KU 9th Mechanized Brigade

The 9th Mechanized Brigade is a formation of the Royal Union Army. The brigade was created around the Telemark Battalion of the former norwegian army with the name Telemark Brigade. It is garrisoned in Skien and attached to the 8th Armoured Division.

History
Established in 1993, the Telemark Battalion was a motorised infantry unit, tasked as an Immediate Reaction Force with the Norwegian Army, stationed at Heistadmoen in southern Norway, manned mainly by conscripts. Following the unit's experiences in Bosnia, it was decided to reform the battalion into an all volunteer unit. The battalion was moved to a new camp at Rena and converted to mechanised infantry. After the union of 2001, the battalion was presented with its new colours in 2002 and upgraded to a Mechanized Brigade. The Telemark Brigade was operational on 1 July 2003. The unit suffered Baltic Union's first casualty to the ISAF mission on the 23rd of May 2004 when Grenadier Tommy Rødningsby was killed in action. Its first large scale combined operation to engage hostile forces in Afghanistan, occourd in May 2008. Since 2005, Telemark Brigade is attached to the 8th Armoured Division.

Campaigns

 * Bosnian War
 * Kosovo War
 * Operation Iraqi Freedom
 * Operation Enduring Freedom
 * ISAF

Brigade Composition

 * MB9 Signal Company
 * 15th Mechanized Infantry Battalion, operates in the heavy infantry role and is equipped with vehicles from the Pbv302, MT-LB and general purpose vehicles families
 * 16th Mechanized Infantry Battalion, operates in the heavy infantry role and is equipped with vehicles from the Pbv302, MT-LB and general purpose vehicles families
 * 13th Motorized Infantry Battalion, operates in the light infantry role and is equipped with vehicles from the Sisu XA and general purpose vehicles families
 * 14th Motorized Infantry Battalion, operates in the light infantry role and is equipped with vehicles from the Sisu XA and general purpose vehicles families
 * 8th Engineers Battalion
 * 11th Logistic Support Battalion
 * 8th Artillery Battalion, operates in the field artillery role and is equipped with ARCHER Artillery System self-propelled 155 mm howitzer and Anti Air weapons
 * MB9 E&M Engineers Company
 * MB9 Medical Company
 * MB9 Military Police Company