Bohuslän Regiment

Bohuslän Regiment
Bohusläns regemente (I 17)
Insignia
Active	1661–1992
Country	Sweden
Branch	Swedish Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Regiment
Colours	Green
Battle honours	Lund (1676) Landskrona (1677) Helsingborg (1710) Gadebusch (1712) Svensksund (1790)

The Bohuslän Regiment (Swedish: Bohusläns regemente), designation I 17, was a Swedish Army infantry regiment that traces its origins back 1661. It was disbanded in 1992. The regiment's soldiers were originally recruited from the provinces of Bohuslän, and it was later garrisoned there in the town Uddevalla.

Commander

Regimental commanders:^[1]

1898–1907: Olof Bernhard Malm 1907–1915: Charles Daniel Tottie 1915–1921: Olof Werling Melin 1921–1923: Bengt Carl Arvid Ribbing 1923–1930: Carl Henrik Victor Landegren 1930–1936: Erik Emil Harald Malmberg 1936–1942: Thorsten Gustaf Gabriel Rudenschiöld 1942–1948: Sven Erhard Öberg 1948–1957: Erik Sellin 1957–1963: Carl Gunnar Smedmark

1963–1966: Claës Skoglund 1966–1971: Bertil Carl Johan Kamph 1971–1977: Erik Gunnar Åberg 1977–1980: Åke Carl Herman von Schéele 1980–1982: Lars Jerker Löfberg 1982–1985: Arne Rolff 1985–1987: Jan–Olof Borgén 1987–1990: Kaj Åke Lennart Sjösten 1990–1990: Thorsten Lennart Bergqvist 1991–1992: Lars Sigurd Andréasson

References

1. Kjellander, Rune (2003). Sveriges regementschefer 1700-2000: chefsbiografier och förbandsöversikter (in Swedish). Stockholm: Probus. p. 251. ISBN 91-87184-74-5.

Coordinates: 58°20′52″N 11°57′26″E / 58.34778°N 11.95722°E