| Life Guard Dragoons | |
|---|---|
| Livgardets dragoner | |
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| Active | 1949–2000 |
| Country |  Sweden |
| Allegiance | Swedish Armed Forces |
| Branch | Swedish Army |
| Type | Cavalry |
| Size | Regiment |
| Part of | VII Military District (1949–1966) Eastern Military District (1966–1984) Svea Life Guards (1984–1994) Middle Military District (1994–2000) |
| Garrison/HQ | Stockholm |
| Colors | White and blue |
| March | "Dragonerna komma" (Ericson)[note 1] |
| Anniversaries | 4 December (Battle of Lund) |
| Battle honours | Lützen (1632) Oldendorf (1633) Wittstock (1636) Leipzig (1642) Warsaw (1656) Frederiksodde (1657) March Across the Belts (1658) Lund (1676) Landskrona (1677) Düna (1701) Kliszów (1702) Pułtusk (1703) Holowczyn (1708) Helsingborg (1710) Svensksund (1790) |
| Insignia | |
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The Life Guard Dragoons (Swedish: Livgardets dragoner), designated K 1, was a Swedish Army cavalry unit active from 1949 to 2000. The unit was formed as a squadron called the Life Guards Squadron (Livgardesskvadronen) in 1949, as a replacement for the previous K 1, the Life Regiment of Horse (1928–1948). In 1975 the squadron were made into a regiment, titled the Life Guard Dragoons with Stockholm Defence District (Livgardets dragoner med Stockholms försvarsområde K 1/Fo 44), redesignated the Life Guard Dragoons in 1984. The regiment had ceremonial mounted cavalry duties, as well as training recruits and providing part of the garrison in Stockholm. In accordance with that year's Defence Act, the regiment was amalgamated into the Life Guards in 2000, thus combining the infantry and cavalry guard units of the Swedish Army.
- ^ Sandberg 2007, p. 29
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