Södermanland Brigade
Södermanland Brigade | |
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Södermanlandsbrigaden | |
Active | 1943–1974, 1982–2000 |
Country | Sweden |
Allegiance | Swedish Armed Forces |
Branch | Swedish Army |
Type | Infantry (1957–1963) Armoured (1949–1957, 1963–1974, 1982–2000) |
Role | Armoured brigade (1949–1957, 1963–1974) Infantry brigade (1957–1963) Mechanized brigade (1982–2000) |
Size | Brigade |
Part of | Södermanland Regiment (1949–1994) Milo M (1994–2000) |
Garrison/HQ | Strängnäs |
Motto(s) | Regimus neque hostis[note 1] ("We decide - not the enemy") |
Colors | Yellow and black |
March | "Södermanlands regementes marsch" (Lundvall)[note 2] |
Anniversaries | 13 August[note 3] |
Battle honours | Warsaw (1656), (1658), Tåget över Bält (1658), Fraustadt (1706), Helsingborg (1710), Gadebusch (1712), Stäket (1719) |
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Branch insignia | |
Unit insignia |
Södermanland Brigade (Swedish: Södermanlandsbrigaden), also PB 10 or MekB 10, was a Swedish Army armoured brigade located in the province of Södermanland. Most of the brigade was trained at Södermanland regiment. The brigade was decommissioned in 2000
History[]
In 1963, the brigade was converted from an infantry brigade into an armoured brigade. The unit was disbanded as a result of the disarmament policies set forward in the Defence Act of 2000.
Heraldry and traditions[]
The Södermanland Brigade shared heraldry and traditions with Södermanland Regiment.[3]
Coat of arms[]
The coat of the arms of the Södermanland Brigade (MekB 10) 1994–2000. It was also used by the Södermanland Regiment (P 10/Fo 43) 1977–1994 and the Södermanland Regiment (P 10) 2000–2004. Blazon: "Or, the provincial badge of Södermanland, a griffin segreant, sable, armed and langued gules. The shield surmounted two arms in fess, embowed and vambraced, the hands holding swords in saltire, or".[4]
Commanding officers[]
- 1943–1974: ?
- 1983–198?: Colonel Björn Bernroth
- 198?–1994:
- 1991–1994: Colonel Ulf Henricsson
- 1995–1997: Colonel Lars Bergström
- 1998–2000: Colonel Fhleming Christensen
Names, designations and locations[]
Name | Translation | From | To | |
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10. pansarbrigaden | 10th Armoured Brigade | 1943 | – | 1949-09-30 |
Södermanlandsbrigaden | Södermanland Brigade | 1949-10-01 | – | 1974-06-30 |
Södermanlandsbrigaden | Södermanland Brigade | 1982-07-01? | – | 2000-06-30 |
Designation | From | To | ||
10. pansarbrig | 1943 | – | 1949-09-30 | |
PB 10 | 1949-10-01 | – | 1957-03-31 | |
IB 10 | 1957-04-01 | – | 1963-03-31 | |
PB 10 | 1963-04-01 | – | 1974-06-30 | |
MekB 10 | 1982-07-01? | – | 2000-06-30 | |
Location | From | To | ||
Strängnäs Garrison | 1943 | – | 2000-06-30 |
See also[]
Footnotes[]
References[]
Notes[]
- ^ Handbok: parad 6: traditionsvård 2017, p. 53
- ^ Sandberg 2007, p. 50
- ^ Braunstein 2003, p. 334
- ^ Braunstein 2006, p. 31
Print[]
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- Braunstein, Christian (2003). Sveriges arméförband under 1900-talet. Skrift / Statens försvarshistoriska museer, 1101-7023 ; 5 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Statens försvarshistoriska museer. ISBN 91-971584-4-5. SELIBR 8902928.
- Braunstein, Christian (2006). Heraldiska vapen inom det svenska försvaret [Heraldry of the Swedish Armed Forces] (PDF). Skrift / Statens försvarshistoriska museer, 1101-7023 ; 9 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Statens försvarshistoriska museer. ISBN 91-971584-9-6. SELIBR 10099224.
- Sandberg, Bo (2007). Försvarets marscher och signaler förr och nu: marscher antagna av svenska militära förband, skolor och staber samt igenkännings-, tjänstgörings- och exercissignaler (in Swedish) (New ed.). Stockholm: Militärmusiksamfundet med Svenskt marscharkiv. ISBN 978-91-631-8699-8. SELIBR 10413065.
- Handbok: parad 6: traditionsvård : H PARAD 6 2016 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Försvarsmakten. 2017. SELIBR 22459606.
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