Structure of the Egyptian Army

The Structure of the Egyptian Army depicted below focuses on operational organisation.

Under the Ministry of Defence and Military Production is the Military Operations Authority with its headquarters in Cairo.^[1] The Chief of Staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces's office is in Cairo. He is also chief of staff of the army. Formally, he is also chief of staff of the air force and navy as well, but apparently the commanders of the other two services frequently report directly to the Minister of Defence/Commander-in-Chief.^[2] From the Chief of Staff's office are directed three command and control headquarters and nine command-and-control field headquarters.

Structure[]

HQ, Central Military Region High Command: Heliopolis, Cairo[]

HQ, Central Military Region: Greater Cairo
- Field HQ, Heliopolis, Central Military Region
- Field HQ, El Qanater, Central Military Region
  - Sub-Field HQ, Tanta, Central Military Region
  - Sub-Field HQ, Zagazig, Central Military Region
- Field HQ, Qom Ushim, El Fayum, Central Military Region
- Field HQ, Beni Suef, Central Military Region

HQ, Northern Military Region: Alexandria[]

Field HQ, Alexandria, Northern Military Region
- Sub-Field HQ, Abou Qir, Northern Military Region
- Sub-Field HQ, Mariout, Northern Military Region
Field HQ, Rashid, Northern Military Region
Field HQ, Damietta, Northern Military Region

HQ, Eastern Military Region: El Suez[]

Field HQ, Port Said, Northern Suez Canal Military Region
Field HQ, Ismaelia, Central Suez Canal Military Region
Field HQ, El Mansoura, El Daqahliya, Eastern Delta Military Region
Field HQ, El Suez, Southern Suez Canal Military Region
Field HQ, Cairo-Suez Highway Military Region
Field HQ, Hurghada, Red Sea Military Region

HQ, Western Military Region: Mersa Matruh[]

Field HQ, Sidi Barrani, Western Military Region
Field HQ, Marsa Alam, Western Military Region
Field HQ, Salloum, Western Military Region

HQ, Southern Military Region: Assiut[]

Field HQ, El Menia, Southern Military Region
Field HQ, Qena, Southern Military Region
Field HQ, Sohag, Southern Military Region
Field HQ, Aswan, Southern Military Region

Field armies[]

First Field Army: H.Q. in Cairo (H.Q. Command & 3 field H.Q.)
- 1st Corps: Field H.Q. In Heliopolis, Cairo, Central Military Region
  - 1st Republican Guard Armoured Division
  - 24th Independent Mechanized Brigade
  - 116th Field Artillery Brigade
  - 117th Field Artillery Brigade
  - 135th Special Forces Regiment
- 2nd Corps: Field H.Q. in Alexandria, Northern and Western Military Regions
  - 6th Mechanized Division
  - 18th Independent Armoured Brigade
  - 218th Independent Infantry Brigade
  - 118th Field Artillery Brigade
  - 119th Field Artillery Brigade
  - 129th Special Forces Regiment
- 3rd Corps: Field H.Q. in Assiut, Western and Southern Military Regions
  - 8th Mechanized Division
  - 36th Independent Armoured Brigade
  - 120th Field Artillery Brigade
  - 121st Field Artillery Brigade
  - 222nd Air-mobile Brigade

File:Crackdown in Egypt 2013.jpg

An Egyptian Army soldier takes his position on top of an armored vehicle as he guards the Supreme Constitutional court in Cairo.

Second Field Army: H.Q. Ismaelia (H.Q. Command & 3 field H.Q.)
- 1st Corps: Field H.Q. in Port Said, Northern Suez Canal Military Zone
  - 21st Armoured Division
  - 7th Mechanized Division (former 2nd Infantry Division)
  - 122nd Field Artillery Brigade
  - 123rd Field Artillery Brigade
  - 412th Airborne Brigade
  - 117th Special Forces Regiment
- 2nd Corps: Field H.Q. in Ismaelia, Central Suez Canal Military Zone
  - 4th Armoured Division
  - 17th Mechanized Division
  - 124th Field Artillery Brigade
  - 125th Field Artillery Brigade
  - 123rd Special Forces Regiment
- 3rd Corps: Field H.Q. in El Mansoura, El Daqahliya, Eastern Delta Military Region
  - 6th Armoured Division
  - 19th Mechanized Division
  - 219th Independent Infantry Brigade
  - 126th Field Artillery Brigades
  - 815th Heavy Mortar Brigade
  - 153rd Special Forces Regiment
Third Field Army: H.Q. Suez (H.Q. Command & 3 field H.Q.)
- 1st Corps: Field H.Q. in Cairo-Suez Highway Military Region
  - 9th Armoured Division
  - 23rd Mechanized Division
  - 94th Independent Mechanized Brigade
  - 127th Field Artillery Brigade
  - 224th Air-mobile Brigade
  - 159th Special Forces Regiment
- 2nd Corps: Field H.Q. in Suez, Suez Canal Military Zone
  - 36th Mechanized Division
  - 44th Independent Armoured Brigade
  - 128th Field Artillery Brigade
  - 129th Field Artillery Brigade
  - 816th Heavy Mortar Brigade
  - 141st Special Forces Regiment
- 3rd Corps: Field H.Q. in Hurghada, Red Sea Military Region
  - 16th Mechanized Division
  - 82nd Independent Armoured Brigade
  - 110th Independent Mechanized Brigades
  - 111th Independent Mechanized Brigades (former 130th Amphibious Brigade))
  - 130th Field Artillery Brigade
  - 147th Special Forces Regiment

Corps[]

Republican Guard Corps: (1 H.Q. Command)
- Republican Guard Armoured Division (1st)
  - Republican Guard Armoured Brigade (33rd)
  - Republican Guard Armoured Brigade (35th)
  - Republican Guard Mechanized Brigade (510th)
  - Republican Guard Mechanized Brigade (512th)
Tactical Missile Command Corps:
- 1st and 2nd SSM Brigades
Armored Corps: (1 H.Q. Command, 3 Field H.Q.)
- 2nd, 4th, 7th, and 9th Armoured Divisions
- 18th, 36th, 44th, and 82nd Independent Armoured Brigades
- 33rd and 35th Republican Guard Armoured Brigades
Mechanized Corps: (1 H.Q. Command, 3 Field H.Q.)
- Mechanized Division (6th)
- Mechanized Division (7th)
- Mechanized Division (8th)
- Mechanized Division (16th)
- Mechanized Division (17th)
- Mechanized Division (19th)
- Mechanized Division (23rd)
- Mechanized Division (36th)
- Independent Mechanized Brigade (24th)
- Independent Mechanized Brigade (94th)
- Independent Mechanized Brigade (110th)
- Independent Mechanized Brigade (111th) (former 130th Amphibious Brigade)
- Republican Guard Mechanized Brigade (510th)
- Republican Guard Mechanized Brigade (512th)
Infantry Corps: (1 H.Q. Command, 2 Field H.Q.)
- Independent Infantry Brigade (218th)
- Independent Infantry Brigade (219th)
- ATGW Brigade (33rd)
- ATGW Brigade (44th)
- ATGW Brigade (55th)
- ATGW Brigade (66th)
- ATGW Brigade (77th)
- ATGW Brigade (88th)
Artillery Corps: (1 H.Q. Command, 3 Field H.Q.)
- Republican Guard's S/P Field Artillery Brigade (10th)
- S/P Field Artillery Brigade (101st)
- S/P Field Artillery Brigade (102nd)
- S/P Field Artillery Brigade (103rd)
- S/P Field Artillery Brigade (104th)
- S/P Field Artillery Brigade (105th)
- S/P Field Artillery Brigade (106th)
- S/P Field Artillery Brigade (107th)
- S/P Field Artillery Brigade (108th)
- S/P Field Artillery Brigade (109th)
- S/P Field Artillery Brigade (111th)
- S/P Field Artillery Brigade (113th)
- S/P Field Artillery Brigade (115th)
- Field Artillery Brigade (116th)
- Field Artillery Brigade (117th)
- Field Artillery Brigade (118th)
- Field Artillery Brigade (119th)
- Field Artillery Brigade (120th)
- Field Artillery Brigade (121st)
- Field Artillery Brigade (122nd)
- Field Artillery Brigade (123rd)
- Field Artillery Brigade (124th)
- Field Artillery Brigade (125th)
- Field Artillery Brigade (126th)
- Field Artillery Brigade (127th)
- Field Artillery Brigade (128th)
- Field Artillery Brigade (129th)
- Field Artillery Brigade (130th)
- Heavy Mortar Brigade (815th)
- Heavy Mortar Brigade (816th)
Airborne Corps: (1 H.Q. Command, 2 Field H.Q.)
- Airborne Brigade (414th)
Air Mobile Corps: (1 H.Q. Command, 2 Field H.Q.)
- Air Mobile Brigade (222nd)

Special Forces Corps: (1 H.Q. Command, 3 Field H.Q.)
- Special Forces Regiment/Group (117th)
- Special Forces Regiment/Group (123rd)
- Special Forces Regiment/Group (129th)
- Special Forces Regiment/Group (135th)
- Special Forces Regiment/Group (141st)
- Special Forces Regiment/Group (147th)
- Special Forces Regiment/Group (153rd)
- Special Forces Regiment/Group (159th)
Signal Corps: (1 H.Q. Command & 9 Field Signal H.Q.)
- 18 Signal Battalions (601 to 619th)
Engineering Corps: (H.Q. COM. & 6 Field Engineers Command H.Q.)
- Field Engineers Brigade (35th)
- Field Engineers Brigade (37th)
- Field Engineers Brigade (39th)
- Field Engineers Brigade (41st)
- Field Engineers Brigade (43rd)
- Field Engineers Brigade (45th)
Medical Corps: (1 H.Q. Command & 9 Field Medical H.Q.) (18 Military Hospitals, 3 Hospital Ships, 4 Hospital Barges)
- 27 Field Medical Battalions (1st to 27th)
  - 108 Field Medical Companies (201st to 308th)
Supply Corps: (1 H.Q. Command & 9 Field Supply H.Q.)
- 36 Field Supply Battalions (501st to 536th)
Quartermasters Corps: (1 H.Q. Command & 9 Field Quartermasters H.Q.)
- 9 Central Military depots
- 16 Regional Military depots
- 32 Field Military depots
Military Police Corps: (1 H.Q. Command & 9 Field H.Q.)
- 12 Inland MP Battalions (222, 224, 226, 228, 230, 232, 234, 236, 238, 240, 242, 244)
- 12 Field MP Battalions (221, 223, 225, 227, 229, 231, 233, 235, 237, 239, 241, 243)
Frontier Corps (1 H.Q. Command & 5 Field H.Q.)
- 20 Battalions: 12,000 men, mostly Bedouins, lightly armed paramilitary forces equipped with remote sensors, night-vision binoculars, communications vehicles, and high-speed motorboats and responsible for:
  - Border surveillance: 10 battalions
  - General peacekeeping: 2 battalions
  - Drug interdiction: 5 battalions
  - Prevention of smuggling: 3 battalions

Order of battle[]

These commands include the following formations:

4 Armoured Divisions (4th, 6th, 9th & 21st) 4 H.Q. Commands (4 C3 H.Q.)
- 8 Armoured Brigades (312th, 314th, 316th, 318th, 320th, 322nd, 324th, 326th)
  - 24 Armoured Battalions (1st to 24th)
    - 80 Armoured Companies
    - 8 Command Companies
    - 8 Signal/Recon Companies
  - 8 Mechanized Battalions (1st to 8th)
    - 24 Mechanized Companies
    - 4 Command Companies
    - 4 Signal/Recon Companies
- 4 Mechanized Brigades (512th, 516th, 520th & 524th)
  - 12 Mechanized Battalions (13th to 25th)
    - 24 Mechanized Companies
    - 4 Command Companies
    - 4 Signal/Recon Companies
  - 4 Armoured Battalions (25th to 28th)
    - 12 Armoured Companies
    - 2 Command Companies
    - 2 Signal/Recon Companies
- 4 S/P Artillery Brigades (102nd, 104th, 106th, 108th)
- 4 S/P Artillery Command H.Q. (Brigade level)
  - 16 S/P Artillery Battalions (36th to 51st)
    - 48 S/P Artillery Batteries
8 Mechanized Infantry Divisions (2nd, 3rd, 7th, 16th, 18th, 19th, 23rd, 36th) 8 H.Q. Commands (8 C3 H.Q.)^[3]
- 16 Mechanized Brigades (712th to 727th)
  - 36 Mechanized Battalions (111th to 145th)
    - 120 Mechanized Companies
    - 12 Command Companies
    - 12 Signal/Recon Companies
  - 18 Armoured Battalions (30th to 47th)
    - 54 Armoured Companies
    - 9 Command Companies
    - 9 Signal/Recon Companies
- 8 Armoured Brigades (10th to 17th)
  - 24 Armoured Battalions (65th to 88th)
    - 80 Armoured Companies
    - 8 Command Companies
    - 8 Signal/Recon Companies
  - 8 Mechanized Battalions (41st to 48th)
    - 24 Mechanized Companies
    - 8 Command Companies
    - 8 Recon Companies
- 8 S/P Artillery Brigades (101st, 103rd, 105th, 107th, 109th, 111th, 113th, 115th)
  - 24 S/P Artillery Battalions (6th to 29th)
    - 96 S/P Batteries
1 Republican Guard Armoured Division (1st) H.Q. Command (C3 H.Q.)
- 2 Armoured Brigades (33rd & 35th)
  - 4 Armoured Battalions (118th, 119th, 120th, 121st)
    - 16 Armoured Companies
    - 4 Command Companies
    - 4 Signal/Recon Companies
  - 2 Mechanized Battalions (41st & 42nd)
    - 8 Mechanized Companies
    - 2 Command Companies
    - 2 Signal/Recon Companies
- 2 Mechanized Brigades (510th & 512th)
  - 6 Mechanized Battalions (41st, 42nd, 43rd, 44th, 45th, 46th)
    - 18 Mechanized Companies
    - 3 Command Companies
    - 3 Signal/Recon Companies
  - 2 Armoured Battalions (116th & 117th)
    - 6 Armoured Companies
    - 1 Command Company
    - 1 Signal/Recon Company
- 1 S/P Artillery Brigade (10th) Command H.Q. (Brigade level)
  - 4 S/P Artillery Battalions (1st to 4th)
    - 16 S/P Artillery Batteries
4 Independent Armoured Brigades (18th, 36th, 44th & 82nd)
- 12 Armoured Battalions (77th, 78th, 79th, 80th, 81st, 82nd, 83rd, 84th, 85th, 86th, 87th, 88th)
  - 36 Armoured Companies
  - 6 Command Companies
  - 6 Signal/Recon Companies
- 4 Mechanized Battalions (91st, 92nd, 93rd, 95th)
  - 12 Mechanized Companies
  - 2 Command Companies
  - 2 Signal/Recon Companies
4 Independent Mechanized Brigades (24th, 94th, 110th, 111th [former 130th Amphibious Brigade])
- 12 Mechanized Battalions (33rd, 34th, 35th, 36th, 37th, 38th, 39th, 40th, 41st, 42nd, 43rd, 44th)
  - 36 Mechanized Companies
  - 12 Com/Recon Companies
- 4 Armoured Battalions (96th, 97th, 98th, 99th)
  - 12 Armoured Companies
  - 2 Command Companies
  - 2 Signal/Recon Companies
2 Independent Infantry Brigades (218th & 219th)
- 4 Infantry Battalions (712th, 713th, 714th, 715th)
  - 10 Infantry Companies
  - 4 Command Companies
  - 2 Signal/Recon Companies
- 4 Mechanized Battalions (100th, 101st, 102nd, 103rd)
  - 12 Mechanized Companies
  - 2 Command Companies
  - 2 Signal/Recon Companies
- 2 Armoured Battalions (17th & 18th)
  - 6 Armoured Companies
  - 1 Command Company
  - 1 Signal/Recon Company
1 Air Mobile Brigade (222nd) (1 H.Q.)
- 3 Air Mobile Mechanized Battalions (5th, 6th, 7th)
  - 9 Mechanized Companies
  - 1 Command Company
  - 1 Recon/Signal Company
  - 1 Air Defense Company
- 1 Air Mobile Armored Battalion (56th)
  - 3 Air Mobile Light Armored Companies
  - 1 Air Mobile Command/Recon Company
1 Airborne Brigade (414th) (1 H.Q.)
- 3 Airborne Battalions (224th, 225th, 226th)
  - 10 Airborne Companies
  - 1 Airborne Command Company
  - 1 Airborne Recon Company
- 1 Airborne Mechanized Battalion (176th)
  - 3 Mechanized Companies
  - 1 Command/Recon/Signal Company
8 Special Forces Regiments/Groups (Brigade level) (117th, 123rd, 129th, 135th, 141st, 147th, 153rd, 159th) (1 H.Q.) (of which 3 Lightning/Saaqa regiments and 3 Commandos regiments, the remaining 2 are the Marine Commandos and the Infiltration Anti-terror units)
- 18 Commandos Battalions: (230th to 247th)
  - 72 Commandos Companies
- 3 Marine Commandos Battalions (515th, 616th, 818th)
  - 12 Marine Commandos Companies
- 3 Infiltration Anti-terror Battalions (777th, 888th, 999th)
  - 12 Infiltration Companies
15 Heavy Artillery Brigades (116th to 130th) 15 S/P Artillery Command H.Q. (Brigade level)
- 60 Artillery Battalions (314th to 373rd)
  - 240 Artillery Batteries (1st to 240th)
2 Heavy Mortar Brigades (815th & 816th) 8 S/P Heavy Mortar Command H.Q. (Brigade Level)
- 8 S/P Heavy Mortar Battalions (333rd, 334th, 335th, 336th, 337th, 339th, 340th 341st)
  - 32 S/P Heavy Mortar Batteries (1st to 32nd)
6 ATGW Brigades (33rd, 44th, 55th, 66th, 77th, 88th)
6 Engineering Brigades (35th, 37th, 39th, 41st, 43rd, 45th)
- 12 Engineers Battalions (65th to 82nd)
- 6 Field Engineers Battalions (610th to 615th)
  - 6 Construction Engineering Companies
  - 6 Demolition Engineering Companies
  - 6 Mine Clearance Engineering Companies
  - 6 Maintenance & Logistics Engineering Companies
- 4 Field Engineering Salvage Battalions
- 2 Field Engineering Special Operations Battalions
2 Tactical SSM Brigades (1st, 2nd), comprising:
- 5 Batteries of Battlefield range ballistic missile system FROG-7 (license built)
- 5 Batteries of Battlefield range ballistic missile system Sakr-80 (Indigenous built, based on Frog-7 design)
- 3 Batteries of Short-range ballistic missile System Scud-B (license built)
- 2 Batteries of Short-range ballistic missile System Scud-C (license built with North Korean assistance)
- 2 Batteries of Short-range ballistic missile System Project-T (indigenous built with Argentinian/French technology and North Korean assistance)
- 1 Battery of Short-range ballistic missile System Hwasong-6
- 1 Battery of Short-range ballistic missile System Al Badr 2000 (better known as an enhanced Scud-C variant) (Not the canceled Badr 2000/Condor 2 Project with Argentina)
- 1 Battery of Medium-range ballistic missile System Nodong-1

References[]

↑ See also Order of Battle at http://www.orbat.com/site/cwa_open/toc.htm, accessed August 2009
↑ John Keegan, World Armies, Second Edition, MacMillan, 1983, ISBN 978-0-333-34079-0
↑ Historical Notes and Scenarios Booklet, Suez '73: The Battle of the Chinese Farm (boardgame), Game Designers' Workshop, 1981

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[1] See also Order of Battle at http://www.orbat.com/site/cwa_open/toc.htm, accessed August 2009

[2] John Keegan, World Armies, Second Edition, MacMillan, 1983, ISBN 978-0-333-34079-0

[3] Historical Notes and Scenarios Booklet, Suez '73: The Battle of the Chinese Farm (boardgame), Game Designers' Workshop, 1981

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