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Army History | Army History | ||
*[ | *[https://www.soldatreg.se/in-english/search-for-soldiers/ Central Soldiers Register] | ||
Military Archives | Military Archives | ||
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To use Swedish military records, you have to know what unit a soldier served in. If other records about your ancestor do not contain this information, find out which units were created in the area where he lived. To do this, you must know which parish he was living in when he was 18 to 20 years old. To determine the name or number of the unit your ancestor belonged to, use: | To use Swedish military records, you have to know what unit a soldier served in. If other records about your ancestor do not contain this information, find out which units were created in the area where he lived. To do this, you must know which parish he was living in when he was 18 to 20 years old. To determine the name or number of the unit your ancestor belonged to, use: | ||
Grill, C. (Claes Lorentz). <u>''Statistiskt sammandrag af Svenska indelningsverket'' </u>''(Statistical Digest of the Swedish Army System).'' Stockholm, Sweden: Isaac Marcus, 1856. (FamilySearch Library | Grill, C. (Claes Lorentz). <u>''Statistiskt sammandrag af Svenska indelningsverket'' </u>''(Statistical Digest of the Swedish Army System).'' Stockholm, Sweden: Isaac Marcus, 1856. (FamilySearch Library book {{FSC|948.5 M27g|disp=948.5 M27g}}, film {{FSC|084652|film|disp=084652}}.) Reprint. Goteborg, Sweden: ''Landsarkivet och Sveriges Släktforskarförbund'', 1988. The information from Grill's books is available in a searchable database on Riksarkivet at [https://sok.riksarkivet.se/grill ''Indelningsverket (Grill)'']. Also available through Arkiv Digital, see AID: v792653.b10. | ||
You can find military records in the FamilySearch Catalog under: | You can find military records in the FamilySearch Catalog under: | ||
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'''SWEDEN - MILITARY RECORDS'''. | '''SWEDEN - MILITARY RECORDS'''. | ||
The catalog lists regiments alphabetically. The regiment name appears in parentheses on the first line under the catalog heading. | The catalog lists regiments alphabetically. The regiment name appears in parentheses on the first line under the catalog heading. If you know at least the name of the county from where the ancestor came, you can look in the Family History Library Category under the listings for '''SWEDEN '''and under the topic, "'''''Military Records'''''" to see what kind of military records exist for each county. Most counties will have a listing for each county regiment and the regiment will usually have the name of the county or province as the name of the regiment. For example, in the case of Jönköping, Kalmar and Kronoberg counties, these three counties will be listed under the Småland regiment, which is the province to which all three counties belong. | ||
===Military History=== | ===Military History=== | ||
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A brief and interesting history of the Swedish Military Archives is found in: | A brief and interesting history of the Swedish Military Archives is found in: | ||
<u>''The Royal Military Archives''</u>. Stockholm, Sweden: krigsarkivet, 1984 (Värnamo: Fälths tr). ('''FamilySearch Library | <u>''The Royal Military Archives''</u>. Stockholm, Sweden: krigsarkivet, 1984 (Värnamo: Fälths tr). ('''FamilySearch Library book {{FSC|948.5 A1|disp=948.5 A1}} #67'''.) | ||
Military histories are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog under: | Military histories are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog under: | ||