Structure of the Swedish Armed Forces in 1989
Number Name Location Training Military District Associated Defense District
K 3 Life Regiment Hussars Karlsborg Airborne Units/ Special Forces Signal Units Milo V
K 4 Norrland Dragoon Regiment Arvidsjaur Norrland Jägers Milo ÖN
P 2 Scania Dragoon Regiment Hässleholm PB 8 - Göinge Brigade Milo S
P 4 Skaraborg Regiment Skövde PB 9 - Skaraborg Brigade Milo V Fo 35
P 6 North Scanian Regiment Kristianstad PB 26 - Kristianstad Brigade Milo S Fo 14
P 7 South Scanian Regiment Ystad PB 7 - Malmö Brigade Milo S Fo 11
P 10 Södermanland Regiment Strängnäs MekB 10 - Södermanland Brigade Milo Ö Fo 43
P 18 Gotland Regiment Visby PB 18 - Gotland Brigade MKG
I 1 Svea Life Guards Kungsängen IB 1 - Gula Brigade Milo Ö Fo 44
I 2 Värmland Regiment Karlstad IB 2 - Värmland Brigade Milo B Fo 52
I 3 Life Regiment Grenadiers Örebro IB 3 - Life Brigade IB 33 - Närke Brigade Milo B Fo 51
I 4 Life Grenadier Regiment Linköping IB 4 - Grenadier Brigade Milo Ö Fo 41
I 5 Jämtland Ranger Regiment Östersund NB 35 - Field Jäger Brigade Milo NN Fo 22
I 11 Kronoberg Regiment Växjö IB 11 - Kronoberg Brigade IB 41 - Blekinge Brigade Milo S Fo 16 Fo 18
I 12 Northern Småland Regiment Eksjö IB 12 - Jönköping Brigade IB 42 - Kalmar Brigade Milo S Fo 17
I 13 Dalarna Regiment Falun NB 13 - Dalarna Brigade IB 43 - Kopparberg Brigade Milo B Fo 53
I 14 Hälsinge Regiment Gävle IB 14 - Gästrikeleden Brigade IB 44 - Hälsinge Brigade Milo NN Fo 21
I 15 Älvsborg Regiment Borås IB 15 - Västgöta Brigade IB 45 - Älvsborg Brigade Milo V Fo 34
I 16 Halland Regiment Halmstad IB 46 - Halland Brigade Milo V Fo 31
I 17 Bohuslän Regiment Uddevalla IB 17 - Bohus Brigade IB 47 - Gothenburg Brigade Milo V
Armed Forces Defense Staff -- Army
In 1989 the following regiments were active and trained recruits for the Army 's wartime organization :
The following article depicts the structure of the Swedish Armed Forces in 1989 by service branch. In wartime units would come under six multi-service military area commands. These area commands, as well as their wartime structure, can be found in their respective articles listed at Swedish military areas. The article was created by combining the Swedish government's 1987 request to parliament to approve a new defense structure and the adjoined five year defense plan (Link), the same request to parliament 1992, which listed the changes undertaken between 1988 and 1992, the various handbooks of the Swedish Army about its units for recruits found on this site (Link), and the Swedish Wikipedia articles about Swedish units histories.