Swedish Armed Forces

Swedish Armed Forces - Branches. Swedish Army (Armén) Royal Swedish Navy (Marinen) Swedish Air Force (Flygvapnet) Swedish Armed Forces - Military Districts. The Military Districts were decommissioned the 31 of december 2005. The former ones were: Gotland Military District (MD G) Central Military District (MD M) Northern Military District (MD N) Southern Military District (MD S) ...

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In the mid-1950s the Swedish army put out a contract tender for a new tank design to replace their Centurions. Although the Centurion was arguably the best tank in the world at the time, its performance lead over contemporary Soviet designs like the T-55 was only marginal, and any future designs would best it. A consortium of Landsverk, Volvo and Bofors responded with a new heavy tank design, known under the codename KRV, fitted with a 155 mm smoothbore g ...

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Stridsvagn 103, Stridsvagn 103 - History, Stridsvagn 103 - Strv 103B, Stridsvagn 103 - Strv 103C

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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 männingsregeme ...

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List of military aircraft of Sweden - Torpedo Bombers Torped. List of military aircraft of Sweden - Reconnaissance Spaning. List of military aircraft of Sweden - Transport Transport. List of military aircraft of Sweden - Training Skol. List of military aircraft of Sweden - Tactical training Övning. List of military aircraft of Sweden - Test/Prototype Prov. See also:

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Carl XVI Gustaf (Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus) (born April 30, 1946), styled HM The King, is the King of Sweden. He is the only son of Prince Gustaf Adolf (1906-1947), and his wife, Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1908-1972). He acceded to the throne on September 15, 1973, upon the death of his grandfather, King Gustav VI Adolf. Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden - Youth and education. Carl Gustaf was the youngest of five children and the only son of Sweden's Prince Gustaf Adolf and Princess Sibyl ...

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Arvid Carlsson (b. January 25, 1923) is a Swedish scientist who is best known for his work with the neurotransmitter dopamine and its effects in Parkinson's disease. Carlsson won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2000 along with co-recipients Eric Kandel and Paul Greengard. Carlsson was born in Uppsala, Sweden, son of Gottfrid Carlsson, historian and later professor of history at the University of Lund, where he began his medical education in 1941. Although Sweden was neutral during World War II, Carlsson's education ...

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(Aircraft still in service have a light green backround.) List of military aircraft of Sweden - Main List. List of military aircraft of Sweden - Helicopters Helikopter. List of military aircraft of Sweden - Navy. List of military aircraft of Sweden - Army. List of military aircraft of Sweden - Common helicopter wing. Helicopeters that entered after a 1998 re-organisation/merger. All the ...

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List of Swedish regiments - Artillery. Artilleriregementet (Artillery Regiment) Bergslagens artilleriregemente (Bergslagen Artillery Regiment) Bodens artilleriregemente (Boden Artillery Regiment) Boden-Karlsborgs artilleriregemente (Boden-Karlsborg Artillery Regiment) Finska artilleriregementet (Finnish Artillery Regiment) Gotlands artilleriregemente (Gotlandia Artillery Regiment) Göta artilleriregemente ...

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List of Swedish regiments - Infantry. LG, Livgardet 2000– I 1, Svea livgarde 1816–2000 I 2, Göta livgarde 1816–1939 I 2, Värmlands regemente 1939–2000 I 3, Livregementets grenadjärkår 1816–1892 I 3, Livregementets grenadjärer 1892–2000 I 4, Första livgrenadjärregementet 1816–1927 I 4, Livgrenadjärregementet 1927†...

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List of military aircraft of Sweden - Early Balloons of the Army and Navy. List of military aircraft of Sweden - Early Navy. (The aviation corps became a separate organization in 1915.) List of military aircraft of Sweden - Early Army. (The aviation corps became a separate organization in 1915.) ...

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(Created in July of 1926) (note:later XX implies later redesignation) List of military aircraft of Sweden - Fighters Jakt. List of military aircraft of Sweden - Ground attack aircraft Attack. ...

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Unlike many of the larger navies the Swedish was changed into a coastal defence force after the Second World War and is not meant to project force on other countries. It lacks many of the ships vital to battle far from land, such as aircraft carriers, cruisers, nuclear submarines and destroyers. The largest combat ships are corvettes. This limits the endurance of the navy, but smaller short-range ships was deemed better suited for missions along the coast, ...

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Swedish Navy, Swedish Navy - History, Swedish Navy - Organization, Swedish Navy - Naval units, Swedish Navy - Amphibious units, Swedish Navy - Bases, Swedish Navy - Equipment, Swedish Navy - Strategy

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Sweden - Pre-history. For details, see: Prehistoric Sweden Soon after the recession of the last ice age, Sweden became populated by hunters and gatherers, during the Stone Age (6000 BC – 4000 BC). The region developed rather slowly compared to southern Europe; while the Romans wrote poetry, Scandinavia had just entered the Iron Age. Sweden was first mentioned in the 1st century, by Roman historian Tacitus, who wrote that the Suiones tribe lived out in the sea and were powerful in both arms ...

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Swedish Air Force - Fighter Units. Four wings of fighters: Jämtland Air Force Wing (F 4) - Disbanded June 17, 2005. Located on Frösön in Östersund Skaraborg Air Force Wing (F 7) Located at Såtenäs outside Lidköping Blekinge Air Force Wing (F 17) Located at Kallinge in Ronneby Norrbotten Air Force Wing (F 21) Located at Kallax in Luleå See also:

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The first building on this site was a fortress with a core tower built in the 13th century by Birger Jarl to defend Lake Mälaren. The fortress grew to a palace, named Tre Kronor ("Three Crowns") after the core towers' spire. In the late 16th century, much work was done to transform the old fortress into a Renaissance-style palace under King John III. In 1690, it was decided to rebuild the palace in Baroque style. In 1692, work began on the northern row. It was complete in 1697, but much of the palace burned to the ground following a fire on on May 7, 1697 aft ...

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Stockholm Palace, Stockholm Palace - History, Stockholm Palace - The palace today, Stockholm Palace - Interior, Stockholm Palace - The western row, Stockholm Palace - The eastern row, Stockholm Palace - The northern row, Stockholm Palace - The southern row, Stockholm Palace - The northeast wing, Stockholm Palace - External link

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Sweden - Pre-history. Further information: Prehistoric Sweden, and [[]], and [[]], and [[]], and See also:

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Sami School Board of Sweden, or Sameskolstyrelsen. (Official site) Field of operation: administrative authority for the National Sami schools and other activities belonging to and regulated by the Sami School ordinance. Designed to offer the children of the Samis an education with a Sami focus. Swedish National Agency for Special Schools for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, or Specialskolemyndigheten. (Official site) Field of operation: to give the pupils individually adapted education that corresponds as fa ...

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Carl Gustaf was the youngest of five children and the only son of Sweden's Prince Gustaf Adolf and Princess Sibylla. His father's death in an airplane crash outside Copenhagen, Denmark on January 26, 1947 left the nine-month-old Carl Gustaf second in line for the throne, behind his grandfather, Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf. When great grandfather King Gustaf V died in 1950, the four-year-old Carl Gustaf became heir apparent of Sweden. In a speech in 2005, Carl Gustaf expressed some of his feelings about growing up without having known hi ...

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Swedish Army - Small arms. The Swedish Army armament for Individual/Squad level include: Ak 4 assault rifle (Heckler & Koch G3) in versions: Ak 4 Ak 4B Ak 4OR Ak 4 med 40 mm granattillsats (Colt M203) Ak 5 assault rifle (Fabrique Nationale FNC derivative, made more rugged for Swedish demands) in versions: Ak 5 Ak 5B Ak 5C Ak 5 ...

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Carl Gustaf was the youngest of five children and the only son of Sweden's Prince Gustaf Adolf and Princess Sibylla. His father's death in an airplane crash outside Copenhagen, Denmark on January 26, 1947 left the nine-month-old Carl Gustaf second in line for the throne, behind his grandfather, Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf. When great grandfather King Gustav V of Sweden died in 1950, the four-year-old Carl Gustaf became heir apparent of Sweden. In a speech in 2005, Carl Gustaf expressed some of his feelings about growing up without havin ...

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Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden - Youth and education, Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden - Marriage and Family, Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden - Royal duties and personal interests, Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden - Dyslexia

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