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Gotlandia Regiment, or Gotlands regemente, also P 18, is a Swedish Army armoured regiment that traces its origins back to the 19th Century. It is still in active service.
History
The regiment was created from Gotlandia Infantry Regiment and one armoured battalion of Göta Armoured Life Guards in 1963. It was given the designation P 18 (18th Armoured Regiment). For a short time in the 1990s, the unit was merged with the wartime organized Gotlandia Brigade. In 2000, the unit was reorganized and renamed back to its old designatiot and name.
See also the history for Gotlandia Infantry Regiment.
Organization
Campaigns
Various
The regimental colours are blue and white (silver).
There are no regimental victory names.
There is no regimental motto.
The regimental names:
- Gotlandia Regiment (Gotlands regemente) 1963-04-01 - 1994-06-30
- Gotlandia Regiment and Gotlandia Brigade (Gotlands regemente och Gotlandsbrigaden) 1994-07-01 - 2000-06-30
- Gotlandia Regiment (Gotlands regemente) 2000-07-01 -
The regimental designations:
- P 18 1963-04-01 - 1994-06-30
- MekB 18 1994-07-01 - 2000-06-30
- P 18 2000-07-01 -
The regimental training grounds and garrison towns:
- Visborgs slätt 1963-04-01 - (garrison)
See also
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