Copyright © Hans Högman 2024-12-09
Amphibious Corps
Rank Insignias, Sweden
Introduction
The Swedish Navy (Swe: Marinen) is a
maritime service branch of the armed
forces consisting of the two services:
the Naval Fleet and the Amphibious
Corps.
Branches of the services within the
Swedish Navy:
•
The Naval Fleet — “Flottan” (the surface
warfare flotillas, the mine warfare flotilla, and
the submarine flotilla.)
•
The Amphibious Corps — “Amfibiekåren” (the
former Coast Artillery Corps 1902-2000.)
Under the Navy, the Naval
Fleet and the Amphibious
Corps are two
independent branches.
So, the Navy is composed
of surface and submarine
naval units—the naval
fleet (Flottan), formally
sometimes referred to as
the Royal Navy (Kungliga Flottan) — as well as
marine units, the Amphibious Corps (Amfibiekåren).
On July 1, 2000, the former Swedish Coast Artillery
was disbanded and reorganized as the Swedish
Amphibious Corps.
The Amphibious Corps is the infantry marines arm
of the Swedish Navy, with an emphasis on coastal
defense, and is composed of coastal rangers, as
well as marine infantry units.
The rank insignias used by the Amphibious Corps
today are very similar to the ones of the naval fleet.
The former Coast Artillery used, after 1942, rank
insignias that were similar to the Army's rank
insignias.
However, the Amphibious Corps uses the same
names for the various military ranks as the Army
(Major, Colonel, etc.).
The rank insignia below are the ones used by the
Amphibious Corps between 2009 and 2019.
The rank insignias of the Amphibious Corps, as well
as the Navy, are worn on sleeves. That is true for
the jacket/coat.
However, the insignias worn on shirts are worn on
the shoulders.
Generals in the Amphibious Corps wear the
insignias on both sleeves and shoulders. The
shoulder insignias look different from those on the
sleeves.
On all rank insignia from corporal up to second
lieutenant within the Amphibious Corps, there are,
in addition to the rank insignia itself, symbols for
the branch of service, two crossed cannon barrels,
etc.
Privates
Corresponding ranks in English:
•
Menig = Private
•
Menig 1 KL/år 1 = Private 1st class/ first year
•
Menig 1 KL/år 2 = Private 1st class/ second year
•
Menig 1 KL/år 3 = Private 1st class/ third year
•
Menig 1 KL/år 4 = Private 1st class/ fourth year
Military rank insignia – The Swedish
Amphibious Corps 2009 - 2019
Non Commissioned Officers
Corresponding ranks in English:
1.
1:e Sergeant = Staff Sergeant
2.
Fanjunkare = Gunnery Sergeant
3.
Förvaltare = First Sergeant
4.
Regementsförvaltare = Sergeant Major
Officers
Corresponding ranks in English:
1.
Fänrik = Second Lieutenant
2.
Löjtnant = Lieutenant
3.
Kapten = Captain
4.
Major = Major
5.
Överstelöjtnant = Lieutenant Colonel
6.
Överste = Colonel
7.
Överste av första graden, older rank, today
Brigadier General
There has been no new appointments of "Överste av
första graden" after July 1, 2000. Instead, to make
the rank more international, the new rank
Brigadgeneral is substituting "Överste av första
graden".
Generals
Shoulders Only:
Corresponding ranks in English:
•
Brigadgeneral = Brigadier General
•
Generalmajor = Major General
•
Generallöjtnant = Lieutenant General
•
General = General
There have been no new appointments of "Överste av
första graden" after July 1, 2000. Instead, to make the
rank more international, the new rank Brigadgeneral
is substituting "Överste av första graden".
Lower ranks
Corresponding ranks in English:
1.
Vicekorpral = Lance Corporal
2.
Korpral = Corporal
3.
Sergeant = Sergeant
