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Skaraborg Brigade | |
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Skaraborgsbrigaden | |
Active | 1943–2000 |
Country | Sweden |
Allegiance | Swedish Armed Forces |
Branch | Swedish Army |
Type | Armoured |
Role | Armoured brigade (1949–1997) Mechanized brigade (1997–2000) |
Size | Brigade |
Part of | Skaraborg Regiment (1943–1994) Milo S (1994–2000) |
Garrison/HQ | Skövde |
Motto(s) | Arvet förpliktar ("The heritage obligates") |
Colors | Black and yellow |
March | "Geschwindmarsch" (Herrman) [note 1] |
Battle honours | Varberg (1565), Narva (1581), Lützen (1632), Leipzig (1642), Warsaw (1656), Lund (1676), Landskrona (1677), Malatitze (1708) |
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Skaraborg Brigade (Swedish : Skaraborgsbrigaden), designation PB 9 and MekB9, was a Swedish Army armoured brigade. It was set up in infantry regiment in 1942, as one of Sweden's first armoured brigades. The brigade's soldiers were mostly trained in the Skaraborg Regiment (P 4).
In 1994, the brigade was separated from its regiment. The brigade was decommissioned on June 30, 2000 and the regiment was re-established under its old name, Skaraborg Regiment (P 4).
The Skaraborg Brigade shared heraldry and traditions with the Skaraborg Regiment. In the years 1998–2000, the brigade managed the traditions of the regiment. [2]
When the Skaraborg Brigade was disbanded in 2000, the Skaraborgs regementes och Skaraborgsbrigadens (MekB 9) förtjänstmedalj ("Skaraborg Regiment and Skaraborg Brigade (MekB 9) Medal of Merit") in gold and silver (SkarabregbrigGM/SM) of the 8th size was established in 1999. The medal ribbon is divided in black and yellow moiré with a white stripe on the middle followed on both sides by a red stripe. [3]
Name | Translation | From | To | |
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9. pansarbrigaden | 9th Armoured Brigade | 1943-??-?? | – | 1949-09-30 |
Skaraborgsbrigaden | Skaraborg Brigade | 1949-10-01 | – | 1997-12-31 |
Skaraborgs regemente och Skaraborgsbrigaden | Skaraborg Regiment and Skaraborg Brigade | 1998-01-01 | – | 2000-06-30 |
Designation | From | To | ||
9. pansarbrig | 1943-??-?? | – | 1949-09-30 | |
PB 9 | 1949-10-01 | – | 1997-12-31 | |
MekB 9 | 1998-01-01 | – | 2000-06-30 | |
Location | From | To | ||
Skövde Garrison | 1949-10-01 | – | 2000-06-30 |
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