Country Sweden Type Armoured | Branch Swedish Army Size Regiment | |
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Active 1942–1957 (as P 3)
1963–2005 (as P 10) Motto(s) "Regimus neque hostis"
( "It is we who decide - not the enemy") | ||
The Södermanland Regiment (Swedish: Södermanlands regemente), designated P 10 or P 3 and P 10/Fo 43, was an armored regiment of the Swedish army with its roots in the 17th century, and was located in Strängnäs. The regiment was deactivated in 2005 and its assets were funneled into other parts of the military. Its life company was transferred to the Södermanland Group of the Home Guard, making the Södermanland Group the only Home Guard unit with such a company.
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History
The regiment was converted from an infantry regiment to an armored regiment in 1963. The regiment was dismantled in 2006. The last conscripts were introduced on April 8, 2005.
Organization
During peacetime organization, the regimental companies were refitted for training purposes.
Commanders
Regimental commanders active during the time the regiment was organized as an armored unit. For regimental commanders before 1942, and between the years 1957-1963, when the regiment was organized as the armored infantry regiment, see Södermanland Regiment (infantry).
Trivia
The Film Ninth Company (1987) by Colin Nutley was filmed in the regiment.