This is a list of Swedish regiments. Most formations have changed names several times during their existence. Listed here are commonly used names.
Regiments were the highest organized organic units in the Swedish Army from the time of Gustavus Adolphus on to the Second World War. In 1949, the Swedish Army was reorganised, with the regiments being used as training units for conscripts during peacetime. The new main fighting unit was the brigade, only organised in wartime (with a few exceptions). The division (fördelning) is not a static organization, but can have brigades assigned and removed when needed, similar to other countries' corps formations.
Regiments are most commonly used in the context of the Swedish Army with the exception of the coastal artillery and naval infantry which belongs to the Swedish Navy.
Grand regiments
Storregementen or landsregementen (regiments of the land), these regiments were organized by Gustavus Adolphus in the end of the 1610s from the smaller units fänika and fana raised in the various parts of Sweden during the time of Gustav Vasa:
Norrlands storregemente (Norrland Grand Regiment) Upplands storregemente (Uppland Grand Regiment) Södermanlands storregemente (Södermanland Grand Regiment) Östergötlands storregemente (Östergötland Grand Regiment) Västergötlands storregemente (Västergötland Grand Regiment) Smålands storregemente (Småland Grand Regiment) Finlands storregemente (Österbotten Grand Regiment) Karelska storregementet (Karelian Grand Regiment) Västra Finlands storregemente (Western Finland Grand Regiment) Mellersta Finlands storregemente (Middle Finland Grand Regiment) Östra Finlands storregementet (Eastern Finland Grand Regiment)
Historical regiments
The original provincial regiments (landskapsregementen) were raised by splitting the old grand regiments, forming 20 infantry (actually 21 as Smålands regemente was split into Kronobergs and Jönköpings regemente) and eight cavalry regiments as written in the Swedish constitution of 1634. As time went on, new regiments were raised by conscription, created by splitting old regiments or enlisting soldiers from various dominions of Sweden. There were also times when temporary regiments were raised; these regiments were called männingsregementen.
Infantry
Cavalry
Artillery
Armor
Anti-aircraft
Coastal artillery
Engineer
Signal
Logistics
List of active Swedish regiments This is a list of currently active regiments. +DesignationNameType of unitLGLife Guards (Livgardet)Infantry/CavalryI 13Dalarna Regiment (Dalregementet)InfantryI 19Norrbotten Regiment (Norrbottens regemente)ArmourI 21Västernorrland Regiment (Västernorrlands regemente)InfantryAmf 1Stockholm Marine Regiment (Stockholms amfibieregemente)Marine infantryAmf 4Älvsborg Marine Regiment (Älvsborgs amfibieregemente)Marine infantryK 3Life Regiment Hussars (Livregementets husarer)Cavalry (Airmobile infantry)K 4Norrland Dragoon Regiment (Norrlands dragonregemente)Cavalry (Army rangers)A 8Boden Artillery Regiment (Bodens artilleriregemente)ArtilleryA 9Bergslagen Artillery Regiment (Bergslagens artilleriregemente)ArtilleryP 4Skaraborg Regiment (Skaraborgs regemente)ArmourP 7South Scanian Regiment (Södra skånska regementet)ArmourP 18Gotland Regiment (Gotlands regemente)ArmourLv 6Air Defence Regiment (Luftvärnsregementet)Air defenseIng 2Göta Engineer Regiment (Göta ingenjörregemente)EngineerLedRCommand and Control Regiment (Ledningsregementet)Command & Control/SignalsT 2Göta Logistic Regiment (Göta trängregemente)Logistics
See also Swedish Armed Forces Military district List of Swedish defence districts List of Swedish wars List of Swedish Army brigades
References
Sources
Braunstein, Christian (2003). Sveriges arméförband under 1900-talet. Stockholm: Statens Försvarshistoriska Museer. Holmberg, Björn (1993). Arméns regementen, skolor och staber: en sammanställning. Arvidsjaur: Svenskt Militärhistoriskt Bibliotek. Nelsson, Bertil (1993). Från Brunkeberg till Nordanvind: 500 år med svenskt infanteri. Stockholm: Probus. Nordisk Familjebok: första utgåvan. (1876–1899). Stockholm: Expeditionen af Nordisk familjebok. Online version at Projekt Runeberg Nordisk Familjebok: uggleupplagan. (1904–1926). Stockholm: Nordisk familjeboks förlag. Online version at Projekt Runeberg Svensk rikskalender 1908. (1908). Stockholm: P.A. Norstedt & Söner. Online version at Projekt Runeberg
Online
Holmén, Pelle, & Sjöberg, Jan (2004). Swedish Armed Forces 1900-2000. Retrieved Dec. 14, 2004. Högman, Hans (2001). Militaria - Svensk militärhistoria. Retrieved Dec. 14, 2004. Persson, Mats (1998). Swedish Army Regiments. Retrieved Dec. 14, 2004. Sharman, Ken (2000). Swedish military administrative division as per 1629. Retrieved Dec. 14, 2004.
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