Swedish Army

The Swedish Army, or Armén is the army branch of the Swedish Armed Forces, the military of Sweden.

Organization

The peace time organization of the Swedish Army is divided into a number of training regiments for the different corps. The number of training regiments has been drastically reduced since the end of the Cold War:

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Infantry Corps

One battalion of infantry troops:

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• Livgardet (LG) located in Stockholm/Kungsängen

Cavalry Corps

One regiment and two battalions of cavalry troops:

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• Livregementets hussarer (K 3) located in Karlsborg
• Norrlands dragoner (former K 4) (part of I 19) located in Arvidsjaur
• Livgardet (LG) (one battalion) located in Stockholm/Kungsängen

Armoured Corps

Three regiments of armoured troops:

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• Skaraborgs regemente (P 4) located in Skövde
• Södra skånska regementet (P 7) located in Revingehed
• Norrbottens regemente (I 19) (belongs to the Armoured Corps despite its designation) located in Boden

Artillery Corps

One regiment of artillery troops:

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• Artilleriregementet (A 9) located in Boden

Anti-Aircraft Corps

One regiment of anti-aircraft troops:

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• Luftvärnsregementet (Lv 6) located in Halmstad

Engineer Corps

One regiment of engineering troops:

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• Göta ingenjörregemente (Ing 2) located in Eksjö

Signal Corps

One regiment of signaling troops:

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• Upplands regemente (S 1) located in Enköping

Logistic Corps

One regiment of supply troops:

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• Göta trängregemente (T 2) located in Skövde