Life Guard Dragoons (Sweden)

Life Guard Dragoons
Livgardets dragoner
Insignia
Active	1949–2000
Country	Sweden
Type	Cavalry Regiment
March	"Dragonerna komma" by Aron Ericsson
Anniversaries	December 4 (Battle of Lund)

The Life Guard Dragoons (Swedish: Livgardets dragoner), designated K 1, were a cavalry regiment of the Swedish Army active from 1949 to 2000. They were formed as a squadron called the Livgardesskvadronen in 1949, as a replacement for the previous K 1, the Livregementet till häst (1928–1948). In 1975 the squadron were made into a regiment, titled the Livgardets dragoner med Stockholms försvarsområde (K 1/Fo 44) ("Life Guard Dragoons and Stockholm Defense Area"), redesignated the Livgardets dragoner in 1984. The regiment had ceremonial mounted cavalry duties, as well as training recruits and providing part of the garrison in Stockholm. In 2000, the regiment was amalgamated into the Life Guards, which combines the infantry and cavalry guard units of the Swedish Army.

Commanders

• 1949–1952 – Major Gustaf Nyblæus
• 1952–1955 – Lieutenant Colonel Anders Grafström
• 1955–1959 – Major Bengt Ljungquist
• 1959–1961 – Major Nils-Fredrik Haegerström
• 1961–1972 – Lieutenant Colonel Hans Skiöldebrand
• 1972–1974 – Lieutenant Colonel Hodder Stjernswärd
• 1974–1975 – Lieutenant Colonel Hans von Schreeb
• 1975–1976 – Colonel 1st rank Nils Östlund
• 1976–1981 – Colonel 1st rank Nils Landergren
• 1981–1984 – Colonel 1st rank Hodder Stjernswärd
• 1984–1988 – Lieutenant Colonel Alexander von Rosen
• 1988–1991 – Lieutenant Colonel Nils Edström
• 1991–1993 – Lieutenant Colonel Claes Grafström
• 1993–1996 – Lieutenant Colonel Lars-Olof Nilsson
• 1996–2000 – Colonel Carol Paraniak

References

• Braunstein, Christian (2003). Sveriges arméförband under 1900-talet. Östervåla: Leif Törnquist. pp. 119–120. ISBN 91-971584-4-5