Swedish Amphibious Corps

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The Swedish Amphibious Corps is a coastal defense and marine infantry force specializing in littoral warfare, amphibious operations, and protection of Sweden’s archipelagos and coastal areas.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf marine infantry force ⓘ
military branch ⓘ
country Sweden ⓘ
dateReorganized 2000 ⓘ
doctrine maneuver warfare in archipelagos ⓘ
sea control and sea denial in coastal waters ⓘ
garrisonLocation Berga Naval Base ⓘ
Gothenburg ⓘ
Stockholm archipelago ⓘ
hasPredecessor Swedish Coastal Artillery ⓘ
hasUnit 1st Marine Regiment (Amf 1) ⓘ
4th Marine Regiment (Amf 4) ⓘ
Stockholm Amphibious Regiment (historical) ⓘ
Vaxholm Coastal Artillery Regiment (historical) ⓘ
language Swedish ⓘ
motto För havet – mot stranden (attributed/variant mottos exist) ⓘ
nativeName Amfibiekåren ⓘ
operationalEnvironment Baltic Sea ⓘ
Gulf of Bothnia ⓘ
Kattegat and Skagerrak ⓘ
originatesFrom Swedish Coastal Artillery ⓘ
partOf Swedish Armed Forces ⓘ
Swedish Navy ⓘ
reorganizedFrom Swedish Coastal Artillery ⓘ
role coastal artillery (historical) ⓘ
marine infantry ⓘ
naval base defense ⓘ
protection of key coastal infrastructure ⓘ
sea denial in littoral areas ⓘ
serviceBranch Navy ⓘ
specialization amphibious operations ⓘ
archipelago protection ⓘ
coastal defense ⓘ
littoral warfare ⓘ
sea lines of communication protection ⓘ
task conduct amphibious raids ⓘ
conduct reconnaissance in littoral areas ⓘ
defend Sweden’s archipelagos ⓘ
defend Sweden’s coastal areas ⓘ
participate in international peace-support operations ⓘ
support naval operations close to shore ⓘ
trainingFocus amphibious landings ⓘ
joint operations with navy and air force ⓘ
small-boat operations ⓘ
urban and coastal combat ⓘ
usesEquipment CB90-class fast assault craft ⓘ
Stridsbåt 90 H ⓘ
air-defense systems ⓘ
coastal anti-ship missiles ⓘ
infantry fighting vehicles (limited) ⓘ
light artillery and mortars ⓘ
small boats and landing craft ⓘ

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Swedish Navy → hasBranch → Swedish Amphibious Corps ⓘ
Baltic Sea navies → hasMember → Swedish Amphibious Corps ⓘ
Swedish Amphibious Corps → hasUnit → Stockholm Amphibious Regiment (historical) ⓘ
linked to: Swedish Amphibious Corps
Swedish Amphibious Corps → originatesFrom → Swedish Coastal Artillery ⓘ
linked to: Swedish Amphibious Corps
Swedish Amphibious Corps → reorganizedFrom → Swedish Coastal Artillery ⓘ
linked to: Swedish Amphibious Corps
Swedish Amphibious Corps → hasPredecessor → Swedish Coastal Artillery ⓘ
linked to: Swedish Amphibious Corps