List of Swedish Army brigades
This is a list of Swedish Army brigades. Brigades were introduced to the Swedish Army in 1948. The last brigades were phased out in 2000.
Infantry brigades
Norrland brigades
Norrland Brigades were infantry brigades specialiced in sub-arctic warfare.Designation | Name | Type | Part of | Active | Comment |
NB 5 | Fältjägarbrigaden | Norrland brigade | Jämtland Ranger Regiment | 1994–2000 | Designation changed in 1994 from NB 35 Jämtland Ranger Brigade |
NB 13 | Dala Brigade | Norrland brigade | Dalarna Regiment | 1984–2000 | Designation changed in 1984 from IB 13 Disbanded in 2000 through the Defence Act of 2000 |
NB 19 | Norrbotten Brigade | Norrland brigade | Norrbotten Regiment | 1964–1994 | Designation changed in 1964 from IB 19 Designation changed in 1994 to MekB 19 |
NB 20 | Västerbotten Brigade | Norrland brigade | Västerbotten Regiment | 1949–1972 | Reorganized in 1972 into three Norrland rifle battalions Type F |
NB 20 | Lappland Brigade | Norrland brigade | Västerbotten Regiment | 1994–1997 | Designation changed in 1994 from NB 51 Disbanded in 2000 through the Defence Act of 2000 |
NB 21 | Ångermanland Brigade | Norrland brigade | Västernorrland Regiment | 1972–2000 | Designation changed in 1994 from NB 51 Disbanded in 2000 through the Defence Act of 2000 |
NB 35 | Jämtland Brigade | Norrland brigade | Jämtland Ranger Regiment | 1963–1988 | Name changed in 1988 to Jämtland Ranger Brigade Designation changed in 1994 to NB 5 |
NB 35 | Jämtland Ranger Brigade | Norrland brigade | Jämtland Ranger Regiment | 1988–1994 | Designation changed in 1994 to NB 5 |
NB 50 | Lappland Brigade | Norrland brigade | Västerbotten Regiment | 1965–1994 | Designation changed in 1965 from IB 50 Designation changed in 1994 to NB 20 |
NB 51 | Ångermanland Brigade | Norrland brigade | Västernorrland Regiment | 1972–1994 | Designation changed in 1972 from IB 51 Designation changed in 1994 to NB 21 |