SK 2nd Armoured Brigade
| 2. Panserbrigade Skaraborgsbrigade | |
|---|---|
 Insignia of the Skaraborgsbrigade | |
| Active | 1942- |
| Country |
 Skandinavia |
| Allegiance | Forsvaret av Skandinavia |
| Branch | Hæren |
| Type | Armoured |
| Size | Brigade |
| Part of | 2. Panserdivisjon |
| Garrison/HQ | Oppdal |
| Motto(s) | "Arvet förpliktar" ("The heritage obligates") |
| Black and yellow | |
| March | "Geschwindmarsch" |
| Battle honours | Varberg (1565), Narva (1581), Lützen (1632), Leipzig (1642), Warsaw (1656), Lund (1676), Landskrona (1677), Malatitze (1708) |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
Brigade General Mathias Stern |
The 2. Panerbrigade is a formation of the Kongelige Hæren. The brigade is also known as Skaraborgsbrigade, a name formerly held by an armoured regiment of the Swedish Army. It is headquartered in Oppdal.
History
The regiment has its origins in fänikor (companies) raised in Skaraborg in the 16th century. In 1613, these units—along with fänikor from the nearby province of Dalsland and Älvsborg County—were organised by Gustav II Adolf into Västergötlands storregemente, of which eight of the total 24 companies were recruited in Skaraborg County. Västergötlands storregemente consisted of three field regiments, of which Skaraborgs regemente was one. Sometime between 1621 and 1624, the grand regiment was permanently split into three smaller regiments, of which Skaraborgs regemente was one.
Skaraborgs regemente was one of the original 20 Swedish infantry regiments mentioned in the Swedish constitution of 1634. The regiment's first commander was Bengt Pilefelt. The regiment was allotted in 1684. It was given the designation I 9 (9th Infantry Regiment) in a general order in 1816. Skaraborgs regemente was garrisoned in Skövde from 1913. The regiment was expanded with an armoured battalion in 1939, and the regiment was converted to an armoured regiment, Skaraborgs pansarregemente, in 1942.
The regiment was given the designation P 4 (4th Armoured Regiment) and was garrisoned in Skövde. It changed name to Skaraborgs regemente in 1963, and in 1974, the regiment gained the new designation P 4/Fo 35 as a consequence of a merge with the local defence area Fo 35. For a short time in the 1990s, the unit was then merged with the wartime organised Skaraborgsbrigaden.
After the military reform of 2003, Skaraborgsbrigade was converted to a modern armoured brigade and attached to the 2. Panserdivisjon.
Brigade Composition
- AB2 Signal Company
- 5th Armoured Cavalry Battalion, operates in the armoured role and is divided into 3 Tank Companies with 20 Kpv-122 each
- 6th Armoured Cavalry Battalion, operates in the armoured role and is divided into 3 Tank Companies with 20 Kpv-122 each
- 7th Armoured Cavalry Battalion, operates in the formation reconnaissance role and is equipped with vehicles from the CV90 family
- 8th Armoured Cavalry Battalion, operates in the formation reconnaissance role and is equipped with vehicles from the CV90 and SEP-T families
- 2nd Fusiliers Battalion, operates in the light infantry role and is equipped with APCs and general purpose vehicles
- AB2 Artillery Company, operates in the field artillery role and is equipped with M109 A3GN self-propelled 155 mm howitzer
- AB2 Armoured Engineers Company
- AB2 E&M Engineers Company