Södermanland Brigade

Södermanlands regemente (P 10/P 3)
Active	1942–1974, 1982–2000
Country	Sweden
Branch	Swedish Army
Type	Armoured Brigade (1942-1957, 1963-1974) Infantry Brigade (1957-1963) Mechanized brigade (1982-2000)
Size	Brigade
Motto	"Regimus neque hostis" ( "It is we who decide - not the enemy")
Colours	Black and yellow
March	"Södermanlands regementes marsch"

Södermanland Brigade (Swedish: Södermanlandsbrigaden), also PB 10 or MekB 10, was a Swedish Army armoured brigade located in the province of Södermanland. Most of the brigade was trained at Södermanland regiment. The brigade was decommissioned in 2000

History

In 1963 The brigade was changed from an infantry brigade to an armoured one. The brigade decommissioned in 2000.

Name and designation

Designation	Name	Translation of name	Active	Notes
I 10 (K)	Södermanlands regemente	Södermanland Regiment	1937-1942	Reorganized in 1942 from field regiment to brigade
10.pansarbrig	10. pansarbrigaden	10th Armoured Brigade	1942–1949	Reorganized in 1949-1951 to Södermanland Brigade (PB 10)
PB 10	Södermanlandsbrigaden	Södermanland Brigade	1951–1957	Designation change in 1957 to IB 10
IB 10	Södermanlandsbrigaden	Södermanland Brigade	1957–1963	Designation change in 1963 to PB 10
PB 10	Södermanlandsbrigaden	Södermanland Brigade	1963–1974	Decommissioned in 1974 in connection with the 1972 Defence Resolution.
MekB 10	Södermanlandsbrigaden	Södermanland Brigade	1982–2000	Recommissioned in 1982 as mechanized brigade. Decommissioned in 2000 through the 2000 Defence Resolution.

Brigade commanders

Period	Name	Rank
1994–1995	Ulf Henricsson	Colonel 1. degree
1995–1998	Lars Bergström	Colonel
1998–2000	Fhleming Christensen	Colonel

See also

• List of Swedish regiments
• Gotland Regiment