Roslagen Marine Regiment
Roslagen Marine Regiment (Swedish: Roslagens marinregemente, designation RMR, was a Swedish Navy coastal artillery unit which operated between from 1956 to 2000. The unit was based at Hamnholmen in Norrtälje Municipality.[2]
| Roslagen Marine Regiment | |
|---|---|
| Roslagens marinregemente | |
 | |
| Active | 1956–2000 |
| Country | Sweden |
| Allegiance | Swedish Armed Forces |
| Branch | Swedish Navy |
| Type | Coastal artillery |
| Size | Coastal artillery brigade (1956–1994) Marine brigade (1994–1997) Marine regiment (1997–2000) |
| Part of | KA 1 (1956–1990) Milo M (1994–2000) |
| Garrison/HQ | Hamnholmen |
| March | "Honnör för Vita Gardet" (Arnoldson)[note 1] |
History
Roslagen Marine Regiment was raised in 1956 as the 1st Coastal Artillery Brigade (Första kustartilleribrigaden, KAB 1). The brigade was then in the peace organization under the Vaxholm Coastal Artillery Regiment (KA 1), but was an independent unit in the war organization. The brigade consisted initially in the war organization of a staff at Hamnholmen and two barrier battalions (spärrbataljoner) based in Arholma and Söderarm as well as local defence battalions.[3] In 1984, the brigade's war organization consisted of three barrier battalions, Roten, Arholma and Söderarm, and local defense battalions.[4] On 1 July 1994, the brigade was also separated from the regiment in the peace organization and reorganized into the Roslagen Marine Brigade (Roslagens marinbrigad, RMB).[5]
The big difference from 1994 was that the brigade was now called marine brigade. It was because the Swedish Navy's naval base service units merged with the coastal artillery's brigade service units and was now part of the marine brigades. This is a continuation of the integration of marine units on a lower level. On 1 January 1998, the war organization within the coastal artillery was reduced, whereby the Roslag Marine Brigade was reduced to a regiment, and received the new name Roslagen Marine Regiment (RMR). The regiment was disbanded on 30 June 2000 in connection with the Defence Act of 2000.[6]
Units
1st Coastal Artillery Brigade (1956)
- Staff at Hamnholmen
- Barrier Battalion Arholma, with staff at Lidö
- Barrier Battalion Söderarm, with staff at Hamnskär
- 2x bicycle infantry battalions
- 1st Archipelago Battalion of the Home Guard
1st Coastal Artillery Brigade (1984)
- Staff at Hamnholmen
- Barrier Battalion Roten, with staff at Singö
- Barrier Battalion Arholma, with staff at Lidö
- Barrier Battalion Söderarm, with staff at Hamnskär
- 1x defence district group staff type B
- 2x bicycle infantry battalions
- 1x division engineer company
- 1x howitzer company
- defence district service company
- security companies
Roslagen Marine Brigade (1994)
- Staff at Hamnholmen
- Costal Defence Battalion Roten
- Costal Defence Battalion Söderarm
- Costal Defence Battalion Korsö
- 4th Amphibian Battalion
- Marine Service Battalion Roslagen
- Defence district battalion of the Stockholm Defence District (Fo 44)
- Defence district engineer company, security companies and Home Guard units
Roslagen Marine Regiment (1998)
- Staff
- Marine Service Battalion Roslagen
- Defence district battalion of the Stockholm Defence District (Fo 44)
- Defence district engineer company, security companies and Home Guard units
Heraldry and traditions
Coat of arms
The coat of arms of the Roslagen Marine Brigade (RMB) 1994–1997 and Roslagen Marine Regiment (RMR) 1997–2000. Blazon: "Per pale or an inverted anchor sable and a zure an anchor surmounted two gunbarrels of older pattern in saltire, all or".[7]
Heritage
On 1 July 2000, the Södertörn Group (Södertörnsgruppen) was raised, consisting of two battalions, Södertörn Home Guard Battalion and Roslagen Home Guard Battalion. Roslagen Home Guard Battalion was the traditional keeper of the Roslagen Marine Brigade.[8] In 2017 (or 2018), the traditions were transferred to the Södertörn Group, this after the decision that the Home Guard battalions should bear the insignia of the 1st Marine Regiment (Amf 1) as a unit insignia.
Commanding officers
- 1956–1994: ???
- 1994–1996: ???
- 1996–1997: COL Håkan Söderlindh
- 1998–2000: ???
Names, designations and locations
| Name | Translation | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Första kustartilleribrigaden | 1st Coastal Artillery Brigade | 1956-??-?? | – | 1994-06-30 |
| Roslagens marinbrigad | Roslagen Marine Brigade | 1994-07-01 | – | 1997-12-31 |
| Roslagens marinregemente | Roslagen Marine Regiment | 1998-01-01 | – | 2000-06-30 |
| Designation | From | To | ||
| KAB 1 | 1956-??-?? | – | 1994-06-30 | |
| RMB | 1994-07-01 | – | 1997-12-31 | |
| RMR | 1998-01-01 | – | 2000-06-30 | |
| Location | From | To | ||
| Hamnholmen | 1994-07-01 | – | 2000-06-30 |
Footnotes
- The march was established on 30 June 1994.[1]
References
Notes
- Sandberg 2007, p. 14
- Birke & Braunstein 2011, p. 123
- Kustförsvar 2002, p. 304.
- Kustförsvar 2002, p. 306.
- Kustförsvar 2002, pp. 85-86.
- Kustförsvar 2002, p. 308.
- Braunstein 2006, pp. 54-55
- "Försvarets traditioner i framtiden" (PDF) (in Swedish). National Swedish Museums of Military History. 2012-07-01. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-29. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
Print
- Birke, Sune; Braunstein, Christian (2011). Sveriges marina förband och skolor under 1900-talet. Skrift / Statens försvarshistoriska museer, 1101-7023 ; 13 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Statens försvarshistoriska museer. ISBN 978-91-976220-5-9. SELIBR 12638815.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Braunstein, Christian (2006). Heraldiska vapen inom det svenska försvaret [Heraldry of the Swedish Armed Forces] (PDF). Skrift / Statens försvarshistoriska museer, 1101-7023 ; 9 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Statens försvarshistoriska museer. ISBN 91-971584-9-6. SELIBR 10099224.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Kustförsvar: från kustbefästningar till amfibiekår : Kustartilleriet-Amfibiekåren 1902-2002 (in Swedish). Hårsfjärden: Marintaktiska kommandot. 2002. ISBN 91-631-2285-5. SELIBR 8555135.
Web
- "Regeringens proposition 1996/97:4-Totalförsvar i förnyelse-etapp 2" (in Swedish). Riksdagen. Retrieved 9 March 2013.