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Specialist officers are more like warrant officers in the US ranking systems as they mostly hold technical positions. The rank insignia below are worn on the field uniform. Army, navy and air force rank titles are shown below. [1] From 2023, the rank of Överfanjunkare has been introduced in the Swedish Armed Forces. [2]
The Swedish Army Non-Commissioned Officer School was renamed Swedish Army Company Officer School and those who were trained there started with a rank of fänrik and were joined together with the former underofficerare in the category Kompaniofficerare(Company officers).
The most significant Swedish tank development during the war was the Stridsvagn m/42 (Strv m/42) a medium tank it fielded with a 75 mm L/34 gun, the first of its size in a Swedish tank. It entered service with the Swedish army in November 1941. Modern in design, it was also well protected and mobile. A total of 282 were produced. Stridsvagn ...
The Swedish Armoured Troops were organized in war-time in armoured brigades consisting of, among other things, a tank and two armoured infantry battalions and an artillery battalion. [ 1 ] The four armored brigades – Pbrig m/43 – were created to meet the need for powerful attack units that could break through a defensive position and ...
The coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden (Swedish: Sveriges riksvapen) is the arms of dominion of the King of Sweden. It has a greater and a lesser version. The shield displays the "Three Crowns of Sweden" quartering the "Lion of Bjälbo", with an inescutcheon overall of the House of Vasa impaling the House of Bernadotte.
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Stridsvagn 122 during an urban warfare exercise, 2006. Stridsvagn 122 (strv 122, IPA: [ˈstrɪ̂tːsvaŋn] ⓘ) [a] is a Swedish main battle tank that, like the German Leopard 2A5, is based on the German Leopard 2 Improved variant utilizing such newer technology as command, control, and fire-control systems, reinforced armour, and long-term combat capacity.
Stridsvagn m/42 (Strv m/42) was a Swedish medium tank in service in the World War II period. Known by its manufacturer AB Landsverk as Lago II-III-IV, it fielded a 75 mm L/31 gun, the first of its size in a Swedish tank. It entered service with the Swedish Army in April 1943. Modern in design and mobile, a total of 282 were produced.