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12 Afdva SSVBT Founding: 1951 Cancellation: 1994 Located in: Grave, Oirschot Artillery: 25-pounder, 105mm SP howitzer AMX PRA, 155mm SP howitzer M109 The 12th Field Artillery Division was established in 1951 and initially mobilized. In 1957 the division was made ready by renumbering the then ready 43rd Field Artillery Division. The department was stationed at the Generaal de Bons barracks in Grave. When the 41st Field Artillery Division moved from 't Harde to Seedorf in 1966, the 41 Afdva Alpha battery did not move with it. This was placed as a school battery at the 12th Field Artillery Division in Grave, and later moved with that division to Oirschot. The 25-pounder had since been replaced by the mechanized 105mm howitzer AMX-PRA, which was in turn replaced in 1974 by the mechanized 155mm howitzer M109. With the large organizations of the early 90s, 12 Afdva also had to leave the field. The department was closed in 1994.
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