Gorlish Army¶

Service chief: Chief of the Gorlish Army (reports to the Supreme Commander) Headquarters: Halmstrand-Norra Army Headquarters Active strength: ~140,000 Territorial Defense Force: ~800,000 Doctrine: Combined-arms maneuver warfare in coalition with WDP partners; layered Total Defense of national territory

The Gorlish Army is the principal ground-warfare service of the Gorlish Defense Forces. It is organized on Scandinavian Total Defense lines: a small active force of regular brigades supported by a much larger Territorial Defense Force of light-infantry militia organized along regional county lines. The active force is mechanized, professional, and interoperable with WDP coalition partners; the Territorial Defense Force is organized for in-depth defense of every county and parish of the Republic.

Force structure¶

The Army is organized into three principal commands:

Command	Function	Subordinate formations
Operational Command (OPCOM)	Active maneuver force	5 active brigades, Army Aviation, JSOC Army
Territorial Defense Command (TDC)	National-territory defense	24 territorial regiments organized by province
Army Training Command (ATC)	Recruiting, basic training, professional development	The Defense Academy, regimental training centers

Operational Command — Active brigades¶

The active force consists of five brigades plus a division-equivalent army-aviation regiment, organized for combined-arms maneuver in cooperation with WDP heavy formations or independent operation in the Gorlish theater.

Brigade	Nickname	Type	Region of station
I Mechanized Brigade 'Halmstrand'	Capital Guards	Heavy mechanized	Halmland (capital region)
II Mechanized Brigade 'Söderbruk'	Iron Bears	Heavy mechanized (armor-heavy)	Söderbruk
III Jaeger Brigade 'Skogsmark'	Forest Jaegers	Light mechanized infantry / forest specialty	Skogsmark
IV Arctic Brigade 'Jotunfjell'	Stone Wolves	Mountain / arctic infantry	Jotunland
VI Jaeger Brigade 'Östmark'	Frontier Jaegers	Light mechanized infantry / frontier defense	Östmark (deployed forward, partially overrun July 2026; reconstituted as the principal counter-attack force)

The V Coastal Brigade is administratively assigned to the Navy as the Gorlish marine infantry component — see Navy.

Mechanized Brigade template — ~5,500 personnel¶

2 × Mechanized Infantry Battalions (CV-92 IFV)
1 × Armored Battalion (Leopard-2 GR main battle tank)
1 × Cavalry Squadron (light reconnaissance, CV-90 RECCE variants)
1 × Self-Propelled Artillery Battalion (Archer 155mm)
1 × Air Defense Battalion (short and medium-range)
1 × Engineer Battalion
1 × Logistics Battalion
1 × Signal Squadron
Brigade staff and headquarters company

Jaeger Brigade template — ~4,800 personnel¶

3 × Jaeger Battalions (light mechanized; protected mobility vehicles)
1 × Reconnaissance Squadron (long-range ground reconnaissance)
1 × Towed Artillery Battalion (155mm)
1 × Air Defense Battery
Engineer + Logistics + Signal battalions
Brigade staff

Arctic Brigade template — ~4,200 personnel¶

3 × Arctic Infantry Battalions (ski-mobile, snowmobile-equipped)
1 × Reconnaissance Squadron (long-range patrol)
1 × Mountain Artillery Battalion (towed 155mm)
1 × Combat Engineer Battalion (avalanche, ice, alpine demolition)
1 × Logistics Battalion (mountain transport, helicopter support)
1 × Signal Squadron

Army Aviation¶

The Army Aviation Regiment (Arméflygregementet) is a brigade-equivalent formation operating:

4 × Helicopter Battalions (transport, attack, reconnaissance)
1 × Air-Mobile Reconnaissance Battalion
Heavy lift and special-operations support flights

The regiment is the principal Army organic-aviation capability, supporting all active brigades and providing direct attack and air-assault support to the Fallskärmsjägar.

Territorial Defense Command — the Hemvärn¶

The Territorial Defense Force (Hemvärnet, "the Home Guard") is the largest formation in the Gorlish armed forces and the institutional centerpiece of the Total Defense doctrine. It consists of:

~800,000 enrolled personnel — every Gorlish citizen who has completed national service
24 Territorial Regiments — organized along provincial lines, each with multiple battalions
~280 Home Guard Battalions at peacetime strength, with planned wartime expansion to ~340
~1,400 Local Defense Companies at parish or municipal level

Territorial Defense personnel maintain civilian careers but serve annual training periods of 4–14 days depending on role and seniority, plus weekend exercises. They retain their issued weapons and equipment at home — a longstanding national tradition.

Territorial Regiments by province¶

Province	Regiment	Subordinate battalions (approximate)
Halmland	Halmland Regiment + Halmstrand City Regiment	~36 battalions
Söderbruk	Söderbruk Regiment + Söderbruk Industrial Regiment	~32 battalions
Skogsmark	Skogsmark Regiment	~24 battalions
Jernland	Jernland Regiment + Jernshamn Port Regiment	~28 battalions
Östmark	Östmark Regiment (currently deployed forward in active combat)	~36 battalions (heavily engaged)
Jotunland	Jotunland Mountain Regiment	~20 battalions
Vorseyja	Vorseyja Regiment	~24 battalions
Borealkust	Borealkust Regiment	~16 battalions

Each Territorial Regiment is named for and recruited from its province. Regimental traditions, ceremonial customs, and even working dialect are localized; a Hemvärn battalion is recognizably its own community in arms.

Home Guard Battalion template — ~2,800 personnel mobilized¶

3 × Light Infantry Companies (rifle, mortar, anti-tank sections)
1 × Combat Support Company (heavy weapons, recoilless rifle, anti-air)
1 × Logistics Company (transport, supply, medical)
1 × Headquarters Company (signal, staff, intelligence)
Stay-behind cell (cadre; activated only on territory loss)

Territorial battalions train and equip principally as light infantry on protected mobility — Pansarterrängbil 360 (Patgb-360) and civilian-pattern trucks for mobility, the IK-22 service rifle, AT4 and recoilless rifles for anti-armor, MANPADS for short-range air defense. They are not expected to conduct mechanized maneuver, but rather to fight in their home terrain — forests, villages, urban blocks, choke-points — to delay, attrit, and harass any invading force.

Special operations — the Fallskärmsjägar¶

The Fallskärmsjägarna (Parachute Jaegers) are the senior special-operations formation of the Gorlish Army. Organized as a regiment-sized command:

1st Special Operations Squadron — the tier-1 element; selected from the Fallskärmsjägar after a multi-year qualification path
2nd–4th Special Operations Squadrons — the tier-2 elements; airborne-qualified light infantry capable of long-range reconnaissance, raids, and special direct action
Operations Support Squadron — signals, intelligence, logistics
Training Squadron

The Fallskärmsjägar trace their lineage to the Free Gorlish Parachute Company raised in Arcadian exile during the Mid Period of the Continental Wars — the first Gorlish airborne formation, and a unit whose battle honors include some of the most consequential operations in the country's military history.

Featured brigade: I Mechanized Brigade 'Halmstrand'¶

The I Mechanized Brigade 'Halmstrand' is the senior maneuver formation of the Gorlish Army and the doctrinal template for the active force. Garrisoned in the capital region with elements deployed forward to the Östmark front, the brigade combines the Royal Lifeguard Regiment (mechanized infantry + ceremonial duties) with two further mechanized infantry battalions, an armor battalion, and full combined-arms enablers.

The brigade's flagship unit, the Royal Lifeguard Regiment (Livgardet), preserves the country's senior regimental traditions — ceremonial guard of the President and the Riksdag, custodian of the founding-era state colors, and the senior unit of the active Army by precedence.