Södermanland Brigade
Södermanlands regemente (P 10/P 3) | |
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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
Designation | Name | Translation of name | Active | Notes |
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I 10 (K) | Södermanlands regemente | Södermanland Regiment | 1937-1942 | Reorganized in 1942 from field regiment to brigade |
10.pansarbrig | 10. pansarbrigaden | 10th Armoured Brigade | 1942–1949 | Reorganized in 1949-1951 to Södermanland Brigade (PB 10) |
PB 10 | Södermanlandsbrigaden | Södermanland Brigade | 1951–1957 | Designation change in 1957 to IB 10 |
IB 10 | Södermanlandsbrigaden | Södermanland Brigade | 1957–1963 | Designation change in 1963 to PB 10 |
PB 10 | Södermanlandsbrigaden | Södermanland Brigade | 1963–1974 | Decommissioned in 1974 in connection with the 1972 Defence Resolution. |
MekB 10 | Södermanlandsbrigaden | Södermanland Brigade | 1982–2000 | Recommissioned in 1982 as mechanized brigade. Decommissioned in 2000 through the 2000 Defence Resolution. |
Brigade commanders
Period | Name | Rank |
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1994–1995 | Ulf Henricsson | Colonel 1. degree |
1995–1998 | Lars Bergström | Colonel |
1998–2000 | Fhleming Christensen | Colonel |
See also
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