North Smaland Regiment

North Smaland Regiment

1948 - 1994
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The regiment was raised in 1928 as "Jönköping-Kalmar Regiment (I 12)" after a merger of Jönköping (12) and Kalmar (I 21) Regiments.
In the same year the Regiment was stationed in Eksjö.
In 1948, the unit  was renamed to "Norra Småland Regemente" (I 12).
In 1974 the Regiment formed with Jonkopings Defense Area (Fo 17) a Defensive Field Regiment to be known as "The 12/Fo 17". When both the Kronoberg (I 11) and Kalmar (For 18) Regiments were dismantled in 1997. Smålands regiment took over responsibility for the Kronoberg (Fo 16) and Kalmar (Fo 18) Defense Areas and integrated the Jönköping Defense Area, to form the Smålands Defense Area (For 17).