KU 5th Armoured Brigade

The 5th Armoured Brigade is a formation of the Royal Union Army. The brigade is also known as Södra Skånska Brigade, a name formerly held by an armoured regiment of the Swedish Army. It is headquartered in Kristiansand.

History
The regiment was placed as Southern Scanian Infantry Regiment (I 34) in 1811. The name was later changed to I 25 in 1816. In connection with 1925 defense bill Regiment moved from Lund and Revingehed to Ystad. Dressings name was changed then also to the seventh In 1963, the regiment was an armored regiment and changed its name to P 7th The regiment was initially trained in Ystad and Revingehed. Combat Units educated at Revingehed and wheeled vehicles, troops in Ystad.

In 1982 moved Brigade (Malmö Brigade) in the regiment to Revingehed ( Which was separated from the regiment in 1994 and became the July 1 same year a cadre organized military units in Southern Military Region under the name Southern Scanian Brigade). Remaining in the Ystad became regimental and Defence Area Headquarters until 31 December 1997, when the 1996 defense bill decided that the regiment would be phased out by the defense field regiment. Malmo defense area (For 11) at South Skåne Regiment was then transferred to Scanian Dragoon Regiment ( P 2) and the amount of Kristian defense area (For 14) and the image was scanned defense area (For 14). This change was renamed Southern Scanian Brigade to the new name South Skåne Regiment and Southern Scanian Brigade ( MekB 7).

In the context of 2000 defense bill, the regiment was re-established as an independent regiment units under the same name, South Skåne Regiment ( P 7 ) on 30 June 2000.

The regiment was upgraded to a modern armoured brigade in 2005. It is attached to 8th Armoured Division.

Brigade Composition

 * AB2 Signal Company
 * 5th Armoured Cavalry Battalion, operates in the armoured role and is divided into 3 Tank Companies with 20 Leopard 2A5 each
 * 6th Armoured Cavalry Battalion, operates in the armoured role and is divided into 3 Tank Companies with 20 Leopard 2A5 each
 * 7th Armoured Cavalry Battalion, operates in the formation reconnaissance role and is equipped with vehicles from the CV90 family
 * 8th Armoured Cavalry Battalion, operates in the formation reconnaissance role and is equipped with vehicles from the CV90 and Pbv302 families
 * 2nd Fusiliers Battalion, operates in the light infantry role and is equipped with APCs and general purpose vehicles
 * AB2 Artillery Company, operates in the field artillery role and is equipped with M109 A3GN self-propelled 155 mm howitzer
 * AB2 Armoured Engineers Company
 * AB2 E&M Engineers Company