KU 6th Mechanized Brigade

The 6th Mechanized Brigade is a formation of the Royal Union Army. The brigade was created around the Norrbottens Regemente of the former swedish army with the name Norrbottens Brigade. It is garrisoned in Keflavik and attached to the 6th Infantry 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

 * MB6 Signal Company
 * 14th Armoured Cavalry Battalion, operates in the armoured role and is divided into 3 Tank Companies with 20 Leopard 2A5 each
 * 17th Mechanized Infantry Battalion, operates in the heavy infantry role and is equipped with vehicles from the Pbv302, CV90 and general purpose vehicles families
 * 18th Mechanized Infantry Battalion, operates in the heavy infantry role and is equipped with vehicles from the Pbv302, CV90 and general purpose vehicles families
 * 15th Motorized Infantry Battalion, operates in the light infantry role and is equipped with vehicles from the Sisu XA and general purpose vehicles families
 * 16th Motorized Infantry Battalion, operates in the light infantry role and is equipped with vehicles from the Sisu XA and general purpose vehicles families
 * 11th Engineers Battalion
 * 13th Logistic Support Battalion
 * 11th Artillery Battalion, operates in the field artillery role and is equipped with ARCHER Artillery System self-propelled 155 mm howitzer and Anti Air weapons
 * MB6 E&M Engineers Company
 * MB6 Medical Company