Nordic Battlegroup
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Nordic Battlegroup (NBG) |
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| Lineup | January 1, 2008 |
| Country |
 Sweden Finland Norway Estonia Ireland Latvia Lithuania     
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| Armed forces |
 European Union
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| Armed forces | EU Battlegroup |
| Branch of service | Battlegroup for example: combat group |
| Type | Multi (sea, air and land) |
| Strength | 2500 soldiers |
| Insinuation | Swedish Armed Forces |
| Location | Enköping ( Sweden ) |
| motto | Ad omnia paratus ("ready for anything") |
| Colours | Gray and yellow |
| equipment |
vehicles
Small arms |
| commander | |
| Current commander |
Brigadier General Karl Engelbrektson |
| insignia | |
| coat of arms |
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| flag |
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| Aircraft | |
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Transport aircraft / helicopter |
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The Nordic Battlegroup ( German Nordic Combat Group ) is one of 18 EU Battlegroups . It consists of around 2500 soldiers (Sweden: 1900, Finland: 60, Norway: 50, Ireland: 170, Estonia: 50, Latvia: 150 and Lithuania: 50). Strategic command is in collaboration with the United Kingdom .
history
The unit was set up on January 1, 2008 and was on standby from that time until the end of June 2008. She has not yet participated in military operations.
coat of arms
The coat of arms shows a lion, in the original with an erect penis, as is often the case with heraldic lions. The penis was removed by Swedish women soldiers after protests. Vladimir Sagerlund , the heraldist who designed the coat of arms, said: “The military doesn't understand heraldry. [...] I cannot vouch for the emasculated expenditure. Heraldic shields without genitals used to be given to those who betrayed the crown. "
Web links
- Website for the Swedish Government (English)
- Website for the Swedish Armed Forces (English)
- NBG brochure (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Ministry of Defense: The EU Battlegroup Concept and the Nordic Battlegroup. September 6, 2007, accessed April 11, 2013 .
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from March 20, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ http://www.forsvarsmakten.se/siteassets/english/nbg15---eng/14mar_-fcdr_master-f.pdf#page=13
- ^ Ulf K. Rask: Inauguration of the Nordic Battle Group Headquarters. (No longer available online.) In: Försvarsmakten. May 29, 2006, archived from the original on August 24, 2006 ; Retrieved August 26, 2006 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Christian Braunstein: Vapen och fana till NBG . In: Insats & Försvar . No. December 3 , 2007.
- ↑ Hannes Gamillscheg: Castrated lion for brave warriors . In: Frankfurter Rundschau (federal edition) . No. 295 , December 19, 2007, p. 38 .
