South Skåne Brigade
| South Skåne Brigade | |
|---|---|
| Södra Skånska brigaden | |
| Active | 1943–2000 2022–present |
| Country | Sweden |
| Branch | Swedish Army |
| Size | Brigade |
| Part of | South Skåne Regiment (peacetime) 1st Division (wartime) |
| Headquarters | Revinge garrison |
| Motto(s) | Slå snabbt - slå hårt ("Hit fast - hit hard") |
| Beret colour | Black |
| March | "Souvenir-Marsch" [note 1] |
| Commanders | |
| Commander | Col Annelie Olausson |
| Staff Chief | LtCol Martin Folestam |
| Insignia | |
| Branch insignia | |
| Unit insignia | |
The South Skåne Brigade (Swedish: Södra Skånska Brigaden), or the 7th Mechanized Brigade (MekB 7), is a Swedish Army mechanized brigade located in the county of Skåne, active since 2022. It was previously active 1943–2000. The brigade is headquartered at Revinge garrison with the South Skåne Regiment.
History
The brigade was established in 1943 as one of the first army brigades, under the name 7th Motorized Brigade, and served as the sole brigade under the command of the South Scanian Infantry Regiment.[2]
In 1949, it received a sister brigade when the Skåne Brigade (IB 37) was established under the same command. However, this arrangement lasted only eight years before the Skåne Brigade was transferred to the North Scanian Infantry Regiment, once again leaving the South Skåne Brigade as the sole brigade under its regiment.[2]
The unit was disbanded as a result of the disarmament policies set forward in the Defence Act of 2000.[3] In 2022, following the Defence Act of 2020,[4] the South Skåne Brigade would be re-established from scratch.
Organization
As of 2022, the planned wartime organization of the Norrbotten Brigade at full operational capacity is as follows: [5]
- South Skåne Brigade
- 7th Brigade Staff
- 7th Brigade Headquarters Company
- 7th Brigade Reconnaissance Company
- 7th Brigade Signals Company
- 7th Brigade Air Defence Company
- 71st Mechanized Battalion
- 72nd Mechanized Battalion
- 73rd Mechanized Battalion
- 7th Brigade Support Battalion
- 7th Brigade Engineer Battalion
- 7th Brigade Artillery Battalion
- 7th Tank Transport Company
- 7th Brigade Staff
Commanders
- 1943–1990: ?
- 1990–1991: LtCol Gunnar Magnusson
- 1991–1994: Col Mats Welff
- 1994–1998: Col Göran Arlefalk
- 1998–2000: Col Leif Nilsson
- 2000–2021: Inactive
- 2022–2025: Col Lennart Widerström
- 2025–present: Col Annelie Olausson
Attributes
| Name | Translation | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7. motorbrigaden | 7th Motorized Brigade | 1943-??-?? | – | 1949-09-30 |
| Malmöbrigaden | Malmö Brigade | 1949-10-01 | – | 1994-06-30 |
| Södra Skånska Brigaden | South Skåne Brigade | 1994-07-01 | – | 1997-12-31 |
| Södra Skånska regementet och Södra Skånska Brigaden | Skaraborg Regiment and Skaraborg Brigade | 1998-01-01 | – | 2000-06-30 |
| Södra Skånska Brigaden | South Skåne Brigade | 2022-01-01 | – | |
| Designation | From | To | ||
| 7. motorbrig | 1943-??-?? | – | 1949-09-30 | |
| PB 7 | 1949-10-01 | – | 1994-06-30 | |
| MekB 7 | 1994-07-01 | – | 2000-06-30 | |
| MekB 7 | 2022-01-01 | – | ||
| Location | From | To | ||
| Ystad garrison | 1943-??-?? | – | 1982-05-26 | |
| Revinge garrison | 1982-06-10 | – | 2000-06-30 | |
| Revinge garrison | 2022-01-01 | – |
See also
Footnotes
- ^ The march, which was taken over from the South Scanian Infantry Regiment, was established in 1953 by Army Order 33/1953. It was used by the South Scanian Regiment and South Scanian Brigade (Södra skånska regementet och Södra skånska brigaden, MekB 7) from 1994 to 2000, and by the Scanian Group (Skånska gruppen) from 2000.[1]
References
Notes
- 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.
Web
- 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.
- Försvarsmakten (1999-12-17). "MekB 7 Historia". mekb7.mil.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2000-06-05. Retrieved 2025-04-05.