This is a list of Swedish regiments and other military units (divisions, brigades, battalions, companies) 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 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.
For a short background of the Swedish conscription system historically used, see the article on the Swedish allotment system.
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)
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 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[]
The original five Swedish provincial cavalry regiments:
- Svenska adelsfanan (Swedish Banner of Nobles)
- Livregementet till häst (Horse Life Regiment)
- Smålands kavalleriregemente (Småland Cavalry Regiment)
- Östgöta kavalleriregemente (Östergötland Cavalry Regiment)
- Västgöta kavalleriregemente (Västergötland Cavalry Regiment)
The original three Finnish provincial cavalry regiments:
- Åbo och Björneborgs läns kavalleriregemente (Åbo and Björneborg Country Cavalry Regiment)
- Nylands och Tavastehus läns kavalleriregemente (Nyland and Tavastehus County Cavalry Regiment)
- Viborgs och Nyslotts läns kavalleriregemente (Viborg and Nyslott County Cavalry Regiment)
Later raised Swedish cavalry regiments:
- Bohusläns regemente (Bohuslän Regiment)
- Enspännarkompaniet (Carriage Company)
- Görtz dragonregemente (Görtz' Dragoon Regiment)
- Kronprinsens husarregemente (Crown Prince's Hussar Regiment)
- Livgardet till häst (Horse Life Guards)
- Livdragonregementet (Life Dragoon Regiment)
- Livregementets husarer (Life Regiment's Hussars)
- Meijerfelts dragonregemente (Meijerfelt's Dragoon Regiment)
- Norrlands dragonregemente (Norrland Dragoon Regiment)
- Skånska dragonregementet (Scanian Dragoon Regiment)
- Skånska husarregementet (Scanian Hussar Regiment)
- Skånska kavalleriregementet (Scanian Cavalry Regiment)
- Stenbocks dragonregemente (Stenbock's Dragoon Regiment)
Later raised Finnish cavalry regiments:
- Finska adelsfanan (Finnish Banner of Nobles)
- Karelska lantdragonskvadronen (Karelian County Dragoon Squadron)
Later raised German cavalry regiments:
- Bremen-verdiska adelsfanan (Bremen-Verdian Banner of Nobles)
- Bremiska kavalleriregementet (Bremian Cavalry Regiment)
- Bremiska dragonregementet (Bremian Dragoon Regiment)
- Dragonregementet i Wismar (Dragoon Regiment in Wismar)
- Pommerska adelsfanan (Pomeranian Banner of Nobles)
- Pommerska dragonregementet (Pomeranian Dragoon Regiment)
- Pommerska kavalleriregementet (Pomeranian Cavalry Regiment)
- Preussiska dragonregementet (Prussian Dragoon Regiment)
- Schlesiska dragonregementet (Silesian Dragoon Regiment)
- Schwerins dragonregemente (Schwerin's Dragoon Regiment)
- Tyska dragonregementet (German Dragoon Regiment)
- Verdiska dragonregementet (Verdian Dragoon Regiment)
- Vietinghoffs dragonregemente (Vietinghoff's Dragoon Regiment)
Later raised Baltic cavalry regiments:
- Estländska lantdragonskvadronen (Estonian County Dragoon Squadron)
- Estniska adelsfanan (Estonian Banner of Nobles)
- Estniska kavalleriregementet (Estonian Cavalry Regiment)
- Ingermanländska dragonregementet (Ingrian Dragoon Regiment)
- Laurentzens fridragoner (Laurentzen's Free Dragoons)
- Lewenhaupts frikompani (Lewenhaupt's Free Company)
- Livländska adelsfanan (Livonian Banner of Nobles)
- Livländsk dragonskvadron I (Livonian Dragoon Squadron I)
- Livländsk dragonskvadron II (Livonian Dragoon Squadron II)
- Livländskt dragonregemente I (Livonian Dragoon Regiment I)
- Livländskt dragonregemente II (Livonian Dragoon Regiment II)
- Öselska lantdragonskvadronen (Öselian County Dragoon Squadron)
Other later raised cavalry regiments:
- Benderska dragonregementet (Benderian Dragoon Regiment)
- Franska dragonregementet (French Dragoon Regiment)
- Polska regementet till häst (Polish Horse Regiment)
- Smiegelskis polska dragonkår (Smiegelski's Polish Dragoon Corps)
Later raised Swedish temporary cavalry regiments:
- Gotlands ståndsdragonkompani (Gotland Rank Dragoon Company)
- Skånska ståndsdragoner (Scanian Rank Dragoons)
- Skånska tremänningsregementet till häst (Scanian Third Man Horse Regiment)
- Upplands femmänningsregemente till häst (Uppland Fifth Man Horse Regiment)
- Upplands ståndsdragoner (Uppland Rank Dragoons)
- Upplands tremänningsregemente till häst (Uppland Third Man Horse Regiment)
- Västgöta ståndsdragoner (Västergötland Rank Dragoons)
- Västgöta tremänningsregemente till häst (Västergötland Third Man Horse Regiment)
Later raised Finnish temporary cavalry regiments:
- Finska ståndsdragonbataljonen (Finnish Rank Dragoon Battalion)
- Åbo, Nylands och Viborgs läns tremänningsregemente till häst (Åbo, Nyland and Viborg County Third Man Horse Regiment)
- Österbottens ståndsdragonkompani (Österbotten Rank Dragoon Company)
Later raised Baltic temporary cavalry regiments:
- Estniska ståndsdragonbataljonen (Estonian Rank Dragoon Battalion)
- Ingermanländska ståndsdragoner (Ingrian Rank Dragoons)
- Livländska ståndsdragonbataljonen (Livonian Rank Dragoon Battalion)
- Öselska ståndsdragonbataljonen (Ösel Rank Dragoon Battalion)
Artillery and other regiments[]
Artillery[]
Armour[]
Anti-aircraft[]
Coastal artillery[]
Engineer[]
Signal[]
Logistic[]
See also[]
- Swedish Armed Forces
- List of Swedish military areas
- List of Swedish defence areas
- List of Swedish wars
- History of Sweden
- Provinces of Sweden
References[]
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Online
- Holmén, Pelle, & Sjöberg, Jan (2004). Swedish Armed Forces 1900-2000. Retrieved Dec. 14, 2004.
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- 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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