The Amphibious Corps (, Amf) is the

marine infantry Marines (or naval infantry) are military personnel generally trained to operate on both land and sea, with a particular focus on amphibious warfare. Historically, the main tasks undertaken by marines have included Raid (military), raiding ashor ...

arm of the

Swedish Navy The Swedish Navy () is the maritime service branch of the Swedish Armed Forces. It is composed of surface and submarine naval units – the Fleet (), formally sometimes referred to as the Royal Navy () – as well as marine units, the Amph ...

, with an emphasis on coastal defence. It has its roots in the

coastal artillery Coastal artillery is the branch of the armed forces concerned with operating anti-ship artillery or fixed gun batteries in coastal fortifications. From the Middle Ages until World War II, coastal artillery and naval artillery in the form of ...

(, KA) but after the end of the Cold War it was seen as too expensive and not needed anymore, and most of it was disbanded with only KA 1 and 4 being reorganised into Amf 1 and 4. Its amphibious special operations arm,

Kustjägarna The 202nd Coastal Ranger Company (, or , KJ) is a marine commando (special operations capable) unit within the Swedish Amphibious Corps, which is the infantry component of the Swedish Navy. History The embryo for the formation of the coastal ra ...

, has grown in significance while its coastal batteries have been decommissioned.

Organization

The 1st Marine Regiment (Amf 1) is the main combat unit of the Amphibious Corps. With its

anti-ship missile An anti-ship missile (AShM or ASM) is a guided missile that is designed for use against ships and large boats. Most anti-ship missiles are of the sea-skimming variety, and many use a combination of inertial guidance and active radar homing. ...

s, controllable mines and coastal rangers, as well as marine infantry units, it can exercise control in littoral areas. The Regiment is primarily based at

Berga Naval Base Berga Naval Base () is a naval base of the Swedish Navy located in the Hårsfjärden fjard near Berga, Haninge Municipality, Berga, Haninge Municipality. Today it is the home of the 4th Naval Warfare Flotilla (Sweden), 4th Naval Warfare Flotilla, ...

near

Stockholm Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately ...

. Also based in Gothenburg, is the Marine component of the 13th Security Battalion. In addition, the 1st Marine Regiment is also responsible for training three

Home Guard Home guard is a title given to various military organizations at various times, with the implication of an emergency or reserve force raised for local defense. The term "home guard" was first officially used in the American Civil War, starting ...

battalions, one of whom is based on

Gotland Gotland (; ; ''Gutland'' in Gutnish), also historically spelled Gottland or Gothland (), is Sweden's largest island. It is also a Provinces of Sweden, province/Counties of Sweden, county (Swedish län), Municipalities of Sweden, municipality, a ...

. These are the: ; 1st Marine Regiment (''Amf 1'') *2nd Amphibious Battalion ** 201st Headquarters Company ** 202nd Coastal Ranger Company ** 203rd Amphibious Rifle Company ** 204th Amphibious Rifle Company ** 205th Amphibious Rifle Company ** 206th Support Company ; 4th Marine Regiment (''Amf 4'') *5th Amphibious Battalion **Headquarters Company **Combat Company **Coastal Ranger Company **Amphibious Rifle Company **Support Company *17th Amphibious Patrol Boat Company **Staff Squad *** **Close Protection Squad **Patrol Boat Platoon **Sensor Platoon **Boarding Squad **Support Squad *132nd Naval Security Company

Force Design

Sweden has a long tradition of amphibious warfare units based on small vessels with the ability to navigate the shallow waters of Northern Europe. Today's main amphibious warfare units, the amphibious battalions, was a development of the Coastal Rangers Companies established after WWII. The main weapon systems of the Swedish amphibious battalions are controlled mines, mortars and anti-ship missiles (Rbt-17) with mobility mainly provided by a large number of CB90-class fast assault craft. The next generation of Swedish amphibious forces are developed in the Force Design Swedish Marine Battalion 2030 program with the objective to evolve the Swedish amphibious forces to improve their ability to meet present and future threats and the demands of the ongoing NATO-integration. The program will during the coming years introduce a number of new platforms with sea-mobile data-centric weapon and sensor systems including sea-borne mortar, radar, anti-ship and air defence systems.

Ranks and insignia

Since 2019 the ranks and insignia of the Swedish Amphibious Corps are as follows: ;Officers ;Other ranks

Heraldry and traditions

The coat of arms of the Swedish Amphibious Corps since 2000. It was previously used by the

Swedish Coastal Artillery The Swedish Coastal Artillery () has its origin in the Archipelago Artillery that was raised in 1866. The Coastal Artillery was formed from the Archipelago Artillery, the Marine Regiment and parts of the Artillery in 1902. Kustartilleriet, abbr ...

1979–2000 and the Coastal Artillery Center (''Kustartillericentrum'', KAC) 1995–1997.

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 an accurate image. The verb ''to blazon'' means to create such a description. The visual d ...

: "Gules, two gunbarrels of older pattern in saltire above a flaming grenade and waves, all or".

References

Notes

Print

* *

External links

* 1st Marine Regiment (Sweden) * 4th Marine Regiment (Sweden) * {{in lang, en 2000 establishments in Sweden Military units and formations established in 2000