The Amphibious Corps (Swedish: Amfibiekåren, Amf) is the infantry marines arm of the Swedish Navy, with an emphasis on coastal defence. Until 2000 it was known as the Coastal Artillery (Swedish: Kustartilleriet), but the name was changed to reflect its different role in a post-Cold War world, where its amphibious special operations arm, Kustjägarna, has grown in significance while its coastal batteries have been decommissioned.
| Amphibious Corps | |
|---|---|
| Amfibiekåren | |
 Coat of arms of the Amphibious Corps. | |
| Founded | 1 July 2000 |
| Country |  Sweden |
| Branch | Swedish Navy |
| Type | Coastal troops Marines |
| Size | Brigade (2 regiments, since 2019) |
| Part of | Swedish Navy |
| Motto(s) | Semper Opus Solve ("Always solving the task") |
| March | "För kustartilleriet" (Åke Dohlin)[1] |
| Engagements | War in Afghanistan EUFOR Tchad/RCA EUNAVFOR |
| Insignia | |
| Cap badge |  |
Organization
editThe 1st Marine Regiment (Amf 1) is the main combat unit of the Amphibious Corps. With its anti-ship missiles, 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 near Stockholm. 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 battalions, one of whom is based on Gotland. These are the:
- 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
- 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
Ranks and insignia
editSince 2019 the ranks and insignia of the Swedish Amphibious Corps are as follows:[5][6]
- Officers
| NATO code | OF-10 | OF-9 | OF-8 | OF-7 | OF-6 | OF-5 | OF-4 | OF-3 | OF-2 | OF-1 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General | Generallöjtnant | Generalmajor | Brigadgeneral | Överste | Överstelöjtnant | Major | Kapten | Löjtnant | Fänrik | |||||||||||||||
- Other ranks
| NATO code | OR-9 | OR-8 | OR-7 | OR-6 | OR-5 | OR-4 | OR-3 | OR-2 | OR-1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regementsförvaltare | Förvaltare | Överfanjunkare | Fanjunkare | Översergeant | Sergeant | Överfurir | Furir | Korpral | Vicekorpral | Menig 4 | Menig 3 | Menig 2 | Menig 1 | Menig | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Heraldry and traditions
editThe coat of arms of the Swedish Amphibious Corps since 2000. It was previously used by the Swedish Coastal Artillery 1979–2000 and the Coastal Artillery Center (Kustartillericentrum, KAC) 1995–1997. Blazon: "Gules, two gunbarrels of older pattern in saltire above a flaming grenade and waves, all or".[8]
See also
editReferences
editNotes
edit- ^ Sandberg 2007, p. 198
- ^ "Andra amfibiebataljonen". www.forsvarsmakten.se (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
- ^ "Älvsborgs amfibieregementes krigsförband". www.forsvarsmakten.se (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
- ^ "Förvandlingen" (in Swedish). Swedish Defence Materiel Administration. 2016-06-08. Archived from the original on 2016-06-25. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
- ^ "Försvarsmaktens föreskrifter om personaltjänst. 27 november 2019." Försvarets författningssamling. FFS 2019:6, 2 § 8, 14.
- ^ "Nya gradbeteckningar införs" (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
- ^ a b "Försvarsmaktens Gradbeteckningar" (PDF). Försvarsmakten (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. 2 January 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ Braunstein 2006, p. 52
- Braunstein, Christian (2006). Heraldiska vapen inom det svenska försvaret [Heraldry of the Swedish Armed Forces] (PDF). Skrift / Statens försvarshistoriska museer, 1101-7023 ; 9 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Statens försvarshistoriska museer. ISBN 91-971584-9-6. SELIBR 10099224.
- Sandberg, Bo (2007). Försvarets marscher och signaler förr och nu: marscher antagna av svenska militära förband, skolor och staber samt igenkännings-, tjänstgörings- och exercissignaler (in Swedish) (New ed.). Stockholm: Militärmusiksamfundet med Svenskt marscharkiv. ISBN 978-91-631-8699-8. SELIBR 10413065.
External links
edit- Official website (in Swedish)
- Official website (in English)