Skaraborg Brigade
{{Infobox military unit
| unit_name = Skaraborg Brigade
| native_name = Skaraborgsbrigaden
| image = Skaraborgs regemente vapen.svg
| image_size = 150px
| dates = 1943–2000
2022–present
| country = {{flag|Sweden}}
| branch = {{army|Sweden}}
| size = Brigade
| command_structure = Skaraborg Regiment (peacetime)
1st Division (wartime)
| garrison = Skövde Garrison, Västra Götaland
| garrison_label = Headquarters
| motto = Arvet förpliktar
("The heritage obligates")
| colors = {{legend2|#000000|Black|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
| colors_label = Beret colour
| march = "Geschwindmarsch" {{#tag:ref|The march was adopted in 1994 and established on 13 June 1996.{{harvnb|Sandberg|2007|p=39}}|group=note}}
| battle_honours = Varberg (1565)
Breitenfeld (1631)
Lützen (1632)
Warszawa (1656)
Lund (1676)
Landskrona (1677)
Narva (1700)
Malatitze (1708)
| website =
| current_commander = LtCol Peter Andersson
| commander1_label = Commander
| commander2 = LtCol Tobias Hagstedt
| commander2_label = Staff Chief
| notable_commanders =
| identification_symbol = 100px
| identification_symbol_label = Branch insignia
| identification_symbol_2 = 100px
| identification_symbol_2_label = Unit insignia
}}
The Skaraborg Brigade ({{langx|sv|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
The brigade was established in 1943 as one of the first army brigades under the name of the 9th Armoured Brigade. Eight years after brigades would replace regiments as the primary fighting force of the Army in 1951, the brigade had its name changed to the current one.{{harvnb|Johansson|2024}}
The unit was disbanded as a result of the disarmament policies set forward in the Defence Act of 2000.{{harvnb|Riksdagen|1999}} In 2021, following the Defence Act of 2020, which significantly reorganized the army,{{harvnb|Riksdagen|2020}} the 2nd Brigade was disbanded, and its equipment was transferred to the Skaraborg Brigade, which was set to be re-established in 2022.
= 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: {{harvnb|Försvarsmakten|2022}}
{{tree list}}
- Skaraborg Brigade - 4th Mechanized Brigade, in Skövde
- 4th Brigade Staff
- 4th Brigade Command Company{{#tag:ref|Organized from the 11th Management Battalion of the Command and Control Regiment.|group=note}}
- 4th Brigade Reconnaissance Company
- 4th Brigade Air Defence Company
- 4th Brigade Signals Company {{#tag:ref|Organized from the 12th Signals Battalion of the Command and Control Regiment.|group=note}}
- 41st Mechanized Battalion
- 42nd Mechanized Battalion
- 43rd Mechanized Battalion
- 4th Brigade Artillery Battalion{{#tag:ref|Organized from the 92nd Artillery Battalion of the Boden Artillery Regiment.|group=note}}
- 4th Brigade Engineer Battalion{{#tag:ref|Organized from the 21st Engineer Battalion of the Göta Engineer Regiment.|group=note}}
- 4th Brigade Support Battalion{{#tag:ref|Organized from the 1st Logistics Battalion of the Göta Logistic Regiment.|group=note}}
- 4th Tank Transport Company{{#tag:ref|Organized from the 1st Heavy Transport Company of the Skaraborg Regiment.|group=note}}
{{tree list/end}}
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.{{harvnb|Braunstein|2003|p=333}}
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.{{harvnb|Braunstein|2007|p=106}}
File:AM.019808.jpg|Skaraborg Regiment and Skaraborg Brigade (MekB 9) Medal of Merit.
File:AM.019811.jpg|Skaraborg Regiment and Skaraborg Brigade (MekB 9) Medal of Merit.
File:AM.019810.jpg|Ribbon of the Skaraborg Regiment and Skaraborg Brigade (MekB 9) Medal of Merit.
Commanders
The commanders of the brigade throughout its history are as follows:
{{columns-list|colwidth=20em|
- 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
| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
! Name ! Translation ! From ! ! To |
| {{lang|sv|9. pansarbrigaden}}
| 9th Armoured Brigade | style="text-align:center;" | 1943-??-?? | style="text-align:center;" | – | style="text-align:center;" | 1949-09-30 |
| {{lang|sv|Skaraborgsbrigaden}}
| Skaraborg Brigade | style="text-align:center;" | 1949-10-01 | style="text-align:center;" | – | style="text-align:center;" | 1997-12-31 |
| {{lang|sv|Skaraborgs regemente och Skaraborgsbrigaden}}
| Skaraborg Regiment and Skaraborg Brigade | style="text-align:center;" | 1998-01-01 | style="text-align:center;" | – | style="text-align:center;" | 2000-06-30 |
| {{lang|sv|Skaraborgsbrigaden}}
| Skaraborg Brigade | style="text-align:center;" | 2022-01-01 | style="text-align:center;" |– | |
| Designation
! ! From ! ! To |
|---|
| {{lang|sv|9. pansarbrig}}
| | style="text-align:center;" | 1943-??-?? | style="text-align:center;" | – | style="text-align:center;" | 1949-09-30 |
| {{lang|sv|PB 9}}
| | style="text-align:center;" | 1949-10-01 | style="text-align:center;" | – | style="text-align:center;" | 1997-12-31 |
| {{lang|sv|MekB 9}}
| | style="text-align:center;" | 1998-01-01 | style="text-align:center;" | – | style="text-align:center;" | 2000-06-30 |
| {{lang|sv|MekB 4}}
| | style="text-align:center;" | 2022-01-01 | style="text-align:center;" | – | |
| Location
! ! From ! ! To |
| Skövde Garrison
| | style="text-align:center;" | 1949-10-01 | style="text-align:center;" | – | style="text-align:center;" | 2000-06-30 |
| Skövde Garrison
| | style="text-align:center;" | 2022-01-01 | style="text-align:center;" | – | |
See also
Footnotes
References
=Notes=
{{Reflist}}
=Print=
- {{cite book |last=Braunstein |first=Christian |title=Sveriges arméförband under 1900-talet |series=Skrift / Statens försvarshistoriska museer, 1101-7023; 5 |year=2003 |publisher=Statens försvarshistoriska museer |location=Stockholm |language=Swedish |isbn=91-971584-4-5 |id={{LIBRIS|8902928}} }}
- {{cite book |url=https://www.sfhm.se/contentassets/84a6e4f1b2ce4e2b96c4ba578a41c503/sfhm-skriftserie-utmarkelsetecken-pa-militara-uniformer-christian-braunstein-2007.pdf |last=Braunstein |first=Christian |title=Utmärkelsetecken på militära uniformer |trans-title=Decorations on Swedish military uniforms |series=Skrift / Statens försvarshistoriska museer, 1101-7023; 12 |year=2007 |publisher=Statens försvarshistoriska museer |location=Stockholm |language=Swedish |isbn=978-91-976220-2-8 |id={{LIBRIS|10423295}} }}
- {{cite book |last=Sandberg |first=Bo |title=Försvarets marscher och signaler förr och nu: marscher antagna av svenska militära förband, skolor och staber samt igenkännings-, tjänstgörings- och exercissignaler |edition=New |year=2007 |publisher=Militärmusiksamfundet med Svenskt marscharkiv |location=Stockholm |language=Swedish |isbn=978-91-631-8699-8 |id={{LIBRIS|10413065}} }}
=Web=
- {{Cite web |last=Riksdagen |date=2020-10-15 |title=Totalförsvaret 2021–2025 (Proposition 2020/21:30) |url=https://www.riksdagen.se/sv/dokument-lagar/dokument/proposition/totalforsvaret-2021-2025_H80330 |access-date=2023-07-15 |website=riksdagen.se |language=sv-se}}
- {{Cite web |last=Riksdagen |date=1999-11-25 |title=Det nya försvaret (Proposition 1999/2000:30) |url=https://www.riksdagen.se/sv/dokument-och-lagar/dokument/proposition/det-nya-forsvaret_gn0330/ |access-date=2025-03-30 |website=riksdagen.se |language=sv-se}}
- {{Cite web |last=Försvarsmakten |date=2022 |title=Planerad utveckling av krigsorganisationen 2021-2030 |trans-title=Planned development of the war organization 2021-2030 |url=https://www.forsvarsmakten.se/siteassets/4-om-myndigheten/dokumentfiler/budgetunderlag/budgetunderlag-2021/fm2019-9956.17-fm-bu21-underbilaga-1.1.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220310125354/https://www.forsvarsmakten.se/siteassets/4-om-myndigheten/dokumentfiler/budgetunderlag/budgetunderlag-2021/fm2019-9956.17-fm-bu21-underbilaga-1.1.pdf |archive-date=2022-03-10 |access-date=2025-03-27 |website=forsvarsmakten.se |language=sv-se}}
- {{Cite web |last=Johansson |first=Robert |date=2024-10-07 |title=Regementena är döda – leve krigsförbanden! |url=https://militardebatt.com/2024/10/07/regementena-ar-doda-leve-krigsforbanden/ |access-date=2025-03-30 |website=militardebatt.com |language=sv-se}}
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