Life Guards (Sweden)
| Life Guards | |
|---|---|
| Livgardet | |
Coat of arms of the Life Guards. | |
| Active | 1521–present (lineage) 2000–present (current form) |
| Country | Sweden |
| Allegiance | Swedish Armed Forces |
| Branch | Swedish Army |
| Type | Household Infantry and Cavalry |
| Role | Infantry, Ceremonial |
| Size | 1,300 (4 active battalions, 3 bands, 6 reserve battalions) |
| Part of | OPIL (2000–2005) SweAFHQ (2005–present) |
| Garrison/HQ | Kungsängen |
| Nickname(s) | RHQ |
| Motto(s) | Possunt nec posse videntur ("They do what appears to be impossible") |
| Colors | Infantry: yellow Cavalry: white |
| March | Infantry: Quick: Kungl. Svea Livgardes Marsch (W. Körner) Slow: Kungl. Svea Livgardes Defileringsmarsch (I. Gustavsson) Old: Kungl. Svea Livgardes Gamla Marsch, Inspektionsmarsch (unknown) Cavalry: Quick - Dragonerna komma (Ericson) Canter - Fehmarn-Sund-Marsch (Piefke) |
| Anniversaries | 14 January |
| Battle honours | Swedish War of Liberation (1521) Thirty Years' War
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| Commanders | |
| Commander, Life Guards | Colonel Gustaf Dufberg |
| Assistant Commander/Executive Officer Stockholm Area | Colonel Gustaf Dufberg |
| Honorary Colonel-in-chief | His Majesty The King |
| Insignia | |
| Branch insignias (infantry) | |
| Branch insignias (cavalry) | |
| Unit insignia | |
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The Life Guards (Swedish: Livgardet, designation LG) 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 the Stockholm Palace. With traditions dating from 1521, the regiment is one of the oldest military units in continuous operational existence in the world. It was established in its present form in July 2000, following a merger of the Svea Life Guards and the Life Guard Dragoons. Headquarters are mainly located in Brunna north of Kungsängen in Upplands-Bro Municipality and at the "Cavalry Barracks 1" in central Stockholm.