1st Infantry Regiment Svea Life Guards, Swedish Army

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1ST INFANTRY REGIMENT SVEA LIFE GUARDS, SWEDISH ARMY

Raised : 1792
The Regiment was in 2000 amalgamated with the 1st Cavalry Regiment - Life Guards Dragoons to form the Livgardet (Life Guards).
Garrison : Kungsängen and Stockholm

Official blazon

Swedish

I blått fält lilla riksvapnet, tre öppna kronor av guld, ställa två och en. Skölden lagd över två korslagda musköter av silver och omgiven av serafimerordens kedja av guld, lagd under musköterna och kronan. Motto: (not shown) Possunt nec posse videntur = They can do what seems impossible. 1995: I blått fält lilla riksvapnet, tre öppna kronor av guld, ställa två och en. Skölden lagd över två korslagda svärd av silver och omgiven av serafimerordens kedja av guld, lagd under svärden och kronan. Origin/meaning The lesser Swedish State Arms with the Chain of the Order of the Seraphim indicates a Guards Unit. The Muskets behind the Shield indicates a Infantry Unit. During the Years 1994-2000 the shown Arms was used by the Life Guards Brigade, the Regiment used similar Arms but with two Swords behind the Shield instead of the Muskets. The Motto was first seen on regimental Colours of 1686 Pattern. Regimental Colour Contact and Support Contact Facebook Instagram Donate with Paypal Donate with WhyDonate eBay shop Rare heraldic book downloads Partners: Meijerink heraldic bookshop Webaldic heraldic identifying programme Nederlands Genootschap voor Heraldiek Armorial de France Homunculus / Heraldicum Disputationes De Raaf heraldic design Your logo here ? Contact us © since 1995, Heraldry of the World, Ralf Hartemink Index of the site Literature: Christian Braunstein: Heraldiska vapen inom det svenska försvaret - Heraldry of the Swedish Armed Forces. Regimental Colour from Christian Braunstein: Svenska Försvarsmaktens fälttecken efter millennieskiftet - Flags and Standards of the Swedish Armed Forces after the Turn of the Century.