Skaraborg Brigade

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Skaraborg Brigade
Skaraborgsbrigaden
Skaraborgs regemente vapen.svg
Active1943–2000, 2022–
Country Sweden
Allegiance Swedish Armed Forces
Branch Swedish Army
Type Armoured
Role Armoured brigade (1949–1997)
Mechanized brigade (1997–2000; 2022– )
Size Brigade
Part of Skaraborg Regiment (1943–1994)
Milo S (1994–2000)
Garrison/HQ Skövde
Motto(s)Arvet förpliktar ("The heritage obligates")
ColorsBlack 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)
Commanders
Current
commander
Col. Michael Carlén
Insignia
Branch insignia AM.005037.jpg
Unit insignia AM.090983 P 4 (2).jpg
Shoulder sleeve insignia MILI.009841.jpg

Skaraborg Brigade (Swedish : Skaraborgsbrigaden), designation MekB 4, is a Swedish Army mechanized brigade, active since 2022. It was previously active 1942–2000. The brigade is located at Skövde Garrison  [ sv ], Skaraborg Regiment (P 4) in Skövde.

Contents

History

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 unit was re-established following the Defence Act of 2020  [ sv ]. [2]

Heraldry and traditions

The Skaraborg Brigade shared heraldry and traditions with the Skaraborg Regiment. In the years 1998–2000, the brigade managed the traditions of the regiment. [3]

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. [4]

Commanding officers

Names, designations and locations

NameTranslationFromTo
9. pansarbrigaden9th Armoured Brigade1943-??-??1949-09-30
SkaraborgsbrigadenSkaraborg Brigade1949-10-011997-12-31
Skaraborgs regemente och SkaraborgsbrigadenSkaraborg Regiment and Skaraborg Brigade1998-01-012000-06-30
SkaraborgsbrigadenSkaraborg Brigade2022-01-01
DesignationFromTo
9. pansarbrig1943-??-??1949-09-30
PB 91949-10-011997-12-31
MekB 91998-01-012000-06-30
MekB 42022-01-01
LocationFromTo
Skövde Garrison1949-10-012000-06-30
Skövde Garrison2022-01-01

See also

Footnotes

  1. The march was adopted in 1994 and established on 13 June 1996. [1]

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References

Notes

  1. Sandberg 2007, p. 39
  2. "Totalförsvaret 2021–2025 (Proposition 2020/21:30)" (in Swedish). Riksdag. 2020-10-15. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  3. Braunstein 2003 , p. 333
  4. Braunstein 2007 , p. 106

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