Götaland Signal Regiment
| Götaland Signal Regiment | |
|---|---|
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Göta signalregemente (S 1 Sk, S 2) | |
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Insignia | |
| Active | 1944–1997 |
| Country |
 Sweden |
| Branch | Swedish Army |
| Type | Signal |
| Size | Regiment |
| Motto(s) |
"Det omöjliga tar bara litet längre tid" ("The impossible only takes a little longer time") |
| March | "Svensk militärmarsch" (1962–1997) |
| Battle honours | None |
The Götaland Signal Regiment (Swedish: Göta signalregemente), designations S 1 Sk and S 2, was a Swedish Army signal regiment, one of the few new formations raised in the 20th century. It was disbanded in 1997. The regiment was garrisoned in Västergötland.
History
The regiment has its origins in a 1944 detached company, Signalregementets kompani i Skövde, of Signal Regiment that was garrisoned in Skövde. The company gained the designation S 1 Sk (1st Signal Regiment, Skövde detachment), and was in 1958 upgraded to a separate battalion, and gained the designation S 2.
The battalion was transferred to Karlsborg in 1961 and was renamed Götaland Signal Regiment in 1962 when it was upgraded to regimental size. The parachute ranger school Fallskärmsjägarskolan was attached to the regiment from 1961 until the regiment was disbanded in 1984. However one battalion of the regiment was kept as part of Life Regiment Hussars as Göta signalbataljon until it was disbanded in 1997.
Campaigns
- None
Organisation
- ?
Name, designation and garrison
| Name | Translation | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Signalregementets kompani i Skövde | Signal Regiment's Company in Skövde | 1944-04-01 | – | 1957-03-31 |
| Upplands signalregementes kompani i Skövde | Uppland Signal Regiment's Company in Skövde | 1957-04-01 | – | 1958-06-30 |
| Signalbataljonen i Skövde | Signal Battalion in Skövde | 1958-07-01 | – | 1961-03-31 |
| Göta signalkår | Götaland Signal Corps | 1961-04-01 | – | 1962-06-30 |
| Göta signalregemente | Götaland Signal Corps | 1962-07-01 | – | 1984-06-30 |
| Göta signalbataljon | Götaland Signal Battalion | 1984-07-01 | – | 1997-12-31 |
| Designation | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1 Sk | 1944-04-01 | – | 1958-06-30 |
| S 2 | 1958-07-01 | – | 1997-12-31 |
| Training ground or garrison town | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skövde (G) | 1944-04-01 | – | 1961-03-31 |
| Karlsborg (G) | 1961-04-01 | – | 1997-12-31 |
See also
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References
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- Svensk rikskalender 1908. Stockholm: P.A. Norstedt & Söner. 1908.
- Online
- Holmén, Pelle; Sjöberg, Jan (2007). "Swedish Armed Forces 1900–2000". Retrieved 2007-08-20.
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- Sharman, Ken (2000). "Swedish military administrative division as per 1629". Retrieved 2007-08-20.