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The Swedish Armed Forces consists of three service branches; the Army, the Air Force and the Navy, with addition of the military reserve force Home Guard. Since 1994, the first three service branches are organized within a single unified government agency, headed by the Supreme Commander , while the Home Guard reports directly to the Supreme ...
The Home Guard – National Security Forces (Swedish: Hemvärnet – Nationella skyddsstyrkorna) is a military reserve force of the Swedish Armed Forces.It was formally established on May 29, 1940, during World War II upon popular demand. [3]
The Swedish Army (Swedish: Svenska ... Since the late winter of 1945 the size of the army was slowly decreased as entire reserve battalions and brigades were ...
A militia, home guard, state guard or state military may constitute part of a military reserve force, such as the United States National Guard and the Norwegian, Swedish and Danish Home Guard. In some countries (including Colombia, Israel, Norway, Singapore, South Korea, Sweden, and Taiwan), reserve service is compulsory for a number of years ...
Military district (Swedish: Militärdistrikt, MD) is part of Sweden's military-territorial division. The military districts were established in 1833 and were, after several reorganizations (1847, 1867 and 1889), replaced by army divisions in 1893.
Tracing its history through the Household Brigade and Svea Life Guards and Life Guard Dragoons back to the original Royal Guards, this is what constitutes the regiment's claims to being one of the oldest military units and formations in continuous operation. The Grenadier Company is the honor guard of the Swedish Army's Life Guards for state ...
The Russo-Swedish War of 1788–90, known as Gustav III's Russian War in Sweden and as Catherine II's Swedish War in Russia, was fought between Sweden and Russia from June 1788 to August 1790. The conflict was initiated by King Gustav III of Sweden for domestic political reasons, as he believed that a short war would leave the opposition no ...
This is a list of equipment of the Swedish Army currently in use. It includes current equipment such as small arms , combat vehicles , explosives, missile systems, engineering vehicles, logistical vehicles, artillery, air defence and transport vehicles.