List of Swedish armoured regiments
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This is a list of Swedish armoured regiments, battalions, corps and companies that have existed in the Swedish
Army
. They are listed in three ways, first by the actual units that have existed, then by the various names these units have had, and last by the various designations these units have had.
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Swedish Army
The Swedish Army is one of the oldest standing armies in the world and a branch of the Swedish Armed Forces; it is in charge of land operations. General Sverker Göranson is the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Army.- Organization :...
. They are listed in three ways, first by the actual units that have existed, then by the various names these units have had, and last by the various designations these units have had.
By unit
- P 1 Göta pansarlivgarde (1943–1963)
- P 1 Göta livgarde (1963–1980)
- P 2 Skånska pansarregementet (1942–1963)
- P 2 Norra skånska dragonregementet (1994–1998)
- P 2 Skånska dragonregementet (1963–1994 samt 1998–2000)
- P 3 Södermanlands pansarregemente (1942–1957)
- P 4 Skaraborgs pansarregemente (1942–1963)
- P 4 Skaraborgs regementeSkaraborgs regemente (armoured)Skaraborgs regemente , designation P 4, is a Swedish Army armoured regiment that traces its origins back to the 16th century. It was converted from an infantry regiment in 1942...
(1963– ) - P 5 Norrbottens pansarbataljonNorrbottens pansarbataljonNorrbottens pansarbataljon , designation Pbat/I 19 or P 5, is a Swedish Army armoured battalion, one of the few new formations raised in the 20th century...
(1957–1975) - I 19/P 5 Norrbottens regemente med Norrbottens pansarbataljon (1975–1994)
- I 19 Norrbottens regementeNorrbottens regementeNorrbottens regemente , designation I 19, is a Swedish Army arctic armoured, light infantry and ranger regiment that traces its origins back to the 19th century. The regiment's soldiers were originally recruited from the province of Norrbotten, and it is currently garrisoned in Boden, Norrbotten...
(1994– ) - P 6 Norra skånska regementet (1963–1994)
- P 7 Södra skånska regementetSödra skånska regementetSödra skånska regementet , designation P 7, is a Swedish Army armoured regiment that traces its origins back 1811. It was converted from an infantry regiment in 1963 and renamed from Södra skånska infanteriregementet...
(1963– ) - P 10 Södermanlands regementeSödermanlands regemente (armoured)Södermanlands regiment aka P 10 or P 3 was an armored regiment of the Swedish army with its roots in the 17th century. The regiment was discontinued in 2005 and was located in Strängnäs.- History :...
(1963–2005) - P 18 Gotlands regementeGotlands regementeGotlands regemente , also P18, was a Swedish Army armoured regiment located in the province of Gotland that traces its origins back to the 19th century.-History:...
(1963–2005)
By name
- Gotlands regementeGotlands regementeGotlands regemente , also P18, was a Swedish Army armoured regiment located in the province of Gotland that traces its origins back to the 19th century.-History:...
- Göta livgarde
- Göta pansarlivgarde
- Norra skånska regementet
- Norrbottens pansarbataljonNorrbottens pansarbataljonNorrbottens pansarbataljon , designation Pbat/I 19 or P 5, is a Swedish Army armoured battalion, one of the few new formations raised in the 20th century...
- Norrbottens regementeNorrbottens regementeNorrbottens regemente , designation I 19, is a Swedish Army arctic armoured, light infantry and ranger regiment that traces its origins back to the 19th century. The regiment's soldiers were originally recruited from the province of Norrbotten, and it is currently garrisoned in Boden, Norrbotten...
- Norrbottens regemente och Norrbottensbrigaden
- Norrbottens regemente med Norrbottens pansarbataljon
- Skaraborgs pansarregemente
- Skaraborgs regementeSkaraborgs regemente (armoured)Skaraborgs regemente , designation P 4, is a Swedish Army armoured regiment that traces its origins back to the 16th century. It was converted from an infantry regiment in 1942...
- Skaraborgs regemente och Skaraborgsbrigaden
- Skånska dragonregementet
- Skånska pansarregementet
- Södermanlands pansarregemente
- Södermanlands regementeSödermanlands regemente (armoured)Södermanlands regiment aka P 10 or P 3 was an armored regiment of the Swedish army with its roots in the 17th century. The regiment was discontinued in 2005 and was located in Strängnäs.- History :...
- Södra skånska regementetSödra skånska regementetSödra skånska regementet , designation P 7, is a Swedish Army armoured regiment that traces its origins back 1811. It was converted from an infantry regiment in 1963 and renamed from Södra skånska infanteriregementet...
By designation
- I 19Norrbottens regementeNorrbottens regemente , designation I 19, is a Swedish Army arctic armoured, light infantry and ranger regiment that traces its origins back to the 19th century. The regiment's soldiers were originally recruited from the province of Norrbotten, and it is currently garrisoned in Boden, Norrbotten...
- I 19/P 5Norrbottens pansarbataljonNorrbottens pansarbataljon , designation Pbat/I 19 or P 5, is a Swedish Army armoured battalion, one of the few new formations raised in the 20th century...
- MekB 9
- MekB 19
- P 1
- P 2
- P 2/Fo 14
- P 3
- P 4Skaraborgs regemente (armoured)Skaraborgs regemente , designation P 4, is a Swedish Army armoured regiment that traces its origins back to the 16th century. It was converted from an infantry regiment in 1942...
- P 4/Fo 35
- P 5Norrbottens pansarbataljonNorrbottens pansarbataljon , designation Pbat/I 19 or P 5, is a Swedish Army armoured battalion, one of the few new formations raised in the 20th century...
- P 6
- P 6/Fo 14
- P 7Södra skånska regementetSödra skånska regementet , designation P 7, is a Swedish Army armoured regiment that traces its origins back 1811. It was converted from an infantry regiment in 1963 and renamed from Södra skånska infanteriregementet...
- P 7/Fo 11
- P 10Södermanlands regemente (armoured)Södermanlands regiment aka P 10 or P 3 was an armored regiment of the Swedish army with its roots in the 17th century. The regiment was discontinued in 2005 and was located in Strängnäs.- History :...
- P 10/Fo 43
- P 18Gotlands regementeGotlands regemente , also P18, was a Swedish Army armoured regiment located in the province of Gotland that traces its origins back to the 19th century.-History:...
- Pbat/I 19