Skaraborg Brigade
| Skaraborg Brigade | |
|---|---|
| Skaraborgsbrigaden | |
 | |
| Active | 1943–2000 2022–present |
| Country |  Sweden |
| Branch |  Swedish Army |
| Size | Brigade |
| Part of | Skaraborg Regiment (peacetime) 1st Division (wartime) |
| Headquarters | Skövde garrison, Västra Götaland |
| Motto(s) | Arvet förpliktar ("The heritage obligates") |
| Beret colour | Black |
| March | "Geschwindmarsch" [note 1] |
| Battle honours | Varberg (1565) Breitenfeld (1631) Lützen (1632) Warszawa (1656) Lund (1676) Landskrona (1677) Narva (1700) Malatitze (1708) |
| Commanders | |
| Commander | LtCol Peter Andersson |
| Staff Chief | LtCol Tobias Hagstedt |
The Skaraborg Brigade (Swedish: Skaraborgsbrigaden), or the 4th Mechanized Brigade (MekB 4), is a Swedish Army mechanized brigade located in the county of Västra Götaland, active since 2022. It was previously active 1942–2000. The brigade is located at Skövde garrison with the Skaraborg Regiment.
History
[edit]The brigade was established in 1943 under the name of the 9th Armoured Brigade and was one of the very first Swedish army brigades.[2]
In the Defence Act of 1992, the government proposed that the wartime organization should reflect the peacetime organization. As a result, in 1994, the Skaraborg Brigade was cadre-organized within the Southern Military District but wartime-organized within the Western Army Division. The division's wartime organization was reorganized once again in 1996, becoming subordinate to the Southern Army Division.[3]
The unit was disbanded as a result of the disarmament policies set forward in the Defence Act of 2000.[4] In 2021, following the Defence Act of 2020, which significantly reorganized the army,[5] the 2nd Brigade was disbanded, and its equipment was transferred to the Skaraborg Brigade, which was set to be re-established in 2022.
Upon the re-establishment of the brigade, its wartime organization would be within the 1st Division along with the rest of the Swedish Army's active brigades.[6]
Organization
[edit]As of 2022, the planned wartime organization of the Skaraborg Brigade at full operational capacity is as follows, with full capability expected to be reached by 2027: [7]
Heraldry and traditions
[edit]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]
The most commonly used beret colour is black, worn by all light and mechanized infantry units.[8]
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.[9]
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Skaraborg Regiment and Skaraborg Brigade (MekB 9) Medal of Merit. -
Skaraborg Regiment and Skaraborg Brigade (MekB 9) Medal of Merit. -
Ribbon of the Skaraborg Regiment and Skaraborg Brigade (MekB 9) Medal of Merit.
Commanders
[edit]The commanders of the brigade throughout its history are as follows:
- 1949–1989: ?
- 1989–1992: Col Alf Sandqvist
- 1992–1995: Col Peter Lundberg
- 1995–1999: Col Tony Stigsson
- 1999–2000: Col Jörgen Britzen
- 2000–2022: Inactive
- 2022–2025: Col Michael Carlén
- 2025–present: LtCol Peter Andersson
Attributes
[edit]| Name | Translation | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Skaraborgsbrigaden | Skaraborg Brigade | 2022-01-01 | – | |
| 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 | |
| MekB 4 | 2022-01-01 | – | ||
| Location | From | To | ||
| Skövde Garrison | 1949-10-01 | – | 2000-06-30 | |
| Skövde Garrison | 2022-01-01 | – |
See also
[edit]Footnotes
[edit]- ^ The march was adopted in 1994 and established on 13 June 1996.[1]
- ^ Organized from the 11th Management Battalion of the Command and Control Regiment.
- ^ Organized from the 12th Signals Battalion of the Command and Control Regiment.
- ^ Organized from the 92nd Artillery Battalion of the Boden Artillery Regiment.
- ^ Organized from the 21st Engineer Battalion of the Göta Engineer Regiment.
- ^ Organized from the 1st Logistics Battalion of the Göta Logistic Regiment.
- ^ Organized from the 1st Heavy Transport Company of the Skaraborg Regiment.
References
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Sandberg 2007, p. 39
- ^ Johansson 2024
- ^ a b Braunstein 2003, p. 333
- ^ Riksdagen 1999
- ^ Riksdagen 2020
- ^ Johansson 2022
- ^ Försvarsmakten 2022
- ^ Försvarsmakten 2015, p. 117
- ^ Braunstein 2007, p. 106
- 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 (2007). Utmärkelsetecken på militära uniformer [Decorations on Swedish military uniforms] (PDF). Skrift / Statens försvarshistoriska museer, 1101-7023; 12 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Statens försvarshistoriska museer. ISBN 978-91-976220-2-8. SELIBR 10423295.
- 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.
- Försvarsmakten (2015). "Uniformsbestämmelser 2015" (PDF). Reglemente (in Swedish). Stockholm: Swedish Armed Forces.
Web
[edit]- Riksdagen (2020-10-15). "Totalförsvaret 2021–2025 (Proposition 2020/21:30)". riksdagen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-07-15.
- Riksdagen (1999-11-25). "Det nya försvaret (Proposition 1999/2000:30)". riksdagen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2025-03-30.
- Försvarsmakten (2022). "Planerad utveckling av krigsorganisationen 2021-2030" [Planned development of the war organization 2021-2030] (PDF). forsvarsmakten.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-03-10. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
- Johansson, Robert (2024-10-07). "Regementena är döda – leve krigsförbanden!". militardebatt.com (in Swedish). Retrieved 2025-03-30.
- Johansson, Alf (2022-09-29). "Armén skapar divisionsförmåga". forsvarsmakten.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2025-05-11.
- Brigades of the Swedish Army
- Military units and formations established in 1949
- Military units and formations disestablished in 2000
- Military units and formations established in 2022
- 1949 establishments in Sweden
- 2000 disestablishments in Sweden
- 2022 establishments in Sweden
- Skövde Garrison
- 20th-century establishments in Skaraborg County