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  Nyland Brigade - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Uusimaa Brigade (Swedish: Nylands Brigad, Finnish: Uudenmaan Prikaati) is a Finnish Navy unit located near Ekenäs.
The Uusimaa brigade follows the traditions of the Nyland regiment, which Gustavus Adolphus established in 1626.
The brigade also traces back its history to the 3rd Jaeger Regiment during the Finnish Civil War and the 4th Infantry Regiment (JR4) during World War II.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Uusimaa_Brigade   (179 words)

  
 Finnish Army - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Brigades are equipped with 122 mm and 152 mm towed field howitzers.
Armoured brigades are equipped with Soviet produced self-propelled howitzers (2S1 122 mm).
Brigades are also equipped with 81 mm and 120 mm mortars.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Finnish_Army   (576 words)

  
 Finnish Navy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The navy also includes the Uusimaa brigade where coastal jaegers are trained.
The Uusimaa brigade is also the only Swedish language unit in the country.
Uusimaa Brigade Naval Academy Naval Depot Naval Research Depot
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Finnish_Navy   (1094 words)

  
 Finnish Army info here at en.27of100d.info   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Brigades are equipped with 122 mm 'n 152 mm towed undecayed howitzers.
In wartime, the bale is composed of Jaeger, Infantry 'n Armoured Brigades.
Jaeger 'n infantry brigades are similar, ban that infantry brigades are equipped with preceding materiel.
en.27of100d.info /Finnish_Army   (851 words)

  
 MANNERHEIM - War of Independence - Swedish Brigade
The brigade – approximately the size of a company – participated in the battle of Tampere and suffered substantial losses.
The brigade was then joined into the Western Army, and was prominent in the Great Parade in Helsinki on 16 May, 1918.
The brigade had been donated a flag in northern Finland, and was given another in Helsinki on the 16th of May. The bulk of the brigade left Finland in late May and was received with ceremony in Stockholm.
www.mannerheim.fi /06_vsota/e_ruotpr.htm   (200 words)

  
 Marine Forces Encyclopedia Article @ SoldiersInc.com (Soldiers Inc)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Finnish Coastal Ranger Command (Uusimaa Brigade) in Tammisaari is part of the Finnish Navy.
32nd Brigade of Marines "Moravas" (32η Ταξιαρχία Πεζοναυτών Mοράβας) is a unit of naval infantry maintained by the Hellenic Army.
The Marine units include four (4) infantry manoeuvre brigades, composed of fifteen (15) tactical infantry battalions and one (1) heavy weapons brigade (composed of the 105 mm Howitzer, 106 mm recoiless gun, along with an amphibious vehicle (LVT) and armoured units).
www.soldiersinc.com /encyclopedia/Marine_forces   (1264 words)

  
 HS Home 16.5.2001 - Many Finnish conscripts need swimming lessons
Weckman, the swimming coordinator of the public health organisation Folkhälsan is giving swimming lessons to conscripts of the Uusimaa brigade.
The future coastal commandos began their lessons in April and are already able to stay on the surface.
of the Uusimaa brigade, Stig-Goran Grönberg, the purpose of the cooperation with Folkhälsan is to teach all of the conscripts how to swim.
www2.hs.fi /english/archive/news.asp?id=20010516IE4   (344 words)

  
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www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/keywordu.html   (1847 words)

  
 Marines info here at en.88of100c.info   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Finland Finnish Coastal Ranger Command (Uusimaa Brigade) in Tammisaari is gob of the Finnish Navy.
32nd Brigade of Marines "Moravas" (32η Ταξιαρχία Πεζοναυτών Mοράβας) is a mob of naval infantry maintained by the Hellenic Army.
The Marine bunchs contain four (4) infantry manoeuvre brigades, composed of fifteen (15) tactical infantry battalions & solitary (1) fatty weapons brigade (composed of the 105 mm Howitzer, 106 mm recoiless gun, with an amphibious wagon (LVT) & armoured units).
en.88of100c.info /Marines   (1166 words)

  
 Marines info here at en.74of100e.info   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Finland Finnish Coastal Ranger Command (Uusimaa Brigade) in Tammisaari is quota of the Finnish Navy.
32nd Brigade of Marines "Moravas" (32η Ταξιαρχία Πεζοναυτών Mοράβας) is a gang of naval infantry maintained by the Hellenic Army.
The Marine rings consist of four (4) infantry manoeuvre brigades, composed of fifteen (15) tactical infantry battalions and separate (1) portly weapons brigade (composed of the 105 mm Howitzer, 106 mm recoiless gun, on with an amphibious wagon (LVT) and armoured units).
en.74of100e.info /femfight/Marines   (1179 words)

  
 The Karelian Isthmus front-line, 1 February 1940
The 7th Army has at it's use 9 infantry divisions, 5 tank brigades, a machine-gun brigade and 10 Corps-level Artillery Regiments.
The main body of the 13th Army will be concentrated between Muolaanjärvi and Vuoksi, numbering 5 infantry divisions, a tank brigade and 6 Corps-level artillery regiments.
The commander of the NW-front ordered that the 10 first days of February should be used to make small-scale attacks, in order to identify Finnish defenses and to improve positions to the consequent large offense.
www.winterwar.com /Maps/Frontline2.htm   (873 words)

  
 Science Fair Projects - Finnish Navy
The Navy will be phasing out the old artillery cannons in the next few years.
Training of the new EuroSpike coastal missile systems will begin 2005 in Uusimaa Brigade.
The first ships of the Finnish Navy were old ships left behind by the Russians during the Finnish Civil War.
www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Finnish_Navy   (931 words)

  
 FINNISH ARMY 1918 - 1945: ARMOURED TRAINS 1.4
Germans were lucky for the slow reaction capability and small number of reserves of the Reds, because the frozen sea and small number of available ships delayed German transports from Tallinn, which took several days.
Rest of the Reds in Uusimaa garrison surrendered after the Germans threatened to use artillery firing on open sights against its defenders.
However as large amounts of Reds retreating from south-west Finland started to pile up west from Lahti the relatively small troops, which Brandenstein had in Lahti were in real danger of being overrun once the Reds west from the city would started their imminent attack.
www.jaegerplatoon.net /TRAINS5.htm   (4567 words)

  
 MANNERHEIM - War of Independence - Uusimaa Dragoon Regiment   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Mannerheim was the honorary commander of the Uusimaa Dragoon Regiment.
When the Finnish army was abolished, there were a great number of officers in the regiment who opposed to these oppressive measures.
In February 1918, the Uusimaa Dragoon Regiment was revived and Mannerheim was chosen their honorary commander
www.mannerheim.fi /06_vsota/e_umrakr.htm   (87 words)

  
 Tammisaari - The Kings city   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
One could say that one of the most important and at the same time most difficult event of the century were the Second World War and its effect on Tammisaari in the years 1931-1941.
This was placed to Dragsvik and got the name Uudenmaan Prikaati, in english the brigade of Uusimaa.
The largest employers are IDO kylpyhuoneet Oy, Oy Tammet Ab, Tammisaaren kirjapaino, the hospital of Tammiharju and the district hospital of Länsi-Uusimaa and the brigade of Uusimaa.
myy.helia.fi /~king2000/arcada/ETammisaari.htm   (1209 words)

  
 Varusmies 2005 | Services and arms of service
The physically demanding coastal jaeger training is given at the Uusimaa Brigade in Tammisaari.
Also trained in the Uusimaa Brigade are infantry and maritime surveillance men as well as coastal engineers.
Training in the Uusimaa Brigade is carried out in Swedish but the language of order is Finnish.
www.mil.fi /perustietoa/julkaisut/varusmies_05_englanti/puolustushaarat/merivoimat.html   (614 words)

  
 Helsingin Sanomat - International Edition
A careful reading of Räty's recommendations suggests that the most endangered infantry unit is the Savo Brigade in Mikkeli.
Although the Light Infantry Brigade in Sodankylä, in Finnish Lapland, is on Räty's list, it is unlikely to be eliminated, as it is the only unit where training is available for truly arctic conditions.
The Uusimaa Brigade in Dragsvik is protected by language legislation: if it were to go, a new training centre would have to be set up elsewhere for Finland's Swedish-language conscripts.
www.hs.fi /english/print/1101978568449   (375 words)

  
 Marine Corps info here at en.53-of-100.info   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Finland Finnish Coastal Ranger Command (Uusimaa Brigade) in Tammisaari is hunk of the Finnish Navy.
32nd Brigade of Marines "Moravas" (32η Ταξιαρχία Πεζοναυτών Mοράβας) is a total of naval infantry maintained by the Hellenic Army.
The Marine assemblys usher four (4) infantry manoeuvre brigades, composed of fifteen (15) tactical infantry battalions and separate (1) top-heavy weapons brigade (composed of the 105 mm Howitzer, 106 mm recoiless gun, forth with an amphibious bicycle (LVT) and armoured units).
en.53-of-100.info /Marine_Corps   (1189 words)

  
 Finnish Navy in WW II - Organization
The Naval Forces included the navy, the inner lake navy and seven coastal brigades.
Five of the Coastal Brigades were under direct command of the Naval Forces.
Coastal Brigade in Maarianhamina were under command of the commander of Navy.
users.tkk.fi /~jaromaa/Navygallery/Background/Organization/Oob-41.htm   (524 words)

  
 Nordic Peace 2002
Pori Brigade provides a jaeger company with instructors and staff personnel, which is for the main part made up of reservists.
For reservists and conscripts taking part, the Exercise is the major event in international training.
The Navy provides minelayer Hämeenmaa with a crew and Uusimaa (Nyland) Brigade participates with about a 50-strong coastal jaeger unit.
tietokannat.mil.fi /np02/inenglish.php3   (322 words)

  
 The Finnish M27
These Finnish units would be armed with a Finnish produced weapon to replace all of the non-standard weapons they were currently armed with.
At this time all of the rifles were moved from the assembly point in Helsinki to the home of the Cavalry Brigade in Lappeenranta.
Once there the rifles were distributed to the two cavalry units-URR (Uusimaa) and its counterpart based at Häme (HRR).
www.mosinnagant.net /finland/The-Finnish-M27.asp   (10021 words)

  
 Marines jerak.org   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The Royal Norwegian Navy unit responsible for naval infantry and ISTAR operations (equivalent to other countries' marine corps) is the Norwegian Coastal Ranger Command (Kystjegerkommandoen).
The Marine units include four (4) infantry maneuver brigades, composed of fifteen (15) tactical infantry battalions and one (1) heavy weapons brigade (composed of the 105 mm Howitzer, 106 mm recoiless gun, along with an amphibious vehicle (LVT) and armoured units).
Two (2) of the marine battalions have specialized roles: The Force Reconnaisance (Recon) battalion is used for rapid airlift to troubled areas.
marines.en.jerak.org   (971 words)

  
 Finavia - News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Avia College is a specialised training centre working in conjunction with Finavia and which also trains all airport rescue crews.
The week long rescue management course was attended by 15 senior duty fire brigade officers from Central Uusimaa as well as a representative from the Air Force staff.
The purpose of the course was to give operational chiefs a deeper and more up to date understanding of rescue management in the event of a dangerous aviation incident or accident.
www.ilmailulaitos.fi /caafinland_news?cm_print_version=1&id=61044   (309 words)

  
 Axis History Forum :: View topic - General Adolf Ehrnrooth dies
During the Winter War he served in the staffs of the 7th Division and the Cavalry Brigade.
From the beginning of the Continuation War he served as the chief of staff of the 2nd Division until he was seriously wounded.
What I have read he also did very good job while serving as substitute for commander of Cavalry Brigade at 1941 (the actual commander was busy commanding Group O, which contained also 2nd Jaeger Brigade).
forum.axishistory.com /viewtopic.php?t=44138   (1585 words)

  
 www.tobias.laxell.fi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
My first to months (starting on the 3:rd of July) I spent at the Uusimaa Brigade in southern Finland.
After that I went to the underofficer military police school at Gyltö (Korppoo) in the outern of the Finnish archipelago.
At Gyltö I lernt how to be a good leader and a military police and on the 18'th of December I got back to Uusimaa Brigade where I spent the rest of my time in the army...
www.tobias.laxell.fi /?id=sa.php   (136 words)

  
 NewsRoom Finland
Brigadier General Arto Räty, a Finnish Ministry of Defence administrator, said on Tuesday that shutting some garrisons was the only true way to achieve permanent savings.
Submitting his report to Seppo Kääriäinen (centre), the defence minister, he did not however take issue with which regiments and brigades should be closed.
The possible targets of the rationalisation drive are the Helsinki Air Defence Regiment, the Häme Regiment, the Jaeger Brigade, the Lapland Air Defence Regiment, the Engineer Regiment, the North Karelia Brigade, the Savo Brigade, the Artillery Brigade and the Uusimaa Brigade.
newsroom.finland.fi /stt/showarticle.asp?intNWSAID=7321&group=Politics   (279 words)

  
 NP 02 - Nordic Peace 2002   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The Pori Brigade is participating with a 180-person jaeger company and staff personnel, which for the main part is made up of reservists.
The Utti Jaeger Regiment sends two heavy and two light helicopters, which are used in transport missions.
The navy provides the minelayer Hämeenmaa with crew and the Uusimaa Brigade takes part in the exercise with a coastal ranger unit of about 50 men.
www.nordicpeace02.mil.se /article.php?id=6301   (286 words)

  
 5534
Elements from the four Italian armed forces - Army, Navy, Air Force, and Military Police- formed a joint task force tasked with providing security and aiding the reconstruction of Iraq.
The mission of the Uusimaa Brigade's battalion of Coastal Jaegers is responsible for defense of the archipelagos.
The Coastal Jaegers are well equipped and able to deploy swiftly by means of the Jurmo and G-boats.
www.concord-publications.com /5534/5534.htm   (226 words)

  
 NewsRoom Finland
The Finnish soldier who is presumed to have died in an Israeli air strike on a UN observation post in southern Lebanon on Tuesday is Lieutenant-Commander Jarno Mäkinen, 29, from Kaarina, the Finnish Defence Forces said Thursday.
Lt Cdr Mäkinen, having served as a training officer and unit commander in the Uusimaa Brigade, was transferred to the United Nations Truce Supervision Organisation (UNTSO) in November 2005.
Three bodies have been recovered from the ruins of the post and two identified as Chinese and Canadian, the military added in a statement.
newsroom.finland.fi /stt/showarticle.asp?intNWSAID=13268&group=General   (227 words)

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