South Skåne Brigade

The brigade was established in 1943 as one of the first army brigades and served as the sole brigade under the command of the South Scanian Infantry Regiment.^[1]

In 1949, it received a sister brigade when the Skåne Brigade (IB 37) was established under the same command. However, this arrangement lasted only eight years before the Skåne Brigade was transferred to the North Scanian Infantry Regiment, once again leaving the South Skåne Brigade as the sole brigade under its regiment.^[1]

The unit was disbanded as a result of the disarmament policies set forward in the Defence Act of 2000.^[2] In 2022, following the Defence Act of 2020,^[3] the South Skåne Brigade would be re-established from scratch.

As of 2022, the planned wartime organisation of the South Skåne Brigade at full operational capacity is as follows:^[4]

As a mechanised brigade, the standard beret colour is black, in accordance with the traditions of the Swedish Armoured Troops.^[5]

The twin-stemmed oak tree serves as the mascot of both the brigade and the South Skåne Regiment.^[6]

The 1943 instrumental "Souvenir-marsch" by Friedrich Zikoff, known in ceremonial contexts as "Södra skånska infanteriregementets marsch",^[7] has served as the brigade's established march since 13 June 1996, having been in use inofficially since 1994.^[8]

The brigade shares its heraldry with the South Skåne Regiment and the Scanian Group of the Home Guard.^[9]

Blazon of the brigade's coat of arms is as follows:^[9]

Or, the provincial badge of Skåne, an erazed head of a griffin gules, with open crown and arms azure. The shield surmounted two arms in fess, embowed and vambraced, the hands holding swords in saltire, or.

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