- Skaraborgs regemente (armoured)
Infobox Military Unit
unit_name= Skaraborgs regemente
(P 4)
dates= 1942–
country=Sweden
branch=Swedish Army
type= Armoured
size=Regiment
motto= "Arvet förpliktar" ("The heritage obligates")
colors= Black and yellow
colors_label= Colours
march= "Geschwindmarsch"
battle_honours= Varberg (1565), Narva (1581), Lützen (1632), Leipzig (1642), Warsaw (1656), Lund (1676), Landskrona (1677), Malatitze (1708)Skaraborgs regemente (Skaraborg Regiment), designation P 4, is a
Swedish Army armouredregiment 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 fromSkaraborg County , and it is currently garrisoned inSkövde , in formerSkaraborg 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 organisedSkaraborgsbrigaden , 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 panzer 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 inVästergötland and most of the training grounds can be found around Skövde, the regiment also has a smaller detachment in Kvarn inÖstergötland .The peacetime organisation is not synonymous with the wartime organisation. But in the peacetime organisation conscripts are trained at following companies.
* Lif company - Staff duty, Anti-aircraft, Scouts.
* Skånings company - Mechanized infantryCV90
* Wartofta company - Tank Strv 122
* Norra Wadsbo company - Transport
* Södra Wadsbo company - Supplies
* Grenadier company - Mechanized infantryCV90 , Mortar
* Wilska company - Light infantry Patgb 203, guardsOther vehicles used by the regiment: TGB 11, 13 & 20, Bv 206.
Name, designation and garrison
See also
*
List of Swedish regiments
*Provinces of Sweden References
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* [http://www.p4.mil.se/ Skaraborgs regemente] – official site sv icon
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