KU 3rd infantry Brigade

The 3rd Infantry Brigade is a formation of the Royal Union Army. The brigade is also known as Hallandsbrigade, a name formerly held by an infantry regiment of the Swedish Army. It is headquartered in Ostersund.

History
The regiment has its origins in fänikor (companies) raised in Västergötland and Dalsland in the 16th century. In 1615, these units were organised by Gustav II Adolf into Västergötlands storregemente. Västergötlands storregemente consisted of three field regiments, of which Västgöta-Dals regemente was one. Sometime between 1621 and 1624, the grand regiment was permanently split into three smaller regiments, of which Västgöta-Dals regemente was one.

Västgöta-Dals regemente was one of the original 20 Swedish infantry regiments mentioned in the Swedish constitution of 1634. The regiment's first commander was Wilhelm von Salzburg. It was allotted in 1685. The regiment was given the designation I 16 (16th Infantry Regiment) in a general order in 1816.

In 1902 the regiment changed recruitment area to Halland and was garrisoned in Halmstad. The name was changed to Hallands regemente to reflect this. In 1975, the regiment gained the new designation I 16/Fo 31 as a consequence of a merge with the local defence area Fo 31.

After the Union of 2001, Västmanlands regemente was reorganized and converted to a modern mechanized brigade and attached to the 1st Infantry Division

Campaigns

 * The Polish War (1600–1629)
 * The Thirty Years' War (1630–1648)
 * The Northern Wars (1655–1661)
 * The Scanian War (1674–1679)
 * The Great Northern War (1700–1721)
 * The Seven Years' War (1757–1762)
 * The Gustav III's Russian War (1788–1790)
 * The First War against Napoleon (1805–1810)
 * The Finnish War (1808–1809)
 * The Campaign against Norway (1814)

Brigade composition

 * IB3 Signal Company 
 * 16th Infantry Battalion, operates in the light infantry role and is equipped with general purpose vehicles
 * 17th Infantry Battalion, operates in the light infantry role and is equipped with general purpose vehicles
 * 18th Infantry Battalion, operates in the light infantry role and is equipped with general purpose vehicles
 * 27th Motorized Infantry Battalion, operates in the light infantry role and is equipped with vehicles from the Sisu XA and general purpose vehicles families
 * 24th Engineers Battalion
 * 28th Logistic Support Battalion 
 * 24th Artillery Battalion, operates in the field artillery role and is equipped with Haubits FH77/A 155 mm howitzer and Anti Air weapons
 * IB3 E&M Engineers Company