Brigade (Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid)

 * 1st Medical Battalion
 * 2nd 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