[4][5][6] In the Defence Act of 1958, the Riksdag decided that eight armoured brigades with new combat vehicles would be organized in the army.

[9] After I 18 was amalgamated with P 1 G to P 18 in 1963, the armored brigade thus became reorganized into five large battalions with KP-bil (instead of bicycles) with each two companies of either tank destroyers or Stridsvagn 74.

Prior to the Defence Act of 2000, the government proposed to the Riksdag that only six units for training of army brigade commands and mechanized battalions would be the starting point for the future of the Swedish Armed Forces.

When it came to Gotland, the government considered that operational requirements made it necessary to have a military presence on the island.

Primarily because of cost and maintenance reasons, the government considered that no tank training would be carried out on Gotland.

The new organization would respond to the requirements of the new structure of operational units and the development and training resources.

The government considered the South Scanian Regiment had the best geographic location, with proximity to the training area, which was central to the Swedish Armed Forces.

The government also regarded it as important to have military units with emphasis on ground warfare in southern Sweden, with short distances to both the Øresund Bridge and Barsebäck Nuclear Power Plant.

[3] On 22 May 2018, the regiment was officially consecrated by King Carl XVI Gustaf, Prime Minister Stefan Löfven and General Micael Bydén.

The regiment is expected to be staffed by 30 men and women by the end of 2018[17] and will reach its full strength of 350 by 2020.

[23] The regiment's primary training areas were in Visby, Stånga malm, Blekväten, Vallstena, Hällarna and Tofta firing range.

[4] A new colour was presented to regiment at the Oscar Memorial Stone (Oscarsstenen) in Visby by His Majesty the King Carl XVI Gustaf on 12 October 2002.

The colour was drawn by Kristina Åkerberg and embroidered by machine and hand in insertion technique by Maj-Britt Salander.

Blazon: "Azure, a ram passant argent, armed or, banner gules with crosstaff, edging and five flaps or.

The shield surmounted two arms in fess, embowed and vambraced, the hands holding swords in saltire, or".

In 1979, Corporal Harald I (a Gute sheep) did his first appearance in service during the Changing of the Royal Guards at the Stockholm Palace.