Älvsborg Regiment

Älvsborg Regiment
Älvsborgs regemente (I 15, I 15/Fo 34)
Insignia
Active	1624–1997
Country	Sweden
Branch	Swedish Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Regiment
Colours	Yellow and black
March	"Lübner Jäger"
Battle honours	Leipzig Helsingborg Gadebusch

The Älvsborg Regiment (Swedish: Älvsborgs regemente), designation I 15 and I 15/Fo 34, was a Swedish Army infantry regiment that traces its origins back 1624. It was disbanded in 1997. The regiment's soldiers were originally recruited from the provinces of Västergötland, and it was later garrisoned there in the town Borås.

Commanders

Regimental commanders active during the 1900s until the regiment was disbanded on 30 June 1998:^[1][2]

1898-1903: Carl Axel Leonard Nordenadler 1903-1906: Oscar Silverstolpe 1906-1913: Gustaf Henrik Sjöqvist 1913-1916: Adolf Erik Ludvig Lagercrantz 1916-1920: Ernst Lars Isaac Silfverswärd 1920-1927: Karl Alfred Rignell 1927-1936: Axel Gustaf von Arbin 1936-1938: Arvid Moberg 1938-1942: Anders Teodor Bergquist 1942-1951: Gunnar Fredrik Brinck 1951-1956: Gustav Åkerman

1956-1959: Erik Olof Rosengren 1959-1962: Bengt Uller 1962-1966: Sigmund Ahnfelt 1966-1975: Karl Gunnar Lundquist 1975-1981: Åke Ingmar Lundberg 1981-1986: Sven Henry Magnusson 1986-1989: Per Ulf Blomqvist 1989-1992: Svante Bergh 1992-1998: Matts Uno Liljegren 1998-1998: Nils Erling Krister Edvardsson

References

1. Kjellander, Rune (2003). Sveriges regementschefer 1700-2000: chefsbiografier och förbandsöversikter (in Swedish). Stockholm: Probus. p. 336. ISBN 91-87184-74-5.
2. Braunstein, Christian (2003). Sveriges arméförband under 1900-talet. Skrift / Statens försvarshistoriska museer, 1101-7023 ; 5 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Statens försvarshistoriska museer. p. 69. ISBN 91-971584-4-5.

Coordinates: 57°42′46″N 12°55′00″E / 57.71278°N 12.91667°E