The South Skåne Brigade (), or the 7th Mechanized Brigade (MekB 7), is a

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mechanized

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located in the county of

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, active since 2022. It was previously active 1943–2000. The brigade is

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at Revinge garrison with the South Skåne Regiment.

History

The brigade was established in 1943 as one of the first army brigades, under the name 7th Motorized Brigade, and served as the sole brigade under the command of the South Scanian Infantry Regiment. In 1949, it received a sister brigade when the Skåne Brigade (IB 37) was established under the same command. However, this arrangement lasted only eight years before the Skåne Brigade was transferred to the North Scanian Infantry Regiment, once again leaving the South Skåne Brigade as the sole brigade under its regiment. The unit was disbanded as a result of the disarmament policies set forward in the Defence Act of 2000. In 2022, following the Defence Act of 2020, the South Skåne Brigade would be re-established from scratch.

Organization

As of 2022, the planned wartime organization of the Norrbotten Brigade at full operational capacity is as follows: *South Skåne Brigade **7th Brigade Staff ***7th Brigade Headquarters Company ***7th Brigade Reconnaissance Company ***7th Brigade Signals Company ***7th Brigade Air Defence Company **71st Mechanized Battalion **72nd Mechanized Battalion **73rd Mechanized Battalion **7th Brigade Support Battalion **7th Brigade Engineer Battalion **7th Brigade Artillery Battalion **7th Tank Transport Company

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* * * *{{Cite web , last=Försvarsmakten , date=1999-12-17 , title=MekB 7 Historia , url=http://www.mekb7.mil.se/ , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000605213702/http://www.mekb7.mil.se/ , archive-date=2000-06-05 , access-date=2025-04-05 , website=mekb7.mil.se , language=sv-se Brigades of the Swedish Army Military units and formations established in 1943 Military units and formations disestablished in 2000 Military units and formations established in 2022 1943 establishments in Sweden 2000 disestablishments in Sweden 2022 establishments in Sweden