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North Scanian Regiment
North Scanian Regiment ( sv, Norra skånska regementet), designation P 6/Fo 14, was a Swedish Army armoured regiment that operated from 1963 to 1994. The unit was based in the Kristianstad Garrison in Kristianstad. The unit was formed in 1963 when North Scanian Infantry Regiment (I 6) was converted from an infantry regiment to and armoured regiment. History In connection with the Defence Act of 1958, the Riksdag decided that eight armored brigades with new combat vehicles should be organized within the Swedish Army, a decision that for economic reasons changed in August 1960 to include only seven armored brigades. Which infantry regiment would receive the 7th Brigade was a battle that came to an end between the North Scanian Infantry Regiment (I 6) and Älvsborg Regiment (I 15). Given that the Älvsborg Regiment has since 1949 trained armored infantry for both the Älvsborg Brigade (''Älvsborgsbrigaden'', PB 5) and the Skaraborg Brigade (PB 9), the regiment should have been clos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Armed Forces
The Swedish Armed Forces ( sv, Försvarsmakten, "the Defense Force") is the government agency that forms the armed forces of Sweden, tasked with the defense of the country as well as with promoting Sweden's wider interests, supporting international peacekeeping, and providing humanitarian aid. It consists of the Swedish Army, the Swedish Air Force and the Swedish Navy, as well as a military reserve force, the Home Guard. Since 1994, all Swedish military branches are organized within a single unified government agency, headed by the Supreme Commander, even though the individual services maintain their distinct identities. The Swedish Armed Forces is made up of 23,600 active personnel, 11,200 military reserves, 24,000 Home Guard and 5,200 conscripts (set to increase to 8,000 conscripts by 2024) as of 2022. Units of the Swedish Armed Forces are currently on deployment in several international operations either actively or as military observers, including Afghanistan as part o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
