This is a list of Swedish regiments and other military units ( divisions, brigades,

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) that have existed since the 16th century. 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

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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. For a short background of the Swedish conscription system historically used, see the article on the

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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 ''Norrlands storregemente'' or ''Landsregementet i Norrland'' (Norrland Grand Regiment, Regiment of the Land in Norrland) was one of the nine grand regiments organized by Gustavus Adolphus in the late 1610s and split into smaller regiments in the ...

'' (Norrland Grand Regiment) * ''

Upplands storregemente ''Upplands storregemente'' or ''Landsregementet i Uppland'' (Uppland Grand Regiment, Regiment of the Land in Uppland) was one of the nine grand regiments organized by Gustavus Adolphus in the late 1610s and split into smaller regiments in the 162 ...

'' (Uppland Grand Regiment) * '' Södermanlands storregemente'' (Södermanland Grand Regiment) * ''

Östergötlands storregemente ''Östergötlands storregemente'' or ''Landsregementet i Östergötland'' (Östergötland Grand Regiment, Regiment of the Land in Östergötland) was one of the nine grand regiments organized by Gustavus Adolphus in the late 1610s and split into ...

'' (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)

Infantry and cavalry 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

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of 1634. As time went on, new regiments were raised by conscription, created by splitting old regiments or enlisting soldiers from various

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. There were also times when temporary regiments were raised; these regiments were called ''männingsregementen''.

Infantry

Cavalry

Artillery and other regiments

Artillery

Armour

Anti-aircraft

Coastal artillery

Engineer

Signal

Logistic

References

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* ''Nordisk Familjebok: uggleupplagan.'' (1904–1926). Stockholm: Nordisk familjeboks förlag
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* ''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)

Retrieved Dec. 14, 2004. * Persson, Mats (1998)
Swedish Army Regiments
Retrieved Dec. 14, 2004. * Sharman, Ken (2000)

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