Skaraborg Brigade

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The Skaraborg Brigade (Template:Langx), 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

The brigade was established in 1943 under the name of the 9th Armoured Brigade and was one of the very first Swedish army brigades.[1]

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.[2]

The unit was disbanded as a result of the disarmament policies set forward in the Defence Act of 2000.[3] In 2021, following the Defence Act of 2020, which significantly reorganized the army,[4] 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.[5]

Organization

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: [6]

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  • 4th Mechanized Brigade
    • 4th Brigade Staff
      • 4th Brigade Headquarters Company[note 1]
      • 4th Brigade Reconnaissance Company
      • 4th Brigade Air Defence Company
      • 4th Brigade Signals Company [note 2]
    • 41st Mechanized Battalion
    • 42nd Mechanized Battalion
    • 43rd Mechanized Battalion
    • 4th Brigade Artillery Battalion[note 3]
    • 4th Brigade Engineer Battalion[note 4]
    • 4th Brigade Support Battalion[note 5]
    • 4th Tank Transport Company[note 6]

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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.[2]

The most commonly used beret colour is black, worn by all light and mechanized infantry units.[7]

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.[8]

Commanders

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Attributes

Name Translation From To
Script error: No such module "Lang". 9th Armoured Brigade 1943-??-?? – 1949-09-30
Script error: No such module "Lang". Skaraborg Brigade 1949-10-01 – 1997-12-31
Script error: No such module "Lang". Skaraborg Regiment and Skaraborg Brigade 1998-01-01 – 2000-06-30
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Designation From To
Script error: No such module "Lang". 1943-??-?? – 1949-09-30
Script error: No such module "Lang". 1949-10-01 – 1997-12-31
Script error: No such module "Lang". 1998-01-01 – 2000-06-30
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Location From To
Skövde Garrison 1949-10-01 – 2000-06-30
Skövde Garrison 2022-01-01 –

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Organized from the 11th Management Battalion of the Command and Control Regiment.
  2. ↑ Organized from the 12th Signals Battalion of the Command and Control Regiment.
  3. ↑ Organized from the 92nd Artillery Battalion of the Boden Artillery Regiment.
  4. ↑ Organized from the 21st Engineer Battalion of the Göta Engineer Regiment.
  5. ↑ Organized from the 1st Logistics Battalion of the Göta Logistic Regiment.
  6. ↑ Organized from the 1st Heavy Transport Company of the Skaraborg Regiment.

References

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