Porsanger Battalion

Porsanger Battalion
Active	1 May 2020 - Present
Country	Norway
Branch	Norwegian Army
Type	Mechanised infantry
Role	Armoured reconnaissance
Size	One battalion
Part of	Finnmark Brigade
Garrison/HQ	Garrison of Porsanger
Motto(s)	"Where wolf's ears are, wolf's teeth are near" from the Völsunga saga
Equipment	Combat Vehicle 90
Website	https://www.forsvaret.no/om-forsvaret/organisasjon/haeren/finnmark-landforsvar
Commanders
Current commander	Lt.Col. Espen Stiberg [1]
Insignia
Standard

The Porsanger Battalion is an armoured reconnaissance unit of the Norwegian Army. The battalion is based in Garrison of Porsanger, as part of the Finnmark Land Command.

History

The Battalion was established May 1st 2020. ^[2]

Current organisation

Porsanger Battalion is broken into the following structure ^[3]

• Battalion Headquarters based at Garrison of Porsanger
  • 1st Armoured Reconnaissance Squadron
  • 2nd Armoured Reconnaissance Squadron
  • 6th Combat Support Squadron

References

1. Rognstrand, Andrea (16 July 2022). "Stiberg er ny sjef for Porsanger bataljon". Forsvarets forum. Forsvarets forum. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
2. Forsvaret. "Dette er Finnmarks nye bataljon". Forsvaret.no. Forsvaret. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
3. Store Norske Leksikon. "Porsanger Bataljon". Store Norske Leksikon. Retrieved 23 June 2021.