- Norrbottens pansarbataljon
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Norrbottens pansarbataljon
(Pbat/I 19, P 5)
Active 1957–1994, 2000– Country Sweden Branch Swedish Army Type Armoured Role Recruit training Size Battalion Part of Norrbottens regemente Garrison/HQ Boden, Sweden Motto None Colours None March "I flaggskrud" (1958–) Battle honours None Norrbottens pansarbataljon (Norrbotten Armoured Battalion), designation Pbat/I 19 or P 5, is a Swedish Army armoured battalion, one of the few new formations raised in the 20th century. It is still in active service, and is currently garrisoned in Boden, Norrbotten as part of Norrbottens regemente.
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History
See also: Norrbottens regemente#HistoryThe battalion was created in 1957 as the army considered it important to have armoured units stationed in Northern Sweden already in peacetime. In 1975 the battalion was merged with Norrbottens regemente under the designation I 19/P 5 and ceased to exist as an independent unit even though it lived on as part of the regiment. For a short time in the 1990s, the regiment ceased to exist as it was merged with the wartime organised Norrbottensbrigaden.
In 2000, the battalion was re-raised, this time as one of five battalions in Norrbottens regemente, retaining its old name, but not the designation P 5 (5th Armoured Regiment) it originally had, even though it is still in common use. The battalion is as of 2006 one of the three Swedish Army training regiments for armoured units. The battalion has been garrisoned in Boden during its whole existence.
Campaigns
See also: Norrbottens regemente#Campaigns- None
Organisation
See also: Norrbottens regemente#Organisation- 2008
- Support company (Command & control, supply, mortar and recon platoons)
- Armoured infantry company (incl one tank platoon)
- Supply company (Command & Supply, Medics, Repair, Refuel & Ammo and Infantry platoon)
- Infantry company
- Engineer company
- Guard company
- 2004
- Headquarters/mortar company
- Tank company
- Armoured infantry company
- Supply company
Name, designation and garrison
Name Translation From To Norrbottens pansarbataljon Norrbotten Armoured Battalion 1 April 1957 – 30 June 1975 Norrbottens regemente med
Norrbottens pansarbataljonNorrbotten Regiment with
Norrbotten Armoured Battalion1 July 1975 – 30 June 1994 Norrbottens pansarbataljon Norrbotten Armoured Battalion 1 July 2000 – Designation From To P 5 1 April 1957 – 30 June 1975 I 19/P 5 1 July 1975 – 30 June 1994 Pbat/I 19 1 July 2000 – Training ground
or garrison townFrom To Boden (G) 1 April 1957 – 30 June 1994 Boden (G) 1 July 2000 – See also
References
- Braunstein, Christian (2003). Sveriges arméförband under 1900-talet. Stockholm: Statens Försvarshistoriska Museer. ISBN 91-971584-4-5.
- Holmberg, Björn (1993). Arméns regementen, skolor och staber: en sammanställning. Arvidsjaur: Svenskt militärhistoriskt bibliotek. ISBN 91-972209-0-6.
- Kjellander, Rune (2003). Sveriges regementschefer 1700-2000: chefsbiografier och förbandsöversikter. Stockholm: Probus. ISBN 91-87184-74-5.
- Nelsson, Bertil (1993). Från Brunkeberg till Nordanvind: 500 år med svenskt infanteri. Stockholm: Probus. ISBN 91-87184-23-0.
- Svensk rikskalender 1908. Stockholm: P.A. Norstedt & Söner. 1908. http://runeberg.org/rikskal/1908/.
- Online
- Holmén, Pelle; Sjöberg, Jan (2007). "Swedish Armed Forces 1900-2000". http://www.tdg.nu/swedish_armed_forces/. Retrieved 2007-08-20.
- Högman, Hans (2007). "Militaria - Svensk militärhistoria". http://www.algonet.se/~hogman/militaria.htm. Retrieved 2007-08-20.
- Persson, Mats (1998). "Swedish Army Regiments". Archived from the original on 2007-08-30. http://web.archive.org/web/20070830204348/http://www.mvs.chalmers.se/~m95perm_2/forband/. Retrieved 2007-08-20.
- Sharman, Ken (2000). "Swedish military administrative division as per 1629". http://home.golden.net/~ksharman/gnw/Indel.html. Retrieved 2007-08-20.
External links
- Norrbottens pansarbataljon – official site (Swedish)
- Föreningen P 5 (English) (German) (Swedish)
Categories:- Armoured regiments of Sweden
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