Norrbotten Armoured Battalion

Norrbotten Armoured Battalion
Norrbottens pansarbataljon
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Active	1957–1994 2000–present
Country	Sweden
Branch	Swedish Army
Type	Armoured
Role	Recruit training
Size	Battalion
Part of	Norrbottens regemente
Garrison/HQ	Boden, Sweden
March	"I flaggskrud" (since 1958)

The Norrbotten Armoured Battalion (Swedish: Norrbottens pansarbataljon), 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.

History

See also: Norrbottens regemente § History

The 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

Commanders

Battalion commander:

• 1957-1963 - Karl Henrik Bergh
• 1963-1966 - Nils Olof Axel Östlund
• 1966-1967 - Per Anton Björkman
• 1967-1968 - Per Gunnar Brissman
• 1968-1975 - Arne Gillis Hallner Hallagård
• 1975-1975 - Stig Barke

Name, designation and garrison

See also: Norrbottens regemente § Name, designation and garrison

Name	Translation	From		To
Norrbottens pansarbataljon	Norrbotten Armoured Battalion	1 April 1957	–	30 June 1975
Norrbottens regemente med Norrbottens pansarbataljon	Norrbotten Regiment with Norrbotten Armoured Battalion	1 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 town	From		To
Boden (G)	1 April 1957	–	30 June 1994
Boden (G)	1 July 2000	–

See also

• List of Swedish regiments
• Provinces of Sweden

References

Notes

Print

Online

External links

• Norrbottens pansarbataljon – official site (Swedish)
• Föreningen P 5 (English) (German) (Swedish)