THE ANTI AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY UNITS

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In 1925 an anti aircraft artillery regiment was organized in the artillerybranch. In 1942 it became a branch of its own. In 2000 the defence decsision ruled that all anti aircraft units are to be raised by Lv 6 alone. The rest are disbanded.

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Name of unit Designation Raised Notes
Royal Karlsborgs anti aircraft artillery regiment Lv 1 Transferred from artillery in 1936 Disbanded in 1961
Royal Östgöta anti aircraft artillery regiment Lv 2 1938 Disbanded in 1962
Royal Gotlands anti aircraft artillery regiment Lv 2 1944 Was Lv 2 G, detachment of Lv 2, until 1962. Disbanded in 2000
Royal Roslagens anti aircraft artillery regiment Lv 3 1941 Disbanded in 2000
Royal Scanian anti aircraft artillery regiment Lv 4 1942 Disbanded in 1997
Royal Sundsvalls anti aircraft artillery regiment Lv 5 1941 Disbanded in 19??
Royal Göta anti aircraft artillery regiment Lv 6 1941
Royal Norrlands anti aircraft artillery regiment Lv 7 1941 Disbanded in 2000