Skaraborg Brigade ( Swedish : Skaraborgsbrigaden ), designation MekB 4 , is a Swedish Army mechanized brigade , active since 2022. It was previously active 1942–2000. The brigade is located at Skövde Garrison [ sv ] , Skaraborg Regiment (P 4) in Skövde .
4-533: 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). The unit was re-established following the Defence Act of 2020 [ sv ] . The Skaraborg Brigade shared heraldry and traditions with the Skaraborg Regiment . In the years 1998–2000, the brigade managed
8-539: A red stripe. This article about an organization based in Sweden 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) was a defence act passed by the Swedish Riksdag on 30 March 2000, and the largest reorganisation of
12-564: 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 a result. The future organisation decided by
16-554: The traditions of the regiment. When the Skaraborg Brigade was disbanded in 2000, the Skaraborgs regementes och Skaraborgsbrigadens (MekB 9) förtjänstmedalj ("Skaraborg Regiment and Skaraborg Brigade (MekB 9) Medal of Merit") in gold and silver (SkarabregbrigGM/SM) of the 8th size was established in 1999. The medal ribbon is divided in black and yellow moiré with a white stripe on the middle followed on both sides by
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