Skaraborg Regiment (armoured)

Skaraborg Regiment
Skaraborgs regemente (P 4)
Active	1942–1997, 2000–
Country	Sweden
Branch	Swedish Army
Type	Armoured
Size	Regiment
Motto(s)	"Arvet förpliktar" ("The heritage obligates")
Colours	Black and yellow
March	"Geschwindmarsch"
Battle honours	Varberg (1565), Narva (1581), Lützen (1632), Leipzig (1642), Warsaw (1656), Lund (1676), Landskrona (1677), Malatitze (1708)

The Skaraborg Regiment (Swedish: Skaraborgs regemente), designation P 4, is a Swedish Army armoured regiment that traces its origins back to the 16th century. It was converted from an infantry regiment in 1942. The regiment's soldiers were originally recruited from Skaraborg County, and it is currently garrisoned in Skövde, in former Skaraborg County.

History

The regiment was converted from the infantry regiment Skaraborgs regemente in 1942 and was given the name Skaraborgs pansarregemente. 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 Skaraborg Brigade, designation MekB 9. In 2000, the unit was reorganised once again, and was redesignated back to its old designation P 4, the name was also changed back to Skaraborgs regemente.

Campaigns

• None

Organisation

In peacetime Skaraborgs regiment trains conscripts for the Swedish wartime organisation. Skaraborgs regiment train armoured troops and use the Swedish modified Leopard 2A5 IS, Strv 122, and vehicles from the CV90 family. The peacetime organisation train one battalion a year around 600 people. The main garrison is situated in Skövde in Västergötland and most of the training grounds can be found around Skövde, the regiment also has a smaller detachment in Kvarn in Östergötland where its Grenadier Company and a Mortar platoon are trained.

During the peacetime organisation as of 2016, conscripts are trained at the following companies:

• • Brigade Staff: 2nd Brigade.
  • Batallion Staff: 41st and 42nd Armoured Battalions
  • Life Company: Staff- and support company equipped with Lvkv 90, Combat Vehicle 90 and 12 cm grenade launchers.
  • Skånings kompani (Scania Company): Anti-tank company equipped with Combat Vehicle 90.
  • Wartofta Company: Armoured company equipped with Strv 122 battle tanks.
  • Wilska Company: Anti-tank company equipped with Combat Vehicle 90. Was part of 192. Core Battalion, Nordic Battlegroup 2011.
  • Wadsbo Company: Regular and Heavy Transport company, was part of 192. Core Battalion, Nordic Battlegroup 2011. Has a platoon stationed with the I 19, Norrbotten Regiment.
  • Grenadier Company: Recon company equipped with Combat Vehicle 90.
  • Kåkind Company: Training company used mainly for basic training. Was used for officer training in 2005.
  • Höjentorp Company: Inactive, previously used for basic training of draftees.
  • Gudhem Company: Previously a training company at the Armoured Troops Combat Academy and Pansarcentrum.
  • Laske Company: Previously a training company at the Armoured Troops Combat Academy and Pansarcentrum

The peacetime organisation is not synonymous with the wartime organisation.

Other vehicles used by the regiment: TGB 11, 13 & 20, Bv 206.

Name, designation and garrison

Commanders

Regimental commanders active from when the regiment was organized as an armored unit.^[1] For regimental commanders before 1942, see Skaraborg Regiment (infantry). For the years 1996-2000, see Skaraborg Regiment and Skaraborg Brigade.

See also

• List of Swedish regiments
• Provinces of Sweden

References

External links

• Skaraborgs regemente – official site (Swedish)

Coordinates: 58°22′46″N 13°50′43″E / 58.37944°N 13.84528°E / 58.37944; 13.84528