Active 1942–2000 Branch Swedish Army | Country Sweden Size Brigade | |
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Type Armoured Brigade (1942-1998) Mechanized Brigade (1998-2000) Motto(s) "Arvet förpliktar" ("The heritage obligates") | ||
Skaraborg Brigade (Swedish: Skaraborgsbrigaden), designation PB 9 and MekB9, was a Swedish Army armoured brigade. It was set up in infantry regiment in 1942, as one of Sweden's first armoured brigades. The brigade's soldiers were mostly trained in the Skaraborg Regiment (P 4).
History
In 1994, the brigade was separated from its regiment. The brigade was decommissioned on June 30, 2000 and the regiment was re-established under its old name, Skaraborg Regiment (P 4).
References
Skaraborg Brigade Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA