Swedish Amphibious Corps
| Amphibious Corps | |
|---|---|
| Amfibiekåren (AMF) | |
|
Coat of arms of the Amphibious Corps. | |
| Founded | July 1, 2000 |
| Country |
 Sweden |
| Branch |
 Swedish Royal Navy |
| Type | Marines |
| Role | Amphibious warfare |
| March | "För kustartilleriet" by Dohlin[1] |
| Engagements |
War in Afghanistan EUFOR Tchad/RCA EUNAVFOR |
The Amphibious Corps (Swedish: Amfibiekåren) is the coastal defence arm of the Swedish Navy. Until 2000 it was known as 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, the Coastal Rangers, has grown in significance while its coastal batteries have been decommissioned.
Organization
The Amphibious Regiment 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 core component of the Amphibious Corps is the 1st Marine Regiment, primarily based at Berga naval base near Stockholm.
- 1st Marine Regiment (Amf 1)
- 2nd Marine Infantry Battalion
- HQ Company
- 3X Rifle Companies
- Coastal Jaeger Company
- Support Company
- 17th Boat Company
- VBSS troop
In addition to that VBSS troop, the company also has Anti-submarine warfare capable units based in Gothenburg.
- 132nd Marine Security Company
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:
- 28th Roslagens Battalion
- 29th Södertörns Battalion
- 32nd Gotlands Battalion
See also
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United States - Marine Corps of the United States -
Finland – Nylands Brigade -
United Kingdom – Royal Marines -
Netherlands – Netherlands Marine Corps -
Germany – Seebattalion -
Italy – San Marco Marine Brigade -
Spain – Spanish Navy Marines
References
- ↑ 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. p. 198. ISBN 978-91-631-8699-8.