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
3-628: 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 . The Södermanland Brigade shared heraldry and traditions with Södermanland Regiment . 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
6-604: 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". This Sweden -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a specific military unit is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Defence Act of 2000 (Sweden) The Defence Act of 2000 (prop. 1999/2000:30)
9-684: Was a defence act passed by the Swedish Riksdag on 30 March 2000, and the largest reorganisation of the Swedish Armed Forces since the Defence Act of 1925 . The act was a continuation of the policies set in motion by the Defence Act of 1996: shifting the military's focus from the defence of Swedish territory to a more flexible "operational defence* (Swedish: insatsförsvar ) for smaller-scale peacekeeping operations in foreign nations. Many military formations were disbanded as
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