1st Army (SNA)

1st Army
Active	Established August 1990
Country	Syara
Branch	Syaran National Army
Type	Field Army
Size	250,000
Garrison/HQ	Sena
Engagements	Imerti Conflict August Offensive Operation Aspis Battle of Sagerejo

1st Army is a field army of the Syaran National Army. Founded in 1990, it is the oldest of modern Syara's armies, and one of four still active. First Army is assigned to Realm Force Makedon for the land based defense of Makedon. 1st Army is composed of three corps, II, IV, and VII, in additional to 11 brigades and regiments.

History

First Army was stood up in 1990 as the first major field formation of the Syaran Army. 1st Army originally was responsible for all major ground units across all of Syara. At its peak, 1st Army was responsible for the command of more than 400,000 troops. As such 1st Army was the principle command for Syaran ground forces during the Imerti Conflict. Following the conflict the SNA Central Command raised an additional two field armies, the 2nd and 3rd, to better handle command and control of the Syaran army. Following the outbreak of the Zemplen War, 1st Army was again mobilized and assigned to the central section of the border with Ruvelka. 1st Army played a major role in the August Offensive, securing the city of Sopron and most of Zemplen from Ruvelkan control. As part of Operation Aspis, 1st Army was assigned to Army Group Beta under the command of Colonel General Marko Kukolja. 1st Army played a mostly supporting role during the rest of 2008, parrying Ruvelkan efforts during the Ruvelkan Winter Counter-Offensive. In the spring of 2009 1st Army took part in the Battle of Sagerejo, where it attempted but failed to break through Ruvelkan lines to the north of the city. 1st Army attempted a number of small scale offensives against Ruvelkan forces in the northern Kurilla Mountains, but met with little success. During Operation Homefront 1st Army held its ground initially, but the collapse of 6th Army to its south and 3rd Army to its north forced 1st Army to retreat. Under harrowing Ruvelkan pursuit, 1st Army unsuccesfully attempted to hold Imerti just before the end of the war.

Following the conflict, 1st Army was reorganized and placed under Realm Force Makedon in 2014, under the command of Colonel General Hraztan Piruzian.

Order of battle

• II Corps
  • 22nd Mechanized Infantry Division
  • 13th Armored Cavalry Division

• IV Corps
  • 15th Mechanized Infantry Division
  • 39th Armored Cavalry Division
  • 43rd Mechanized Infantry Division (Reserve)

• VII Corps
  • 12th Mechanized Infantry Division
  • 46th Mechanized Infantry Division (Reserve)
  • 93rd Armored Cavalry Division (Reserve)

• Army Level Assets
  • 36th Military Police Brigade
  • 47th Attack Aviation Regiment
  • 62nd Attack Aviation Regiment
  • 75th Air Defense Brigade
  • 2nd Battalion, Special Troops Brigade
  • 80th Transportation Brigade
  • 147th Mountain Infantry Brigade
  • 89th Field Artillery Brigade
  • 12th Field Artillery Brigade
  • 91st Combat Engineering Brigade

Commanders

• Marko Kukolja (2008-2010)
• Hraztan Piruzian (2018-Present)