Swedish Army
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The Swedish Army is the land force of the Swedish Armed Forces of the Kingdom of Sweden. Beginning with its service in 1521, the Swedish Army has been active for more than 500 years.
Swedish soldiers during a training exercise.
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Life Guards (Sweden)
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The Life Guards is a combined Swedish Army cavalry/infantry regiment. Its responsibilities include the defence of Stockholm as well as provision of the royal guard of honour for the King of Sweden and
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…Dalarna chose 16 young able men as body guards for the insurgent nobleman Gustav Vasa in the war against the Union of Kalmar, thus making the present-day Life Guards one of the world's oldest regiments still on active duty. In 1901, Sweden introduced conscription. The conscription system was abolished in 2010 but…
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Gustav Eriksson addressing men from Dalarna in Mora. Painting by Johan Gustaf Sandberg.
Uniforms of Svea Life Guards 1803-1845, lithography by Adolf Ulrik Schützercrantz
1868 colour of the Life Company