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Utrecht Provincial Military Command/Garrison Command
Provinciaal Militair Commando/Garnizoenscommando Utrecht (PMC/GC UT)

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30 Ciestnatres462 Pelnatres461 Pelnatres406 Pelnatres405 Pelnatres404 Pelnatres403 Pelnatres402 Pelnatres401 Pelnatres453 Grdpel424 Infbevcie Mbl346 Ltinfbevcie383 Infbevcie345 InfbevciePMC/GC UT15 Ciestnatres344 LtinfbevcieSsvcie PMC/GC UT

Unit Location Peace Strength War Strength
Staff and Support Company
Utrecht Provincial
Military Command/Garrison Command
Utrecht 7/18/9/20 (54) 42/38/93/22 (195)

424 Mobile Security Infantry Company Utrecht 5/25/93/1 (124) 6/21/140/1 (168)

344 Light Security Infantry Company [a] 5/16/109 (130)
345 Security Infantry Company [b] 6/21/139 (166)
346 Light Security Infantry Company [a] 5/16/109 (130)
383 Security Infantry Company [a] 6/21/139 (166)
   
15 Company Staff, National Reserve Corps [c] 2/4/17 (23)
30 Company Staff, National Reserve Corps [c] 2/4/17 (23)
   
401 (IJsselstein) Platoon, National Reserve Corps 1/4/29 (34)
402 (IJsselstein) Platoon, National Reserve Corps 1/4/29 (34)
403 (IJsselstein) Platoon, National Reserve Corps 1/4/29 (34)
404 (De Bilt) Platoon, National Reserve Corps 1/4/29 (34)
405 (Utrecht) Platoon, National Reserve Corps 1/4/29 (34)
406 (IJsselstein) Platoon, National Reserve Corps 1/4/29 (34)
461 (De Bilt) Platoon, National Reserve Corps 1/4/29 (34)
462 (Driebergen-Rijsenburg) Platoon, National Reserve Corps 1/4/29 (34)
   
453 Burial Platoon [d] 1/2/16 (19)

Notes
 
a. Filled by mobilisable personnel that had fulfilled their active-duty period in 424 Mobile Security Infantry Company up to eight and a half years prior to mobilisation.1
b. Filled by mobilisable personnel that had fulfilled their active-duty period in 434 Mobile Security Infantry Company up to eight and a half years prior to mobilisation.1
c. National Reserve (NATRES) company staff would take three or more NATRES platoons under command. Other platoons would operate under the command of a security infantry company, or directly under the Provincial Military Commander/Garrison Commander.2
d. Filled by personnel from the general pool of mobilisable reserves (vrij-indeelbaar bestand) that had fulfilled their active-duty period in relevant functions up to eight and a half years prior to mobilisation.1



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Kazco Mobcplx MijdrechtKazco Mobcplx MaartensdijkKazco Mobcplx OdijkKazco Mobcplx SoesterbergKazco Mobcplx LopikKazco Mobcplx JaarsveldKazco Mobcplx HooglandKazco Mobcplx RhenenKazco Mobcplx De BiltKazco Koning Willem III KazerneKazco DumoulinkazerneKazco Kamp SoesterbergKazco Fort HonswijkKazco Hojel/KnoopkazerneKazco Overste Den Oudenlaan 20Kazco Lucas Bolwerk 12Kazco KromhoutkazerneKazco Fort Blauwkapel/RuygenhoekKazco Het SpoelKazco Koningin Wilhelminalaan 21Kazco HogewegKazco Bernhardkazerne

Unit Location Peace Strength War Strength
Barracks Command De Bilt Mobilisation Complex De Bilt -/-/-/4 (4) -/1/-/4 (5)
Barracks Command Rhenen Mobilisation Complex Elst (UT) -/-/-/5 (5) -/1/-/5 (6)
Barracks Command Hoogland Mobilisation Complex Hoogland -/-/-/4 (4) -/1/-/4 (5)
Barracks Command Jaarsveld Mobilisation Complex Lopik -/-/-/3 (3) -/1/-/4 (5)
Barracks Command Lopik Mobilisation Complex Lopik -/-/-/5 (5) -/1/-/5 (6)
 
Barracks Command Mijdrecht Mobilisation Complex Mijdrecht -/-/-/5 (5) -/1/-/5 (6)
Barracks Command Maartensdijk Mobilisation Complex Maartensdijk -/-/-/5 (5) -/1/-/5 (6)
Barracks Command Odijk Mobilisation Complex Odijk -/-/-/3 (3) -/-/-/3 (3)
Barracks Command Soesterberg Mobilisation Complex Soesterberg -/1/-/3 (4) 1/1/1/3 (6)
   
Barracks Command Bernhard Barracks Amersfoort 7/27/33/59 (126) 3/18/33/54 (108)
Barracks Command Hogeweg Amersfoort -/-/-/5 (5) -/-/-/5 (5)
Barracks Command Koningin Wilhelminalaan 21 Amersfoort -/-/-/1 (1) -/-/-/1 (1)
Barracks Command Het Spoel Culemborg -/-/-/4 (4) -/-/-/4 (4)
Barracks Command Fort Blauwkapel/Ruygenhoek Groenekan -/-/-/2 (2) -/-/-/2 (2)
   
Barracks Command Koning Willem III Barracks Nieuwersluis -/3/7/3 (13) -/3/5/2 (10) 
Barracks Command Dumoulin Barracks Soesterberg -/5/9/28 (42) -/5/9/26 (40)
Barracks Command Camp Soesterberg Soesterberg -/1/-/28 (29) -/1/-/28 (29)
Barracks Command Fort Honswijk Tull en 't Waal -/-/-/3 (3) -/-/-/3 (3)
Barracks Command Hojel/Knoop Barracks Utrecht -/3/4/13 (20) -/3/4/13 (20)
   
Barracks Command Kromhout Barracks Utrecht 5/19/37/43 (104) 2/13/34/40 (89)
Barracks Command Lucas Bolwerk 12 Utrecht -/-/-/1 (1) -/-/-/1 (1)
Barracks Command Overste Den Oudenlaan 20 Utrecht -/1/-/12 (13) -/1/-/12 (13)



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57 Ciest Bevpels Bpiopl293 Bevpel Bpiopl292 Bevpel Bpiopl291 Bevpel Bpiopl290 Bevpel Bpiopl

Unit Location Peace Strength War Strength
57 Security Company Staff (Professional Personnel in Training) [a] Breda 2/4/17 (23)
 
290 Security Platoon (Professional Personnel in Training) [a] Breda/Weert ~ 1/4/29 (34)
291 Security Platoon (Professional Personnel in Training) [a] Breda/Weert ~ 1/4/29 (34)
292 Security Platoon (Professional Personnel in Training) [a] Breda/Weert ~ 1/4/29 (34)
293 Security Platoon (Professional Personnel in Training) [a] Breda/Weert ~ 1/4/29 (34)
 
Utrecht Provincial Military Command/Garrison Command Peace Strength: 24/103/192/260 (579)
Utrecht Provincial Military Command/Garrison Command War Strength: 89/227/1097/252 (1665)

Note
 
a. These were provisional units, to be formed in the warning phase preceding actual mobilisation (likely: NATO Military Vigilance), from pupils of the Royal Military School (Koninklijke Militaire School, KMS) in Weert, the Special Officer Training Centre (Opleidingscentrum Officieren Speciale Diensten, OCOSD) in Breda and the Royal Military Academy (Koninklijke Militaire Academie, KMA), also in Breda. Unit strength and organisation were probably similar to that of NATRES units, as their role was more or less the same. These units would be disbanded once the mobilisable security companies were available, after which their personnel would be reassigned through the regular personnel replacement system.3 

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1. NIMH 205A/10, Aflossing van mobilisabele eenheden en -aanvullingen d.d. 27 mei 1980. Ibid., d.d. 11 november 1983. Ibid., d.d. 17 juni 1985.
2. VS 7-265, 13. Hoffenaar en Schoenmakers, November Romeo, 112-113.
3. HTK 1983-1984, kamerstuknr. 18169 ondernr. 2 (Defensienota 1984-1993), 103. Hoffenaar en Schoenmakers, loc. cit. Bevaart, Kort maar Krachtig, 88-89. Anonymus, KMS, OCOSD en NATRES, 27. Platoon and group commanders would be chosen from OCOSD pupils, as these were sub-officers and reserve officers; their mobilisation role was part of their training as of 1985. The platoons would be filled out by KMS pupils (sub-officers in training), the company staffs would be formed with KMA pupils (officers in training). Unit strength and organisation probably similar to NATRES: in 1983-1984 NATRES had adopted the platoon organisation of the territorial security infantry companies, which indicates a wish for a standard unit type for this role. Hoffenaar en Schoenmakers, op. cit., 119-120, 143. The aforementioned anonymous article notes that all provisional security platoons would be placed under command of NATRES company staffs, which seems incorrect given the apparent presence of provisional company staffs. Disbandment: NL-HaNA 2.13.182 inv. nr. 546, Planningsmemorandum verdere uitbreiding NATRES d.d. 10 juni 1983, Bijlage A d.d. 12 maart 1981. The official order of battle shows these units as peacetime units (as I have done above), probably on the assumption that mobilisation would be timely, in advance of hostilities. They were scheduled to be disbanded on Telegram A, which was not part of the mobilisation telegram sequence. Telegram A would also disband the Hohne and Langemannshof Barrack Commandsthe Military Constabulary Detachments at the Netherlands embassies in East Berlin, Warsaw and Moscow, and the UN Infantry Company in Lebanon, so we may assume it signalled the breakout of war. NIMH 430, inv. nr. 54 (Slagorde KL stand 1 juli 1985). As actual personnel strengths are unknown these units are not included in the total peacetime strength above.