Divisions of the Swedish Army

 
Marcus K
 
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09 July 2009 04:59
 

The Swedish Army once was able to mobilize 6 Divisions, later reduced to one and then none. These where at the begining of the 1990ies organized as a Staff Cadre and granted Arms. Pictures are from the Book "Heraldiska vapen inom det svenska försvaret - Herladry of the Swedish Armed Forces" by Christian Braunstein.

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Lower Northern Division (2nd Division). Arms used by the Division 1994-1997. Wolves are represented in the wildlife of this Northern Area.

 

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Western Division (3rd Division), used 1994-1997. The Division mobilized in the Geographical Area called Götaland, which is represented by a Lion.

 

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Eastern Division (4th Division), used 1994-2000. The Division mobilized mainly in the Province of Södermanland, whose Arms are Or a Griffin Sable Armed and Languaged Gules. The Division’s Arms is differented by showing the Griffin issuant from a wave, perhaps denoting the Lake Mälaren by which Södermanland lies.

 
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09 July 2009 15:00
 

Marcus I do enjoy these heraldic walks with you.  :D You present some truly interesting arms.  I do like the Eastern Division (4th Div.)  The griffin out of the wave is interesting.  Also, what are the items behind the shields?  Batons?

 
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09 July 2009 17:22
 

Thanks Robert for the kind words. And yes they are Batons behind the Shields, they are in Swedish terminology named as Command Batons.

 
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Upper Northern Division (6th Division) 1994-1998 and Northern Division (6th Division) 1998-2000. The Lynx is found in these northern parts of Sweden where the Division mobilized.

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Southern Division (13th Division), Arms used 1994-2000. The Arms show the older Badge of the Swedish Armoured Troops as this Division contained strong Armoured Forces to defend the flat lands of the Province of Scania.

 
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The Central Division (14th Division), used this Arms 1994-1997. The Griffin with Dragon’s Wings and Tail is from the Arms of the Province of Östergötland, where the Divsion’s main units mobilized.

And from the Swedish State Archives site, teh Arms of the 1st Mechanized Divsion which in 2000 replaced all previous Division. The 1st Mech Div however only lasted to the year 2004.

 

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The Central Division (14th Division), used this Arms 1994-1997. The Griffin with Dragon’s Wings and Tail is from the Arms of the Province of Östergötland, where the Divsion’s main units mobilized.

And from the Swedish State Archives site, the Arms of the 1st Mechanized Divsion which in 2000 replaced all previous Divisions. The 1st Mech Div however only lasted until 2004. The strenght of the Swedish Army had then been much reduced and barely reached a Brigade’s worth of combat troops.

 

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