Life Guards

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The Life Guards (Swedish: Livgardet) is a combined cavalry/infantry regiment of the Swedish Army, with responsibility for training. The infantry battalion (called the Guards Battalion) trains ordinary infantry soldiers in both the mechanized and rifle roles, as well as training clerical soldiers. The Guards Battalion consists of three companies, The Life Company, the 6th company and the 8th company. They are light mechanized companies trained for urban combat with the defense of Stockholm as its first and foremost wartime duty. The soldiers of the Guards Battalion are also the Royal Guard.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_Guards_(Swedish_Army)
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Coordinates:   59°30'53"N   17°46'47"E
This article was last modified 18 years ago