Södermanland Brigade

Södermanlands regemente
(P 10/P 3)
Active 1942–1974, 1982–2000
Country Sweden
Branch Swedish Army
Type Armoured Brigade (1942-1957, 1963-1974) Infantry Brigade (1957-1963) Mechanized brigade (1982-2000)
Size Brigade
Motto(s)

"Regimus neque hostis"

( "It is we who decide - not the enemy")
Colours Black and yellow
March "Södermanlands regementes marsch"

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.

Name and designation

DesignationNameTranslation of nameActiveNotes
I 10 (K)Södermanlands regementeSödermanland Regiment1937-1942Reorganized in 1942 from field regiment to brigade
10.pansarbrig10. pansarbrigaden10th Armoured Brigade1942–1949Reorganized in 1949-1951 to Södermanland Brigade (PB 10)
PB 10SödermanlandsbrigadenSödermanland Brigade1951–1957Designation change in 1957 to IB 10
IB 10SödermanlandsbrigadenSödermanland Brigade1957–1963Designation change in 1963 to PB 10
PB 10SödermanlandsbrigadenSödermanland Brigade1963–1974Decommissioned in 1974 in connection with the 1972 Defence Resolution.
MekB 10SödermanlandsbrigadenSödermanland Brigade1982–2000Recommissioned in 1982 as mechanized brigade.
Decommissioned in 2000 through the 2000 Defence Resolution.

Brigade commanders

PeriodNameRank
1994–1995Ulf HenricssonColonel 1. degree
1995–1998Lars BergströmColonel
1998–2000Fhleming ChristensenColonel

See also

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