Södermanland Brigade

Södermanland Brigade (Swedish: Södermanlandsbrigaden), also PB 10 or MekB 10, was a Swedish Army armoured brigade located in the province of Södermanland. Most of the brigade was trained at Södermanland regiment. The brigade was decommissioned in 2000

Södermanland Brigade
Södermanlandsbrigaden
Active	1943–1974, 1982–2000
Country	Sweden
Allegiance	Swedish Armed Forces
Branch	Swedish Army
Type	Infantry (1957–1963) Armoured (1949–1957, 1963–1974, 1982–2000)
Role	Armoured brigade (1949–1957, 1963–1974) Infantry brigade (1957–1963) Mechanized brigade (1982–2000)
Size	Brigade
Part of	Södermanland Regiment (1949–1994) Milo M (1994–2000)
Garrison/HQ	Strängnäs
Motto(s)	Regimus neque hostis[note 1] ("We decide - not the enemy")
Colors	Yellow and black
March	"Södermanlands regementes marsch" (Lundvall)[note 2]
Anniversaries	13 August[note 3]
Battle honours	Warsaw (1656), Frederiksodde (1658), Tåget över Bält (1658), Fraustadt (1706), Helsingborg (1710), Gadebusch (1712), Stäket (1719)
Insignia
Branch insignia
Unit insignia

History

In 1963, the brigade was converted from an infantry brigade into an armoured brigade. The unit was disbanded as a result of the disarmament policies set forward in the Defence Act of 2000.

Heraldry and traditions

The Södermanland Brigade shared heraldry and traditions with Södermanland Regiment.[3]

Coat of arms

The coat of the arms of the Södermanland Brigade (MekB 10) 1994–2000. It was also used by the Södermanland Regiment (P 10/Fo 43) 1977–1994 and the Södermanland Regiment (P 10) 2000–2004. Blazon: "Or, the provincial badge of Södermanland, a griffin segreant, sable, armed and langued gules. The shield surmounted two arms in fess, embowed and vambraced, the hands holding swords in saltire, or".[4]

Commanding officers

• 1943–1974: ?
• 1983–198?: Colonel Björn Bernroth
• 198?–1994:
• 1991–1994: Colonel Ulf Henricsson
• 1995–1997: Colonel Lars Bergström
• 1998–2000: Colonel Fhleming Christensen

Names, designations and locations

Name	Translation	From		To
10. pansarbrigaden	10th Armoured Brigade	1943	–	1949-09-30
Södermanlandsbrigaden	Södermanland Brigade	1949-10-01	–	1974-06-30
Södermanlandsbrigaden	Södermanland Brigade	1982-07-01?	–	2000-06-30
Designation		From		To
10. pansarbrig		1943	–	1949-09-30
PB 10		1949-10-01	–	1957-03-31
IB 10		1957-04-01	–	1963-03-31
PB 10		1963-04-01	–	1974-06-30
MekB 10		1982-07-01?	–	2000-06-30
Location		From		To
Strängnäs Garrison		1943	–	2000-06-30

See also

• List of Swedish Army brigades

Footnotes

1. The motto was adopted in 1984 by the then brigade commander of Södermanland Brigade, colonel Björn Bernroth. It was later used by the 27th Home Guard Battalion.[1]
2. The march was adopted in 1994 and established on 13 June 1996.[2]
3. In memory of the Battle of Stäket on 13 August 1719.

References

Notes

1. Handbok: parad 6: traditionsvård 2017, p. 53
2. Sandberg 2007, p. 50
3. Braunstein 2003, p. 334
4. Braunstein 2006, p. 31

Print

• 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.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)
• Handbok: parad 6: traditionsvård : H PARAD 6 2016 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Försvarsmakten. 2017. SELIBR 22459606.