Norrbottens pansarbataljon

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Norrbottens pansarbataljon (Pbat/I 19, P 5)

Active 19571994, 2000
Country Sweden
Branch Swedish Army
Type Armoured
Role Recruit training
Size Battalion-sized
Garrison/HQ Boden
Motto None
Colours None
March "I flaggskrud"
Battle honours None

Norrbottens pansarbataljon (Norrbotten Armoured Battalion), designation Pbat/I 19 or P 5, is a Swedish Army armoured battalion, one of the few new formations raised in the 20th century. It is still in active service, and is currently garrisoned in Boden, Norrbotten as part of Norrbottens regemente.

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[edit] History

See also: Norrbottens regemente#History

The battalion was created in 1957 as the army considered it important to have armoured units stationed in Northern Sweden already in peacetime. In 1975 the battalion was merged with Norrbottens regemente under the designation I 19/P 5 and ceased to exist as an independent unit even though it lived on as part of the regiment. For a short time in the 1990s, the regiment ceased to exist as it was merged with the wartime organized Norrbottensbrigaden. In 2000, the battalion was re-raised, this time as one of five battalions in Norrbottens regemente, retaining its old name, but not the designation P 5 (5th Armoured Regiment) it originally had, even though it is still in common use. The battalion is as of 2006 one of the three Swedish Army training regiments for armoured units. The battalion has been garrisoned in Boden during its whole existence.

[edit] Campaigns

See also: Norrbottens regemente#Campaigns
  • None

[edit] Organization

See also: Norrbottens regemente#Organization
2004
  • Headquarters/mortar company
  • Tank company
  • Armoured infantry company
  • Supply company

[edit] Name, designation and garrison

See also: Norrbottens regemente#Name, designation and garrison
Name Translation From To
Norrbottens pansarbataljon Norrbotten Armoured Battalion 1957-04-01 1975-06-30
Norrbottens regemente med
Norrbottens pansarbataljon
Norrbotten Regiment with
Norrbotten Armoured Battalion
1975-07-01 1994-06-30
Norrbottens pansarbataljon Norrbotten Armoured Battalion 2000-07-01
Designation From To
P 5 1957-04-01 1975-06-30
I 19/P 5 1975-07-01 1994-06-30
Pbat/I 19 2000-07-01
Training ground
or garrison town
From To
Boden (G) 1957-04-01 1994-06-30
Boden (G) 2000-07-01

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