Södermanlands regemente (armoured)

Södermanlands regemente
(P 10/P 3)

Active 1942-1957 (P 3)

1963-2005 (P 10)

Country Sweden
Branch Swedish Army
Type Armoured
Size Regiment
Motto "Regimus neque hostis"

( "It is we who decide - not the enemy")

Colours Black and yellow
March "Södermanlands regementes marsch"
Battle honours Warsaw (1656), Frederiksodde (1658), Bält (1658), Fraustadt (1706), Helsingborg (1710), Gadebusch (1712), Stäket (1719)

Södermanlands regiment aka P 10 or P 3 was an armored regiment of the Swedish army with its roots in the 17th century. The regiment was discontinued in 2005 and was located in Strängnäs.

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History

The regiment was converted from a infantry regiment to an armored regiment in 1963. The regiment was dismantled in 2006. The last conscripts were introduced on April 8, 2005.

Education companies

Trivia

The Film Ninth Company (1987) by Colin Nutley was filmed in the regiment.

See also