List Of Swedish Infantry Regiments

	List Of Swedish Infantry Regiments This is a list of Sweden, Swedish infantry regiments. Original regiments The original thirteen (fourteen) Swedish county regiments of Foot: * ''Dalarna Regiment, Dalregementet'' (Dalarna Regiment) * ''Hälsinge Regiment, Hälsinge regemente'' (Hälsingland Regiment) * ''Jönköping Regiment, Jönköpings regemente'' (Jönköping Regiment) * ''Kalmar Regiment, Kalmar regemente'' (Kalmar Regiment) * ''Kronoberg Regiment, Kronobergs regemente'' (Kronoberg Regiment) * ''Närke-Värmland Regiment, Närke-Värmlands regemente'' (Närke-Värmland Regiment) * ''Skaraborg Regiment (infantry), Skaraborgs regemente'' (Skaraborg Regiment) * ''Södermanland Regiment (infantry), Södermanlands regemente'' (Södermanland Regiment) * ''Uppland Regiment, Upplands regemente'' (Uppland Regiment) * ''Västerbotten Regiment, Västerbottens regemente'' (Västerbotten Regiment) * ''Halland Regiment, Västgöta-Dals regemente'' (Västergötland-Dalsland Regiment) * ''Västmanland Regiment, Västmanland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, Finland to the east, and is connected to Denmark in the southwest by a bridgetunnel across the Öresund. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic country, the third-largest country in the European Union, and the fifth-largest country in Europe. The capital and largest city is Stockholm. Sweden has a total population of 10.5 million, and a low population density of , with around 87% of Swedes residing in urban areas in the central and southern half of the country. Sweden has a nature dominated by forests and a large amount of lakes, including some of the largest in Europe. Many long rivers run from the Scandes range through the landscape, primarily ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Björneborgs Läns Regemente The Pori Brigade ( fi, Porin prikaati), based in Huovinrinne, Säkylä and Niinisalo, Kankaanpää is a Finnish Army unit, directly under the Army headquarters. It comprises six battalion-level units and also trains soldiers for the Finnish Rapid Deployment Force. History Pori Brigade traditions date back to the 17th century. On 16 February 1626, King Gustav II Adolf of Sweden founded the Royal Pori Regiment during the Thirty Years' War. The regiment served in most wars of the great power era of Sweden, and was destroyed and reformed several times during the Great Northern War. The regiment fought first as a part of the 1st Brigade and later as a part of the 2nd Brigade during the Finnish War and was effectively destroyed during the winter 1809 as a result of casualties, disease and hunger. The remainder of the unit was disbanded when the Swedish army of Finland surrendered at Kalix River However, in 1855, when the conscription based on Swedish-era allotment system was reintro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Göta Life Guards (infantry) Göta Life Guards may refer to: , see List of Swedish infantry regiments (1742–1939) Göta Life Guards (armoured) The Göta Life Guards ( sv, Göta livgarde), designated P 1, was a Swedish Army armoured regiment that was active in various forms 1944–1980. The unit was based in the Enköping Garrison in Enköping and belonged to the King's Life and Household ... , Swedish Army armoured regiment (1943–1980) {{mil-unit-dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Gotland Infantry Regiment The Gotland Infantry Regiment ( sv, Gotlands infanteriregemente), designations I 27 and I 18, was a Swedish Army infantry regiment that traced its origins back to the 19th century. It was reorganized into an Gotland_Regiment, armoured regiment in 1963. The regiment's soldiers were originally recruited on the island of Gotland, and it was later garrisoned there. History The regiment has its origins in the unit Gotland National Conscription which was created in 1811. By a parliamentary decision in 1866 the Gotland National Conscription was transformed into an infantry regiment and an artillery corps (I 27 and Gotland Artillery Regiment, A 4). A colonel was made regimental commander who also acted as the commander of Gotland's troops. The lieutenant colonel of the regiment came actually to serve as regimental commander until 1937. As of 1 January 1887 the regiment's name was Royal Gotland Infantry Regiment with the designation I 27. The regiment got a similar organization to other inf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1st Life Grenadier Regiment (Sweden) The 1st Life Grenadier Regiment ( sv, Första livgrenadjärregementet), designation I 4, was a Swedish Army infantry regiment that traced its origins back to the 16th century. It was merged into a new regiment in 1927. The regiment's soldiers were recruited from the province of Östergötland. History The regiment has its origins in fänikor (companies) raised in Östergötland in the 16th century. These units later formed Östergötland Infantry Regiment and Östergötland Cavalry Regiment which merged in 1791 and formed Life Grenadier Regiment. This regiment was split in 1816 creating 1st Life Grenadier Regiment and 2nd Life Grenadier Regiment. The regiment was allotted in 1685. The regiment was given the designation I 4 (4th Infantry Regiment) in a general order in 1816. 1st Life Grenadier Regiment was then merged with 2nd Life Grenadier Regiment in 1928 to reform the old Life Grenadier Regiment. Campaigns None Organisation ? Commanding officers Executi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Blekinge Battalion Blekinge Battalion ( sv, Blekinge bataljon), designated № 30, was an infantry unit of the Swedish Army that was active in various forms from 1887 to 1901. The unit was based in Ronneby. History Blekinge Battalion was raised on 1 January 1887, to serve the conscripts of Blekinge County. Its officers were mainly taken from the disbanded Marine Regiment (''Marinregementet''), and the force's strength was set at 300 men, which, in favor of Halland Battalion, was somewhat reduced according to the 1892 parliamentary decision. The battalion was based in Ronneby and trained at Bredåkra, at present Ronneby Airport. According to the 1901 Defense Reform, the battalion was disbanded as an independent unit on 31 December 1901. Instead it came together with Småland Grenadier Corps (№ 7) to form Karlskrona Grenadier Regiment on 1 January 1902. Barracks and training areas When the battalion was raised in 1887 it was transferred to Vämö plain and had its staff in Karlskrona. In 188 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	2nd Life Grenadier Regiment (Sweden) The 2nd Life Grenadier Regiment ( sv, Andra livgrenadjärregementet), designation I 5, was a Swedish Army infantry regiment that traced its origins back to the 16th century. It was merged into a new regiment in 1927. The regiment's soldiers were recruited from the province of Östergötland. History The regiment has its origins in fänikor (companies) raised in Östergötland in the 16th century. These units later formed Östergötland Infantry Regiment and Östergötland Cavalry Regiment which merged in 1791 and formed Life Grenadier Regiment. This regiment was split in 1816 creating 2nd Life Grenadier Regiment and 1st Life Grenadier Regiment. The regiment was allotted in 1687. The regiment was given the designation I 5 (5th Infantry Regiment) in a general order in 1816. 2nd Life Grenadier Regiment was then merged with 1st Life Grenadier Regiment in 1928 to reform the old Life Grenadier Regiment. Campaigns None Organisation ? Commanding officers Executive offi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Åbo Läns Infanteriregemente Turku ( ; ; sv, Åbo, ) is a city and former capital on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River, in the region of Finland Proper (''Varsinais-Suomi'') and the former Turku and Pori Province (''Turun ja Porin lääni''; 1634–1997). The region was originally called Suomi (Finland), which later became the name for the whole country. As of 31 March 2021, the population of Turku was 194,244 making it the sixth largest city in Finland after Helsinki, Espoo, Tampere, Vantaa and Oulu. There were 281,108 inhabitants living in the Turku Central Locality, ranking it as the third largest urban area in Finland after the Capital Region area and Tampere Central Locality. The city is officially bilingual as percent of its population identify Swedish as a mother-tongue. It is unknown when Turku gained city rights. The Pope Gregory IX first mentioned the town ''Aboa'' in his ''Bulla'' in 1229 and the year is now used as the foundation year of Turku. Turku is the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]