Södertörn Marine Regiment (, SMR), was a Swedish Navy coastal artillery unit which operated from 1956 to 2000. The unit was based on Järflotta south of Nynäshamn.
History Södertörn Marine Regiment was raised in 1956 as the 3rd Coastal Artillery Brigade (Tredje kustartilleribrigaden, KAB 3). The brigade was then in the peace organization under the Vaxholm Coastal Artillery Regiment (KA 1), but was an independent unit in the war organization. The brigade consisted initially in the war organization of a staff at Järflotta and three barrier battalions (spärrbataljoner), Ornö, Mellsten, and Askö. On 1 July 1994, the brigade was also separated from the regiment in the peace organization and reorganized into the Södertörn Marine Brigade (Södertörns marinbrigad, SMB).
The Södertörn Group (Södertörnsgruppen) was raised on 1 July 1994 as the Södertörn Marine Brigade (SMB), along with Roslagen Marine Brigade (RMB), and as a result of that the East Coast Naval Command (MKO) was formed in 1990. This as a continuation of the integration of marine units on the lower level, including the coastal artillery brigades reorganized into marine brigades. With this, among other things, the Swedish Navy's base units and the coastal artillery's brigade service units were merged, and came to be part of the marine brigades.
On 1 January 1998, the war organization within the coastal artillery was reduced, whereby Södertörn Marine Brigade was reduced to a regiment, and got the new name Södertörn Marine Regiment (Södertörns marinregemente, SMR). The regiment was disbanded on 30 June 2000 in connection with the Defence Act of 2000.
Units 3rd Coastal Artillery Brigade (1956) Staff at Järflotta Barrier Battalion Ornö, with staff at Bodskär 1x 10.5/50 battery 3x light batteries 2x mine obstacle units Barrier Battalion Mellsten, with staff at Nåttarö 1x 10,5/50 batteri 4x light batteries 3x mine obstacle units Barrier Battalion Askö, with staff at Torö 1x heavy battery 2x light batteries 1x mine obstacle unit 2x mobile 10.5/42 batteries 2x AA companies for protection of the Södertörn Base (Södertörnsbasen, SörB) 3x bicycle infantry battalions of the Stockholm Defence District (Fo 44) 3rd Archipelago Battalion of the Home Guard
3rd Coastal Artillery Brigade (1984) Staff at Järflotta Barrier Battalion Ornö, with staff at Bodskär 1x heavy battery 1x light battery 2x mine obstacle units Barrier Battalion Mellsten, with staff at Nåttarö 1x heavy battery 1x light battery 3x mine obstacle units Barrier Battalion Askö, with staff at Torö 1x heavy 12/70 battery 1x light battery 1x mine obstacle unit Coastal Ranger Company 3x bicycle infantry battalion of the Stockholm Defence District (Fo 44) 1x division engineer company defence district service company security companies
Södertörn Marine Brigade Staff at Järflotta Coastal Defence Battalion Coastal Defence Battalion Mellsten 2nd Amphibian Battalion Marine Service Battalion Södertörn 2x defence district battalions of the Stockholm Defence District (Fo 44) Defence district engineer company, security companies and Home Guard units
Södertörn Marine Regiment Staff at Järflotta 2nd Amphibian Battalion Marine Service Battalion Södertörn 2x defence district battalions of the Stockholm Defence District (Fo 44) Defence district engineer company, security companies and Home Guard units
Heraldry and traditions
Coat of arms The coat of arms of the Södertörn Marine Brigade (SMB) 1994–1997 and Södertörn Marine Regiment (SMR) 1997–2000. Blazon: "Per pale or the provincial badge of Södermanland, a griffon segreant sableand azure an anchor surmounted two gunbarrels of older pattern in saltire, all or".
Heritage On 1 July 2000, the Södertörn Group (Södertörnsgruppen) was raised, consisting of two battalions, Södertörn Home Guard Battalion and Roslagen Home Guard Battalion. Södertörn Home Guard Battalion was the traditional keeper of the Södertörn Marine Brigade. In 2017 (or 2018), the traditions were transferred to the Södertörn Group, this after the decision that the Home Guard battalions should bear the insignia of the 1st Marine Regiment (Amf 1) as a unit insignia. The regiment's march was inherited by the Södertörn Group, which also took over the heraldic weapon, with the difference that the weapon was laid over two crossed swords.
Commanding officers 1956–1994: ? 1994–1995: COL Håkan Beskow 1996–2000: ?
Names, designations and locations Name Translation From To Tredje kustartilleribrigaden 3rd Coastal Artillery Brigade 1956-??-?? – 1994-06-30 Södertörns marinbrigad Södertörn Marine Brigade 1994-07-01 – 1997-12-31 Södertörns marinregemente Södertörn Marine Regiment 1998-01-01 – 2000-06-30 Designation From To KAB 3 1956-??-?? – 1994-06-30 SMB 1994-07-01 – 1997-12-31 SMR 1998-01-01 – 2000-06-30 Location From To Järflotta 1956-??-?? – 2000-06-30
See also Roslagen Marine Regiment Vaxholm Coastal Artillery Regiment
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