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Södertörn Marine Regiment
Södertörns marinregemente
Active1956–2000
CountrySweden
AllegianceSwedish Armed Forces
BranchSwedish Navy
TypeCoastal artillery
SizeCoastal artillery brigade (1956–1994)
Marine brigade (1994–1997)
Marine regiment (1997–2000)
Part ofKA 1 (1956–1990)
Milo M (1994–2000)
Garrison/HQJärflotta
March"På vakt vid Östersjön" (Wickström)[note 1]

Södertörn Marine Regiment (Swedish: Södertörns marinregemente, designation SMR, was a Swedish Navy coastal artillery unit which operated from 1956 to 2000. The unit was based on Järflotta south of Nynäshamn.[2]

History

Södertörn Marine Regiment was raised in 1956 as the 3rd Coastal Artillery Brigade (Tredje kustartilleribrigaden, KAB 3). 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 Järflotta and three barrier battalions (spärrbataljoner), Ornö, Mellsten, and Askö.[3] On 1 July 1994, the brigade was also separated from the regiment in the peace organization and reorganized into the Södertörn Marine Brigade (Södertörns marinbrigad, SMB).[4]

The Södertörn Group (Södertörnsgruppen) was raised on 1 July 1994 as the Södertörn Marine Brigade (SMB), along with Roslagen Marine Brigade (RMB), and as a result of that the East Coast Naval Command (MKO) was formed in 1990. This as a continuation of the integration of marine units on the lower level, including the coastal artillery brigades reorganized into marine brigades. With this, among other things, the Swedish Navy's base units and the coastal artillery's brigade service units were merged, and came to be part of the marine brigades.

On 1 January 1998, the war organization within the coastal artillery was reduced, whereby Södertörn Marine Brigade was reduced to a regiment, and got the new name Södertörn Marine Regiment (Södertörns marinregemente, SMR). The regiment was disbanded on 30 June 2000 in connection with the Defence Act of 2000.[5]

Units

3rd Coastal Artillery Brigade (1956)

  • Staff at Järflotta
  • Barrier Battalion Ornö, with staff at Bodskär
    • 1x 10.5/50 battery
    • 3x light batteries
    • 2x mine obstacle units
  • Barrier Battalion Mellsten, with staff at Nåttarö
    • 1x 10,5/50 batteri
    • 4x light batteries
    • 3x mine obstacle units
  • Barrier Battalion Askö, with staff at Torö
    • 1x heavy battery
    • 2x light batteries
    • 1x mine obstacle unit
  • 2x mobile 10.5/42 batteries
  • 2x AA companies for protection of the Södertörn Base (Södertörnsbasen, SörB)
  • 3x bicycle infantry battalions of the Stockholm Defence District (Fo 44)
  • 3rd Archipelago Battalion of the Home Guard

3rd Coastal Artillery Brigade (1984)

  • Staff at Järflotta
  • Barrier Battalion Ornö, with staff at Bodskär
    • 1x heavy battery
    • 1x light battery
    • 2x mine obstacle units
  • Barrier Battalion Mellsten, with staff at Nåttarö
    • 1x heavy battery
    • 1x light battery
    • 3x mine obstacle units
  • Barrier Battalion Askö, with staff at Torö
    • 1x heavy 12/70 battery
    • 1x light battery
    • 1x mine obstacle unit
  • Coastal Ranger Company
  • 3x bicycle infantry battalion of the Stockholm Defence District (Fo 44)
  • 1x division engineer company
  • defence district service company
  • security companies

Södertörn Marine Brigade

  • Staff at Järflotta
  • Coastal Defence Battalion Askö
  • Coastal Defence Battalion Mellsten
  • 2nd Amphibian Battalion
  • Marine Service Battalion Södertörn
  • 2x defence district battalions of the Stockholm Defence District (Fo 44)
  • Defence district engineer company, security companies and Home Guard units

Södertörn Marine Regiment

  • Staff at Järflotta
  • 2nd Amphibian Battalion
  • Marine Service Battalion Södertörn
  • 2x defence district battalions 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 Södertörn Marine Brigade (SMB) 1994–1997 and Södertörn Marine Regiment (SMR) 1997–2000. Blazon: "Per pale or the provincial badge of Södermanland, a griffon segreant sableand azure an anchor surmounted two gunbarrels of older pattern in saltire, all or".[6]

Heritage

On 1 July 2000, the Södertörn Group (Södertörnsgruppen) was raised, consisting of two battalions, Södertörn Home Guard Battalion and Roslagen Home Guard Battalion. Södertörn Home Guard Battalion was the traditional keeper of the Södertörn Marine Brigade.[7] 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. The regiment's march was inherited by the Södertörn Group, which also took over the heraldic weapon, with the difference that the weapon was laid over two crossed swords.[2]

Commanding officers

  • 1956–1994: ?
  • 1994–1995: COL Håkan Beskow
  • 1996–2000: ?

Names, designations and locations

Name Translation From To
Tredje kustartilleribrigaden 3rd Coastal Artillery Brigade 1956-??-?? – 1994-06-30
Södertörns marinbrigad Södertörn Marine Brigade 1994-07-01 – 1997-12-31
Södertörns marinregemente Södertörn Marine Regiment 1998-01-01 – 2000-06-30
Designation From To
KAB 3 1956-??-?? – 1994-06-30
SMB 1994-07-01 – 1997-12-31
SMR 1998-01-01 – 2000-06-30
Location From To
Järflotta 1956-??-?? – 2000-06-30

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The march was established on 13 June 1996 in TFG 960005.[1]

References

Notes

  1. ↑ Sandberg 2007, p. 81
  2. 1 2 Birke & Braunstein 2011, p. 124
  3. ↑ Kustförsvar 2002, p. 304.
  4. ↑ Kustförsvar 2002, pp. 85–86.
  5. ↑ Kustförsvar 2002, p. 308.
  6. ↑ Braunstein 2006, p. 55
  7. ↑ "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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Kustförsvar: från kustbefästningar till amfibiekår : Kustartilleriet-Amfibiekåren 1902-2002 (in Swedish). Hårsfjärden: Marintaktiska kommandot. 2002. ISBN 91-631-2285-5. SELIBR 8555135.

Web

Further reading

  • Ljungberg, Mauritz C:son (1982). "Kungl. Vaxholms kustartilleriregemente: några anteckningar om dess föregångare". Vaxholms fästnings museum (in Swedish). 22: 5–44. ISSN 0349-4802. SELIBR 10256133.
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