page_title: Structure of the Swedish Armed Forces in 1989
section_title: Infantry Brigade 77
hierarchical_section_title: Structure of the Swedish Armed Forces in 1989 / Armed Forces Defense Staff / Army / Brigade Structures / Infantry Brigade 77
caption_attribution_description: English: Structure of the Swedish Infantry Brigade Type 77
context_page_description: The following article depicts the structure of the Swedish Armed Forces in 1989 by service branch. In wartime units would come under six multi-service military district commands. These district commands, as well as their wartime structure, can be found in their respective articles listed at Swedish military districts.
  The article was created by combining the Swedish government's 1987 request to parliament to approve a new defense structure and the adjoined five year defense plan, the same request to parliament 1992, which listed the changes undertaken between 1988 and 1992, the various handbooks of the Swedish Army about its units for recruits found on this site, and the Swedish Wikipedia articles about Swedish units histories.
context_section_description: Sweden fielded ten Type 77 infantry brigades. Each brigade had around 5,200 men. Type 77 brigades were first-line brigades equipped with the newest equipment.
  Infantry Brigade
  Infantry Brigade Staff (Infanteribrigadstab)
  3x Brigade Infantry Battalions (Brigadskyttebataljon), 959 men,
  Brigade Battalion Staff and Brigade Battalion Staff Company (Brigadskyttebataljonsstab och brigadskyttebataljonsstabskompani)
  4x Brigade Infantry Companies (Brigadskyttekompani), in trucks and Bandvagn 202
  Brigade Mortar Company (Brigadgranatkastarkompani), 6x 120mm Krh/40 mortars
  Brigade Supply Company (Brigadtrosskompani)
  Brigade Howitzer Battalion (Brigadhaubitsbataljon), 589 men
  Brigade Howitzer Battalion Staff and Brigade Howitzer Battalion Staff Company (Brigadhaubitsbataljonsstab med brigadhaubitsbataljonsstabskompani)
  3x Brigade Howitzer Companies (Brigadhaubitskompani), 4x 155mm FH77 towed howitzers each
  Brigade Howitzer Supply Company (Brigadhaubitstrosskompani)
  Brigade Engineer Battalion (Brigadingenjörsbataljon), 403 men, over 8,500 mines
  Brigade Engineer Battalion Staff and Brigade Engineer Equipment Company (Brigadingenjörbataljonsstab med brigadingenjörmaterielkompani)
  2x Brigade Engineer Companies (Brigadingenjörkompani)
  Brigade Logistic Battalion (Brigadunderhållsbataljon), 700 men
  Brigade Logistic Battalion Staff and Brigade Logistic Battalion Staff Company (Brigadunderhållsbataljonsstab med brigadunderhållsbataljonsstabskompani)
  Brigade Transport Company (Brigadtransportkompani)
  Brigade Repair and Quartermaster Company (Brigadreparations- och intendenturkompani)
  Brigade Medical Company (Brigadsjukvårdskompani)
  2x Light Brigade Logistic Companies (Lätt Brigadunderhållskompani)
  Brigade Reconnaissance Company (Brigadspaningskompani), 108 men
  Brigade Anti-tank Company (Brigadpansarvärnskompani), 127 men, 6x 90mm Pvpj 1110 recoilless rifles, BILL 1 anti-tank guided missile launchers
  Tracked Anti-tank Company (Bandpansarvärnskompani), 133 men, 12x Infanterikanonvagn 91
  Brigade Air Defense Company (Brigadluftvärnskompani), 216 men, 9x RBS 70 MANPADS, 9x 20mm m/40-70 automatic cannons
caption: Infantry Brigade Type 77 Structure (click to enlarge)
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