Ugandan Land Forces
| 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.
The Land Force has the capacity to protect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Uganda on land. They are strong enough to deter any possible aggression from across national borders.
However, these borders are both long and at times insecure. It is therefore important that sufficient forces be deployed intelligently, and with sufficient speed, to be able to find, contain and destroy the threat.
The Land Force are comprised of the Marine, Artillery, Infantry and Armoured Brigade.[1]
History
Structure
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 ()
- Hussein Marella (March 1974)
- Mustafa Adrisi (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)
- Kayanja Muhanga (since October 2022)[2]
References
- ↑ "Land Force". UPDF. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
- ↑ 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. Unknown parameter
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