TheDefence Act of 1936 was a defence act passed by theSwedishRiksdag on 11 June 1936 which remained in effect until 17 June 1942.

The Act increased the yearly budget of theSwedish Armed Forces from 118 millionSEK to 148 million, roughly 1.5% of the SwedishGDP.^[1] The budget of theSwedish Air Force received the largest increase in funding, bumping its previous allowance of 11 million crowns to 28 million. A domestic aircraft industry was taking shape during this time, composed ofSvenska Aeroplan AB (SAAB) andAB Svenska Järnvägsverkstädernas Aeroplanavdelning. TheNavy andCoastal Artillery branches were slightly expanded and modernised.^[2]

It was decided that certainArmy infantry regiments were to be composed of one infantry and one armoured battalion each. At first, theLife Regiment Grenadiers (I 3) as well as theSkaraborg Regiment (I 9) were considered. In November, however, it was agreed that theSödermanland Regiment (I 10) would be reorganised instead of the Life Regimental Grenadiers (I 3). WhenGöta Life Guards (I 2) was disbanded in 1939, its armoured battalion was split into two battalions which were assigned to the Skaraborg Regiment (I 9) and the Södermanland Regiment (I 10).^[3]

The Air Force was significantly expanded with six air wings.

Reorganisation within the Armed Forces until theDefence Act of 1942:

• General Staff was disbanded in 1937.
• Defence Staff (Fst) was established in 1936.
• Army Staff (AS) was established in 1936.
• Air Staff (FS) was established in 1936.
• The Fortification Branch was split in 1937 into three corps; theEngineer Troops, theSignal Troops and theSwedish Army Fortifications Corps

• The number of Army Divisions was increased from four to six.
  • I Army Division was established inKristianstad.
  • II Army Division was established inÖstersund.
  • III Army Division was established inSkövde.
  • IV Army Division was established inStockholm.
  • Gotland Military Area was established inVisby.
  • Troops of Upper Norrland were established inBoden.
• Göta Life Guards (I 2) was disbanded in 1939.
• Fortress Battalion of theKronoberg Regiment (I 11 K) was disbanded in 1939.

• TheAir Command,Karlsborg.
• The First Air Corps inVästerås is in 1936 reorganised into theVästmanland Wing (F 1).
• The Second Air Corps inHägernäs is in 1936 reorganised into theRoslagen Wing (F 2).
• The Third Air Corps inMalmslätt is in 1936 reorganised into theÖstgöta Wing (F 3).
• The Fourth Air Corps in Östersund is in 1936 reorganised into theJämtland Wing (F 4).
• The Flight Academy inLjungbyhed in 1936 is reorganised into theSwedish Air Force Flying School (F 5).
• Västgöta Wing (F 6) is established in 1939 inKarlsborg.
• Skaraborg Wing (F 7) is established in 1938 inLidköping.
• Svea Wing (F 8) is established in 1938 inStockholm.
• Göta Wing (F 9) is established in 1940 iGothenburg(following a 1940 amendment).
• Scania Wing (F 10) is established in 1940 inBulltofta(following a 1940 amendment).
• Södermanland Wing (F 11) was established in 1941 inNyköping(following a 1940 amendment).
• Kalmar Wing (F 12) was established in 1942 inKalmar(following a 1941 amendment).

• Gotland Coastal Artillery Corps (KA 3) was established in 1937 inFårösund.
• Älvsborg Coastal Artillery Detachment (KA 4) was established in 1939 inGothenburg.

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• Skoglund, Claës (2009).Det bästa försvarsbeslut som aldrig kom till stånd: ett kontrafaktiskt uppslag(PDF). Publikation / Försvaret och det kalla kriget (FOKK), 1652-5388 ; 17 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Svenskt militärhistoriskt bibliotek.ISBN 9789185789573.SELIBR 11704940. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 4 August 2018.

• "Förslag till ordnande av Sveriges försvarsväsende" [Proposition for the organising of Sweden's defence force](PDF).National Library of Sweden. 1935. Retrieved5 March 2018.

• 1936 in Sweden
• 1936 in politics
• Defence Acts of Sweden

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