The National CBRN Defence Centre
( sv, Totalförsvarets skyddscentrum, SkyddC, , Total Defense Protection Center) is a
Swedish
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military unit with expertise regarding
chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense
Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defence (CBRN defence) are protective measures taken in situations in which chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear warfare (including terrorism) hazards may be present. CBRN defence consist ...
used by both the army, marines and the air force. The unit has been existing in different forms since 1953. Totalförsvarets skyddscentrum is localised together with
Västerbottensgruppen (UG 61) within
Umeå Garrison (also known as
Umestan), which is the barracks that previously were used by
Västerbotten Regiment
The Västerbotten Regiment ( sv, Västerbottens regemente), designations I 19, I XIX, I 20 and I 20/Fo 61, was a Swedish Army infantry regiment that traced its origins back to the 16th century. The regiment's soldiers were originally recruited fr ...
.
History
The center has its origin from the gas technicians who were employed in the Swedish Armed Forces in the 1930s. In 1953 the Army ABC-Defence School (''Arméns skyddskola'') was formed within
Swedish Infantry Combat School
The Swedish Infantry Combat School ( sv, Infanteriets stridsskola, InfSS) was a combat arms school of the Swedish Army which operated in various forms from 1874 to 1995. The school was located at Kvarns bruk north of Borensberg.
History
The Swedi ...
(InfSS) in
Rosersberg
Rosersberg is a locality situated in Sigtuna Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 1,671 inhabitants in 2010.
It grew up around a railway station and got its name from the nearby Rosersberg Palace, one of the royal palaces of Sweden. Rosersb ...
. When InfSS was moved to Linköping the "Skyddskola" was transferred to
Svea Life Guards
The Svea Life Guards ( sv, Svea livgarde), also I 1, was a Swedish Army infantry regiment that was active in various forms 1521–2000. The unit was based in the Stockholm Garrison in Stockholm and belonged to the King's Life and Household Tro ...
(I 1), with had its former location at
Ulriksdal.
In 1968 the school received new tasks and the name was changed to ABC-Defence School of the Armed Forces (). 1970 moved the school along with the Svea Life Guards to
Kungsängen
Kungsängen ( en, King’s Meadow) is a locality and the seat of Upplands-Bro Municipality
Upplands-Bro Municipality (''Upplands-Bro kommun'') is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Kungsà ...
. On 1 July 1988 the school was separated from the Svea Life Guards, and received new tasks with a focus on
Totalförsvaret, with this organizational change, the school changed the name to ABC-Defence School of the Total Defence ().
After that the parliament voted for the Government Bill 1987/88: 112, it was decided that the school would be relocated in 1992 to
Umeå Garrison.
On 27 July 2009 the last batch of conscripts started their training. Their training took place at Swea kompani at the National CBRN Defence Centre (). These were later to be discharge at the 17 June 2010.
Most of the Swedish CBRN expertise is now gathered in Umeå, where SkyddC since autumn 2008 is part of a network that is part of the European CBRNE Center, including the
Swedish Defence Research Agency
The Swedish Defence Research Agency ( sv, Totalförsvarets forskningsinstitut, FOI; literal translation: ''Total Defence Research Institute'') is a government agency in Sweden for defence research.
FOI has its headquarters in Kista (Stockholm). ...
(FOI),
Umeå University
Umeå University ( sv, Umeå universitet; Ume Sami: ) is a public research university located in Umeå, in the mid-northern region of Sweden. The university was founded in 1965 and is the fifth oldest within Sweden's present borders.
As of 2015 ...
,
Västerbotten County Council and
Umeå Municipality
Umeå Municipality (, sme, Ubmi gielda) is a municipality in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is Umeå, which is also the county seat of Västerbotten County.
Administration
The municipality is an administrative entity defined ...
.
The Swedish government decided in late 2010 to expand the CBRN focus with an indoor facility at SkyddC. This is to increase the safety of the training with CBRN material. In total around 80 million was to be invested in the facility.
Heraldry and traditions
Colours, standards and guidons
The unit colour was presented to the then ABC-Defence School of the
wedishTotal Defence (, SkyddS) at the Artillery Square in
Stockholm
Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...
by the Supreme Commander, general
Owe Wiktorin
General (Sweden), General Owe Erik Axel Wiktorin (born 7 May 1940) is a retired Swedish Air Force officer. Wiktorin was Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces from 1994 to 2000. His time as Supreme Commander was marked by major cutbacks of ...
on 30 April 1996. It is drawn by Bengt Olof Kälde and embroidered by machine in insertion technique by the company Libraria.
Blazon
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: "On white cloth a rampant green dragon, armed red."
Coat of arms
The coat of arms of the Swedish Army ABC/NBC-Defence School 1953–1968 and the ABC-Defence School of the Swedish Armed Forces 1979–1988.
Blazon
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: "Argent, a dragon rampant vert, armed and langued gules. The shield surmounting two swords in saltire or".
The coat of arms of the ABC-Defence School of the Swedish Total Defence 1988–2000 and the National CBRN Defence Centre from 2000.
Blazon
In heraldry and heraldic vexillology, a blazon is a formal description of a coat of arms, flag or similar emblem, from which the reader can reconstruct the appropriate image. The verb ''to blazon'' means to create such a description. The vis ...
: "Argent, a dragon rampant vert, armed and langued gules. The shield surmounting an erect sword or".
Medals
In 2012, the ''Totalförsvarets skyddscentrums förtjänstmedalj'' (SkyddCGM/SM) of the 8th size in gold/silver was established.
Commanding officers
*1952–1956: Major Svante Johan Millqvist
*1956–1960: Major Bertil Malgerud
*1960–1963: Major Sigvard Månsson
*1963–1965: Lieutenant Colonel Ingemar Grunditz
*1965–1967: Lieutenant Colonel Hans von Schreeb
*1967–1977: Lieutenant Colonel Hans Carlsson
*1977–1982: Lieutenant Colonel Sigfrid Tellqvist
*1982–1992: Lieutenant Colonel Ingemar Björnsson
*1992–1993: Colonel Per-Erik Ritzén
*1993–1995: Colonel Gustaf Djurlin
*1995–2004: Colonel Dick Stode
*2004–2012: Colonel Gunnar Söderström
*2012–2017: Colonel Jan Demarkesse
''(previously Jan Johansson)''
*2017–2018: Lieutenant Colonel Michael Magnesten
''(acting)''
*2018–present: Colonel Stefan Jansson
Names, designations and locations
Footnotes
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Military installations of Sweden
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Military units and formations established in 1953
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